Oregon Daily Emerald, University of Oregon, OR
14 hours ago by Jessie Higgins
The future University alumni center has changed locations and will now sit next to the northwest corner of the University's new basketball arena. The new alumni center, which will be built simultaneously with the arena and a new academic learning services center for student athletes, was originally designed to be situated next to the learning center on the corner of Franklin Boulevard and East 13th Avenue.
The Daily Barometer, Oregon State University, OR
1 day ago by Tracy Hoagland
Last Wednesday Terri Irwin, widow of "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin, signed a Memo of Understanding at the CH2M Hill Alumni Center with the Marine Mammal Institute at OSU.
The agreement will allow Bruce Mate, director of the Marine Mammal Institute, to lead two humpback whale research projects to American Samoa and the Aleutian Islands.
Oregon Daily Emerald, University of Oregon, OR
1 day ago by Jessie Higgins
The start of the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials has spurred an underground market for tickets, as ticket holders try to sell unwanted passes. Ticket holders are trying to sell tickets outside the Trial entrance, through the UO ticket office and on the Web.
The Daily Barometer, Oregon State University, OR
1 day ago by Craig Bidiman
On June 18, extravagant donor and Oregon State alumnus Martin N. Kelley died of cancer at the age of 80 in his Lake Oswego home.
Kelley, who graduated from Oregon State College in 1950, made a number of contributions to the engineering department at OSU after he left.
Oregon Daily Emerald, University of Oregon, OR
1 day ago by Jason Reed
A group of activists have been calling out the Eugene Police Department recently for what it says is grossly out-of-hand treatment of the city's homeless community. Members of the Lane County Students for a Democratic Society say they have been receiving accounts of police oppression from homeless people and social service workers who work with the homeless on a daily basis.
Daily Vanguard, Portland State University, OR
1 day ago by Richard D. Oxley
Scattered on bulletin boards, tables and phone booths across campus are various fliers and postings for employment, one of which is for workforstudents.com, a flier advertising $12 to $16 per base/appointment. The flier promises students real work experience and the possibility for a highly sought after internship.
Workforstudents.com is a Web site for Vector Marketing, the selling arm for CUTCO Cutlery, aimed at recruiting potential salespeople. The Web site has some brief informational pages giving background on the company, mostly boasting its successes.
The Daily Barometer, Oregon State University, OR
2 days ago by Gail Cole
Move over 541. Oregonians will be adding another area code for numbers outside of the Portland Metro area.
In 2010, Corvallis residents and other Oregonians living in area code 541 will see the addition of new area code. The area code expansion is being implemented as a means to increase the supply of available phone numbers.
Daily Vanguard, Portland State University, OR
2 days ago by Chelsea Villareal
President Bush signed a new GI Bill on Monday aimed at providing the full cost for college or job training for those who served after Sept. 11, 2001. The GI Bill will extend to activated reservists and National Guardsmen with benefits paid proportionally to the number of months in active duty.
Jacob Meeks, the president of the Student Veteran Association (SVA) at PSU, an organization recently responsible for helping to raise money for scholarships for veterans and a summer retreat for new association leadership, has spoken with both Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Senator Gordon Smith (R-Ore.) about the GI Bill.
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