Salem-News.com News Feed for articles tagged with oregon_state_university www.salem-news.com 2010 Jerry Long, assistant football coach for Ted Ogdahl from 1955-1960, died Wednesday at the age of 79. Coach Long served as an assistant football coach at Oregon State and UCLA and also spent over a decade in athletic administration at UCLA. Long, who had been in a hospice for several months, died from a heart attack with his wife Dorothy at his side. Jerry Long played football at Oregon State, earning three letters as a guard and graduating in 1950. After five years as a high school coach, he spent six years as an assistant at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. http://salem-news.com/articles/december182008/jerry_long_12-18-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december182008/jerry_long_12-18-08.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:50:00 PST In preparation for this Saturday's highly anticipated in-state ‘Civil War' football game in Corvallis, law enforcement and highway officials emphasize the importance of having a 'game plan' no matter where you are traveling. "This is a historic game for which the battle should be played between the lines on the football field, not in the lanes of all roads leading to and from Corvallis." "Just like coaches who stress the importance of playing smart and in control, we can't emphasize enough the importance of being smart and under control when driving," said Oregon State Police (OSP) Superintendent Timothy McLain. http://salem-news.com/articles/november262008/civil_war_game_112608.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november262008/civil_war_game_112608.php Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:36:00 PST A proposed law for Oregon would radically alter the availability of marijuana for adults, by allowing the herb to be purchased in liquor stores. The Oregonians For Cannabis Reform 2010, say the Cannabis Tax Act would make cannabis products legal and available in a retail environment. Proponents say it will mean millions and millions of dollars for Oregon's state coffers and many predict that the move would literally salvage the state's unstable economy. Backers of this Initiative say their plan would send 90 percent of the proceeds from the state's sale of marijuana to Oregon's General Fund, which could lower the state tax burden significantly. Portions of the revenue would be used to fund drug abuse education and treatment programs http://salem-news.com/articles/july092008/new_po-t_law_7-9-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july092008/new_po-t_law_7-9-08.php Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:43:00 PDT Oregon State University leaders have announced a new financial aid initiative that in its first school year, 2008-09, will enable a full 10 percent of the Oregonian students who attend OSU to do so free of charge. The Bridge to Success Program will pool federal resources with funds from the Oregon Opportunity Grant, the Campaign for OSU and redirected institutional monies to cover all tuition and fee costs for 1,500 in-state students this fall. http://salem-news.com/articles/april212008/osu_financial_aid_042108.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april212008/osu_financial_aid_042108.php Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:33:00 PDT Chelsea Clinton is coming to Oregon this weekend. The former first daughter will visit Oregon State University on Saturday on behalf of her mother, Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Clinton. Chelsea will speak from 3:30 to 5:00 PM in the Memorial Union Lounge. A recent SurveyUSA poll for Oregon has Barack Obama leading Hillary Clinton, 52% to 42%. http://salem-news.com/articles/april102008/clinton_osu_042008.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april102008/clinton_osu_042008.php Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:20:00 PDT Oregon State University Extension enologist James Osborne will offer a day-long workshop, "When Good Wine Goes Bad – A One-Day Workshop on the Microbial Spoilage of Wine," on Wednesday, April 23, in Roseburg. In the workshop, Osborne will discuss the various microorganisms present during the winemaking process that can cause wine to spoil. He will lead participants in a series of wine tastings to illustrate specific spoilage issues and associated taints in wine. http://salem-news.com/articles/april082008/wine_workshop_040808.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april082008/wine_workshop_040808.php Tue, 08 Apr 2008 05:39:00 PDT Noted human rights activist and author John Prendergast will give a free public lecture at Oregon State University on Friday, that will examine human rights abuse in Darfur. His free public talk, “Darfur and Beyond: What We Can Do to Confront the Human Rights Crisis in Africa,” begins at 7:00 p.m. in Austin Auditorium of the LaSells Stewart Center on the OSU campus. The center is located at 26th Street and Western Boulevard in Corvallis. http://salem-news.com/articles/april012008/osu_darfur_talk_040108.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april012008/osu_darfur_talk_040108.php Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:46:00 PDT Microbiologists at Oregon State University have discovered a new species of “myxozoan” parasite that has been found for the first time to infect a warm blooded animal – in this case, ducks - after evolving from its relatives that are common in cold-blooded fish and aquatic worms. http://salem-news.com/articles/march302008/new_parasite_found_033008.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march302008/new_parasite_found_033008.php Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:18:00 PDT A new study by researchers at Oregon State University and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency found that more than half of the stream and river miles surveyed in 12 western states contained non-native fish and amphibians. Oregon and Washington had fewer non-native species, yet 20-21 percent of the stream miles in the Pacific Northwest still had fish or amphibians that were not present when Lewis and Clark first explored the region. http://salem-news.com/articles/november282007/waters_overrun_112807.