Oregon State University Alumni Association February 16, 2007 Volume 7, Number 44 A free, weekly collection of links to news stories about OSU How are items chosen for Beaver Eclips?

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Hot topics Former separatist becomes governor of Indonesia's Aceh Province Irwandi Yusuf, 46, who escaped from jail when the 2004 tsunami struck his prison, was sworn in with a copy of Islam's holy Koran above his head, pledging to be loyal to Indonesia's state ideology and constitution. Hundreds of ordinary Acehnese who came to the Parliament building in the provincial capital of Banda Aceh to witness the ceremony applauded after the swearing-in. Muhammad Ma'ruf, the minister of home affairs and overseer of the ceremony, urged Yusuf and his deputy, the former jailed dissident Muhammad Nazar, to work together with the provincial Parliament to lift the welfare of the Acehnese ...Yusuf, a trained veterinarian with a master's degree from Oregon State University in the United States, was arrested in Jakarta in 2003 and sentenced to nine years in prison for his work as an underground campaigner for the separatists. Also: • Aceh's new governor to carry very challenging burdens • Former rebel made Aceh governor OSU leads the way at Oregon Sports Awards Oregon State University captured many of the top honors Sunday night in the 55th annual Oregon Sports Awards at the Tiger Woods Center on the Nike World Campus. Also: • Beavers claim five top honors • Mike Parker named state's top broadcaster Believe it or not, this is research: New Media Communications program opens research laboratory for video game testing Wood shelves hold shining boxes over television screens. Glowing computer towers jack into flat monitors. A giant HDTV sits at the head of the room. Let the games begin. OSU's New Media Communications program is preparing its new video game laboratory for research. Also: • New Media looking for a new home Fortress surges on market debut Shares in Fortress, the private equity and hedge fund manager, soared on their New York debut on Friday, (Feb. 9,) nearly doubling in early trading before closing up almost 70 per cent. Some compared the event to the dot com frenzy of the late 1990s. The blockbuster start, fueled by investors eager for a slice of one of the hottest sectors in high finance, turned the Fortress founders into billionaires. Fortress's partners – including (1984 OSU business graduate) Wesley Edens, Robert Kauffman and Randal Nardone, its founders – will keep about 78 per cent of the voting rights in the company. Mr Edens' stake was worth about $2.3bn (£1.2bn) at the close of trading. Also: • Fortress IPO launch finishes with a bang • Execs build Fortress fortune as IPO soars

News • To governor, Oregon has no 'climatologist' • Let's keep hot air out of climate center • Taylor's poor forecast • OSU alum looks to explore his presidential possibilities • ODOT bridge plan too hasty, audit says • Oregon lecturer says pandemic needn't cause panic • Connecting the dots from Corvallis to the sea • An astronaut is brought down: Compassion in order • Hatfield Visitor Center hosts Fossil Fest Feb. 17 • Foresters examine warming issues • OSU to host career fairs • Music Fest showcases local acts • 'Body-positive' Valentine greetings • 'Sooting in' for green energy • A CEO's-eye view • CEO of Time Warner speaks on campus • Enrollment of Latino students at new high • Faculty senate eyes core courses • Writing off cursive • OSU doctoral student receives Thurgood Marshall Graduate Fellowship • Female engineers on the rise • OSU offering graduate programs in adult education in Portland, Salem areas • Country music group Emerson Drive to perform at OSU • Forest's diversity brings it to spotlight • Key science advisory panel hears from OSU president • Housing change aimed at creating safer living situations for transgender students (Note: OSU officials have asked that we post the actual policy referred to in this story, accompanied by some background information. They note that the policy change is not so much about having students share rooms as it is about allowing them to live in their own rooms in a safer, apartment-like setting.) • Oregon bald eagle population increases as feds prepare for possible delisting • OSU study examines uneven approaches to evaluating Measure 37 claims • Study figures property value gains in Measure 37 claims • Method could aid dentistry • Lawmakers aim to curb ATV use for kids Sports BASEBALL • Beavers baseball report • Canham's blast finishes sweep for OSU • Casey meets goal: Beavers team to fear • Beavers to play Huskies at Safeco SOFTBALL • Rebel rally falls short against #7 Oregon State • McGowan earns 76th career victory • Softball shuts out Kansas MEN'S BASKETBALL • Old habits emerge again • Cardinal take their time to clock OSU • Beavers snap seven-game losing streak • Beavers enjoy that winning feeling • Oregon State AD maintains support for John • Empty seats should settle John's fate • Giving OSU all he's got WOMEN'S BASKETBALL • Stanford goes to the post • These five are no longer freshmen • Nash readies for last games in Gill WRESTLING • Beavers overpower Stanford, NDSU • A return to the top? • Beavers pull away for another Civil War win GYMNASTICS • Gymnasts score season high on vault, finish third at Stanford • Determined to succeed SWIMMING • An early start and a love for the sport lead to OSU records • Freshman heads to Long Beach SOCCER • OSU soccer signs 10 player Of interest to OSU alumni and other friends An Orange and Black Evening: A Gala to Celebrate OSU The OSU Alumni Association proudly presents an elegant evening to celebrate the powerful spirit of Oregon State University and the myriad achievements of the university’s students, faculty and graduates. Socialize with alumni, friends and campus leaders while enjoying fine food and hosted beverages. Dance to music by OSU alumna Barbara Lusch, one of Portland’s best jazz vocalists, and her five-piece band. Renew old acquaintances, meet new friends and share your pride in the Orange and Black. Date: April 20, 2007 Location: The atrium at Montgomery Park, Portland Cost: $100 per person or $700 per reserved table of eight For more information, or to register: www.osualum.com/evening Links OSU Home | OSU Alumni Association | CH2M HILL Alumni Center | Oregon Stater online | Submit class news | Update alumni address | OSU Foundation | OSU Athletic Department | OSU Career Services | Campus web cams | My OSU News | OSU Strategic Plan How are items chosen for Beaver Eclips? Beaver Eclips is a free service of the OSU Alumni Association. Its main purpose is to provide alumni and friends of OSU with a sense of how Oregon State has been portrayed in the news media over the past week. Items are selected by the staff of the Oregon Stater and by other OSUAA employees. Inclusion of an item in Eclips means only that we think it's interesting and/or important, and does not constitute an endorsement of its point of view or its journalistic accuracy.

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