May 26, 2013

Edition: U.S.

Oregon State University

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Are Empty Nests A Thing Of The Past?

The Huffington Post | Shelley Emling | Posted 01.28.2013 | Fifty

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Remember all those wistful articles by empty nesters on how to transition from chaos to the quiet resulting from children leaving home to establish pe...

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Longhorns Embrace Short Travel To Face Oregon State In Alamo Bowl

AP | By JEFF LATZKE | Posted 02.01.2013 | Sports

Texas will make a short postseason trip this year to face No. 15 Oregon State in the Alamo Bowl. The Longhorns (8-4) will need only to ...

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LOOK: Prehistoric Spider Attack Frozen In Time

Posted 10.09.2012 | Science

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If you've always wondered what a 100-million-year-old spider attack might look like, today is your lucky day. According to a newly published paper,...

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Oregon State University Fires Climate Change Denier

The Huffington Post | Gregory Kristof | Posted 06.21.2012 | College

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Nicholas Drapela, an Oregon State University faculty member and vocal critic of climate change, was fired without explanation from his job, KVAL repor...

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Michelle Obama Shares Personal Struggles During Commencement Speech

AP | JONATHAN J. COOPER | Posted 06.17.2012 | Politics

CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Drawing on memories of her childhood and early career, Michelle Obama told Oregon State University graduates Sunday to live life fo...

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Prehistoric, Dinosaur-Biting Fleas Were HOW Big?

Posted 05.03.2012 | Science

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By: Jeanna Bryner, LiveScience Managing Editor Published: 05/03/2012 08:22 AM EDT on LiveScience Paleo-pests about 10 times bigger than today's fl...

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Honor Roll: The Broest Colleges

Posted 08.17.2012 | College

Some college campuses are just bastions for bros. We've been broductive this morning and scanned the country for the 10 schools that either house...

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What Lucky Colleges Get Michelle Obama As Their Commencement Speaker?

AP | Posted 03.28.2012 | College

WASHINGTON -- Michelle Obama will speak at three college graduation ceremonies this spring, including two in key general election battleground states....

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College Football Player Dies At 19

AP | Posted 02.07.2012 | Sports

CORVALLIS, Ore. — An Oregon State defensive tackle who collapsed during a pick-up basketball game and died was stricken so suddenly that even if...

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Oregon State Defensive Tackle Dies Of Apparent Heart Attack

The Oregonian | Paul Buker | Posted 03.26.2012 | Sports

Oregon State freshman defensive tackle Fred Thompson, who would have been 20 on Sunday, died tonight of an apparent heart attack at the Dixon Rec Cent...

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Fatherhood Improves Men's Behavior, Says Study

The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 01.11.2012 | Parents

Countless studies show how motherhood changes the body and mind of women. But now new research examines how fatherhood propels men to clean up their a...

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Student's Second Life: Dealing Heroin

gazettetimes.com | EMILY GILLESPIE, CORVALLIS GAZETTE | Posted 09.21.2011 | College

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An Oregon State University pharmacy student has been convicted of dealing heroin to a police informant. Christopher Alan Ploghoft, 23, of Tigard, p...

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Are You Monogamous? You Might Want To Ask Your Partner

Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

Being married and having kids did not increase the couple's likelihood of having agreed upon monogamy. In fact, having children made it less likely for lovers to have an agreement in place.

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Local Mosque Gets Support As Oregon Muslims Fear Further Violence

Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion

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By Candice Ruud, Michael Russell and Bryan Denson Religion News Service CORVALLIS, Ore. -- The parking lot of the Salman Alfarisi Islamic Center was ...

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Have A Question? Text A Librarian

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | College

Oregon State University and Yale both encourage a convenient, tech-savvy and library-friendly method for students to ask librarians reference question...

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