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november282007/waters_overrun_112807.php Wed, 28 Nov 2007 05:18:00 PST A study by an Oregon State University faculty member shows that preschool age children who do not master basic self-regulation skills such as paying attention and following instructions may fall behind in academic subjects including math and reading. The findings contradict a recent controversial study that found weak or no association between children’s socioemotional skills – including attention – and learning. http://salem-news.com/articles/november262007/preschool_study_112607.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november262007/preschool_study_112607.php Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:30:00 PST Oregon State University leaders have officially launched “The Campaign for OSU,” a $625-million fundraising effort and the university’s first ever comprehensive capital campaign. Supporters have already committed $350 million toward the goal. As part of the event, OSU President Ed Ray also announced $77 million in private and public commitments toward a major campaign initiative: the Linus Pauling Science Center and its associated research and education programs. http://salem-news.com/articles/november012007/osu_news_110107.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november012007/osu_news_110107.php Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:31:00 PDT In order to help Oregon State University student parents in need of care for their children, the Associated Students of OSU and the Valley Library have teamed up to create Our Little Village-Library. Any currently enrolled student can drop off their children ages six months to 10 years old on a first-come, first-served basis for a maximum of two to three hours. http://salem-news.com/articles/october282007/osu_childcare_102807.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october282007/osu_childcare_102807.php Sun, 28 Oct 2007 08:15:00 PDT The Oregon State University Department of Athletics is asking “Beaver Nation” to help those affected by the wildfires in Southern California by making a donation at this Saturday’s game at Reser Stadium against the Stanford Cardinal. Kickoff is slated for 3:35 PM. Monetary donations will be accepted at Fan Fair, located at Parker Plaza, and at the Reser Stadium gates from 1:30 - 4:00 PM. http://salem-news.com/articles/october262007/osu_cal_fires_102607.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october262007/osu_cal_fires_102607.php Fri, 26 Oct 2007 06:50:00 PDT Oregon State University has signed an agreement with the Oregon Department of Transportation to help create the first step toward an “intelligent” statewide emergency traffic management system that coordinates and manages resources and communication. During the next 18 months to two years, OSU software engineers develop components to a program that will unify the state’s five traffic regions, align communication between ODOT and the Oregon State Police, and better coordinate messages to the public. http://salem-news.com/articles/october192007/osu_traffic_101907.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october192007/osu_traffic_101907.php Fri, 19 Oct 2007 05:58:00 PDT Strong “rip currents” have been blamed for several incidents along the Oregon coast in the past week, including the disappearance of a teenager swimming near Cannon Beach. Experts say these rip currents are more common than rare, and can at times be deadly. http://salem-news.com/articles/july072007/rip_current_study_070707.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july072007/rip_current_study_070707.php Sat, 07 Jul 2007 16:50:00 PDT Coaches, doctors and parents need to heed the signs and symptoms of what researchers call the “Female Athlete Triad” – inadequate food intake, menstrual disruption and low bone density. In a paper scheduled for fall publication in the Journal of Sports Science, Oregon State University Professor Melinda Manore and two co-authors – OSU doctoral student Lynn Cialdella Kam and Ohio University Professor Anne B. Loucks – call for comprehensive screening of athletes and active females to detect energy deficits and eating disorders, as well as wider education about a syndrome that too often goes undetected. http://salem-news.com/articles/july062007/female_athlete_health_070607.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july062007/female_athlete_health_070607.php Fri, 06 Jul 2007 08:10:00 PDT The National Champion Oregon State baseball team will be honored upon its return to Corvallis in a ceremony at Parker Plaza, adjacent to Reser Stadium, Monday afternoon. All of Beaver Nation is invited to attend the event, which will be held Monday at approximately 2:30 PM. http://salem-news.com/articles/june252007/osu_event_062507.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june252007/osu_event_062507.php Mon, 25 Jun 2007 05:08:00 PDT Oregon State became the first team in a decade to repeat as College World Series champion, completing a dominant run through the tournament with a 9-3 victory over North Carolina on Sunday night. The Beavers (49-18) won all five of their CWS games, including a sweep of the Tar Heels in the best-of-three finals, and trailed for only one of 45 innings they played in Omaha. http://salem-news.com/articles/june252007/osu_unc_062507.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june252007/osu_unc_062507.php Mon, 25 Jun 2007 03:56:00 PDT A few of the big, strong and healthy athletes who play baseball at Oregon State made quite an impression Saturday morning on several families who have suffered misfortune. Players Erik Ammon, Blake Keitzman and Braden Wells joined coach Pat Casey and Ron Northcutt, OSU's director of baseball operations, in a visit to the Pediatrics Unit of Nebraska Medical Center. http://salem-news.com/articles/june232007/beavers_kids_62307.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june232007/beavers_kids_62307.php Sat, 23 Jun 2007 18:43:00 PDT Daniel Turpen allowed five hits over eight innings and defending champion Oregon State beat UC Irvine 7-1 in the College World Series on Wednesday night, ending the Anteaters' dramatic postseason run. The win sends the Beavers (47-18) into the best-of-three championship series starting Saturday. They will play the winner of Thursday's Rice-North Carolina game for the title. http://salem-news.com/articles/june212007/osu_baseball_062107.