This page gathers blog posts of the major stories from the Winter 2010 issue of the Oregon Stater magazine, which was printed by the OSU Alumni Association and sent on Dec. 7, 2009, to alumni and friends of OSU.
It does not include all of the content from the print version. Full content of the most recent issue – in both Flex Page and PDF formats – is available at www.osualum.com/stater.
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STORIES FROM THE WINTER 2010 ISSUE:
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For the past decade, Oregon State University has boasted an oceanography program ranked among the top five in the nation, and its broad spectrum of marine and coastal science research has an international reputation that few institutions can match.
Tagged: alumni, COAS, faculty, oceanography, research
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Two of the most obvious things about OSU President Ed Ray are that he profoundly loves his job and he’s a true believer when it comes to the power of public higher education to make the world a better place.
Tagged: budget, Ed Said, President Ed Ray, realignment
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Oregon State’s move to a new divisional structure got under way shortly after it was announced this fall as President Ed Ray and Provost Sabah Randhawa appointed executive deans to lead four new divisions.
Tagged: President Ed Ray, realignment
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An accidental discovery in a laboratory at Oregon State University has apparently solved a quest that over thousands of years has absorbed the energies of ancient Egyptians, the Han dynasty in China, Mayan cultures and more – the creation of a near-perfect blue pigment.
Tagged: faculty, research
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Underscoring recent public discussions regarding possible enrollment growth past 30,000 over the next 15 years, OSU this fall has enrolled nearly 22,000 students – its largest student body ever, with major growth among graduate and other high-achieving students, students of color and out-of-state students at all levels.
Tagged: students
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“Our goal was to beat the Bonneville record for our class, which was 70.670 mph, set last year,” Patterson wrote. “The world record of 73.006 mph was set at sea level and was considered unreachable by us at the horsepower-robbing high altitude (almost 4,400 feet) and high temps of Bonneville.”
Tagged: alumni, California, engineering
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David Noor remains the youngest person ever admitted to OSU – at age 11. He started classes in 1991 when he was 12. He received his computer science degree in 1996 when he was just 16. Why did he start college at such a young age, and how did it all work out?
Tagged: alumni, students
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Cars rush by on Russell Street in Northeast Portland as Alem Gebrehiwot relaxes for a few moments before beginning a busy day at Afrique Bistro, one of his two popular restaurants.
Tagged: alumni, Ethiopia, restaurants
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While chimes played across campus at precisely 9:09 a.m. on September 9, 2009, a dream was launched that will benefit children and families in Oregon and beyond for decades to come.
Tagged: buildings, Campaign for OSU, children, giving back, HHS
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What I found was a fascinating journey through 141 years of alternative, independent and underground publications, ranging from the humorous to the ridiculous to the boring and staid. I left the experience convinced that the OSU campus has indeed experienced and tolerated a wide range of printed speech over the years.
Tagged: Back in the Day, history and traditions, journalism
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When Todd and Cindy Woodley decided to establish a fund to support faculty excellence in the College of Engineering, they knew their gift would help OSU retain one of its most promising professors. They didn’t know which professor, but they knew the importance of keeping good faculty.
Tagged: Campaign for OSU, engineering, faculty, giving back
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Long-time sweethearts, these alumni made a musical gift that will last forever.
Tagged: alumni, Campaign for OSU, faculty, music, OSUAA
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Everything about the 2025 vision is bold, and while I cannot speak for all alumni, I suspect the majority of you will be excited by the direction being proposed for OSU, because the end result will be an increase in the value of your OSU degree over time.
Tagged: alumni, budget, Director's Cut, faculty, Jeff Todd, OSUAA, President Ed Ray, realignment
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Six distinguished alumni and one rising star returned to campus for OSU’s Homecoming as part of the Alumni Fellows Program sponsored by the OSU Alumni Association.
Tagged: alumni, awards, OSUAA
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Homecoming 2009 may have centered on the Halloween Day football game against UCLA, but the game was just one of many events during a week of “Haunted By Orange” activities. The OSU Marching Band played pretty much everywhere, including in the parade, where they were joined by OSU’s national champion Baja racer. During Classes Without [...]
Tagged: Beaver athletics, football, Homecoming
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Miller had been diagnosed with brachial neuritis, a viral condition that inflames nerves and causes pain and weakness in the back, shoulders and arms. It’s a condition from which Miller can, over time, recover; however, it wasn’t going to happen in time for the 2009 season.
Tagged: Beaver athletics, soccer
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As last winter descended on Corvallis, Oregon Staters could be forgiven if they weren’t thinking great thoughts about what the 2008-09 men’s basketball campaign might hold in store.
Tagged: basketball, Beaver athletics, Craig Robinson
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Oregon State will soon begin its “12,000 by 2012″ campaign. The goal is to have 12,000 donors to athletics by 2012, which would make Beaver Nation larger than any other Pac-10 dominion.
Tagged: Beaver athletics, budget
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Have you spent much time reading comments on the blogs at media Web sites that cover the Beavers and Ducks? A lot of it – on both sides of the Oregon-Oregon State divide – can make a rational person hope it’s true what they say about those things – that most of the more outraged and outrageous contributors are angry 14-year-old boys trying to show off their ability to insult each other.
Tagged: alumni, Beaver athletics, Civil War, football, From Where I Sit, University of Oregon
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