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june212007/osu_baseball_062107.php Thu, 21 Jun 2007 05:34:00 PDT Mike Stutes and three relievers combined to hold one of the nation's top hitting and scoring teams to seven hits, and Oregon State revved up its own offense to beat Arizona State 12-6 in the College World Series on Monday night. Mike Lissman went 3-for-4 with a three-run homer and four RBIs. Chris Hopkins, Joey Wong and Jason Ogata also had three hits apiece. http://salem-news.com/articles/june192007/osu_baseball_061907.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june192007/osu_baseball_061907.php Tue, 19 Jun 2007 02:01:00 PDT Scott Santschi hit his first homer of the season and had two runs batted in as defending champion Oregon State survived some nervous moments to defeat Cal State-Fullerton 3-2 in the College World Series on Saturday night. Freshman righthander Jorge Reyes pitched six innings and allowed just one run on three hits to earn the win for OSU (45-18), outdueling Titan standout Wes Roemer. Oregon State will now play fellow Pac-10 member Arizona State on Monday at 6:00 PM in the winners’ bracket game of their pool. http://salem-news.com/articles/june172007/osu_baseball_061707.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june172007/osu_baseball_061707.php Sun, 17 Jun 2007 07:06:00 PDT Oregon State’s baseball team spent Friday morning getting in a final practice for its College World Series opener, then the Beavers had the rest of the day free to enjoy the Omaha hoopla that surrounds college baseball’s biggest event every June. On Saturday, OSU (44-18 overall) will begin its third straight appearance in the College World Series when it takes on Cal State-Fullerton (38-23) at 4:00 PM PDT. Freshman righthander Jorge Reyes will get the pitching start for the Beavers. http://salem-news.com/articles/june162007/osu_baseball_061607.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june162007/osu_baseball_061607.php Sat, 16 Jun 2007 07:13:00 PDT Hallie Ford, a noted Oregon philanthropist, made a gift of $8 million to Oregon State University shortly before she died, generously supporting a cause she advocated for throughout her lifetime — Oregon’s children and their families. Her final act of philanthropy will build the Hallie Ford Center for Healthy Children and Families, a facility on Oregon State University’s campus that will house a group of researchers who take a lifespan and preventive approach to child and family health. http://salem-news.com/articles/june142007/osu_gift_061407.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june142007/osu_gift_061407.php Thu, 14 Jun 2007 21:10:00 PDT Oregon State University will graduate the largest class in its history this Sunday, during its 138th-annual commencement. Ambassador Mary Carlin Yates, political adviser to the United States European Command and an OSU graduate, will give the commencement address. http://salem-news.com/articles/june142007/osu_graduation_061407.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june142007/osu_graduation_061407.php Thu, 14 Jun 2007 06:25:00 PDT The Biscuit Fire of 2002 burned more severely in areas that had been salvage logged and replanted, compared to similar areas that were also burned in a 1987 fire but had been left to regenerate naturally, a new study concludes. The analysis, one of the first to ever quantify the effect of salvage logging and replanting on future fire severity, is being published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a professional journal, by scientists from Oregon State University and the Pacific Northwest Research Station of the USDA Forest Service. http://salem-news.com/articles/june132007/biscuit_fire_study_061307.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june132007/biscuit_fire_study_061307.php Wed, 13 Jun 2007 05:30:00 PDT Oregon State Police detectives are continuing the investigation into the death of an Oregon State University faculty member who became ill while inside her vehicle on the campus Sunday afternoon and later died at a Corvallis hospital. Oregon State Police troopers and Corvallis Fire Department personnel found Elizabeth W. Sulzman age 40, from Philomath, gravely ill as her conditioned worsened quickly. http://salem-news.com/articles/june112007/professor_death_061107.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june112007/professor_death_061107.php Mon, 11 Jun 2007 10:46:00 PDT Oregon State beat seventh-ranked Virginia 7-3 on Tuesday afternoon to win the NCAA Charlottesville Regional baseball tournament. Joe Paterson pitched a scoreless final three innings to earn a save to go with his two wins in the tournament for OSU (42-18 overall). With the win, Oregon State advances to the NCAA Super Regionals for the third straight season. http://salem-news.com/articles/june052007/osu_baseball_060507.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june052007/osu_baseball_060507.php Tue, 05 Jun 2007 15:20:00 PDT A new analysis of land values in Oregon finds no evidence that the state's land-use regulations have caused a generalized reduction in property values. The study, published this week by Oregon State University economists William Jaeger and Andrew Plantinga, examines the ways in which land-use regulations and Oregon's land-use planning system may affect property values. http://salem-news.com/articles/june052007/osu_land_use_060507.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june052007/osu_land_use_060507.php Tue, 05 Jun 2007 04:30:00 PDT Oregon State University assistant football coach Mike Cavanaugh and his wife, Laurie have something to be happy about today. Laurie, who is 48, underwent living-donor kidney transplant surgery and removal of both of her diseased kidneys at Oregon Health & Science University Hospital Tuesday, May 29th. Her donor is 34-year old Danny Langsdorf. Both are doing well. http://salem-news.com/articles/june012007/osu_transplant_6107.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june012007/osu_transplant_6107.php Fri, 01 Jun 2007 09:47:00 PDT