Beaver Eclips Oregon State University Alumni Association
April 20, 2007
Volume 8, Number 1
A free, weekly collection of links to news stories about OSU
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Hot topics
black band Virginia Tech tragedy
• Miles separate, candles connect
• Oregon State in shock, students contemplate their security...
• CV grad slept three floors below killings in Virginia Tech dorm
• OSU security, housing officials react to Virginia Tech tragedy
• Colleges face dilemma: privacy vs. public safety
• OSU alumnus named 'Worst Person in the World' silver medalist
dollar sign Higher ed budgeting
Students voice thoughts at OSU Day
There was no shortage of orange at the capitol Tuesday, as OSU students, staff and alumni showed their support during OSU Day. The day-long event sparked discussion about OSU and provided legislators a chance to meet students and hear their concerns. With recent budget cutbacks, it was an opportunity students, faculty and concerned others did not want to waste.
Also:
• OSU Day looks at funding
• Funds flow elsewhere
• Higher Ed cutbacks slammed
• Lawmakers visiting Bend get an earful
• Governor urges legislature to fund capital improvements for Oregon universities
trophy
Alumnus gives $1 million to foster communication
Raymond Pederson, a 1941 Oregon State University mechanical engineering alumnus who is unafraid to speak his mind, has pledged $1 million to his alma mater to help student engineers learn how to speak theirs.
Also:
• Oregon State alum gives $1 million to school
exclamation point Two OSU students play key role in honorary degree bill
When Andy Kiyuna, an OSU student in ethnic studies, began lobbying for the university to give honorary degrees to Americans of Japanese ancestry who were forced out of college and into internment camps during World War II, he had no idea his efforts would eventually lead to an Oregon House bill that would do just that.
gavel Former OSU student sentenced in fraternity shooting
In a tense and crowded courtroom, a former Oregon State University student was sentenced Monday for shooting a homeless man outside an Oregon State University fraternity in October. In March, Josh Grimes, 20, of Glide pleaded guilty to unlawful use of a weapon and third-degree assault for shooting Dennis Sanderson. The shooting took place in an alley behind Grimes’ fraternity, Alpha Gamma Rho.
Also:
• Reaction to sentencing
• Shooting sentence debated
• Letters: We are not all equal under the law

News
• Achievement leads to honor for women
• Students view life from inside, return to outside at day's end with Inside-Out program
• India Night draws both students, community
• New treatment aids U.S. toddler with rare ailment
• The price of quality
• A Rose by any other name
• OSU trio explores ethnic, racial issues of Europe
• Comfort, profit
• Kids put creativity on display
• Vitamin C awareness a common goal
• Holocaust survivor shares story
• Communication skills challenge Saudi students
• Many gather to stop sexual violence
• Study projects effects of forest management in Oregon coast range
• Seafloor videos show trawling impacts
• How green is our valley?
• OSU's Ed Ray signs "Presidents Climate Commitment" for sustainability
• Mercy Corps settles in for long term
• Nominations open for the 2007 Excellence in Family Business Awards
• Sandy resident picked to lead Oregon Small Business Administration
• Living on the edge: Beachfront realities

Sports
• AM 860 KPAM new Portland flagship for Beaver Athletics

BASEBALL
• Ellsbury resembles Sox star of the past
• A baseball rarity
• Hard to imagine at home
• Maxing out his chances
• Getting into his groove

SOFTBALL
• No. 13 softball heads to the desert for rematch with last year's Women's College World Series opponents
• Beavs tie series with comeback over Huskies
• Power of positive thinking

FOOTBALL
• Spring football: Defense, wind rule day at OSU scrimmage
• Jerry Kramer? OSU's Schuening doesn't know what I'm talking about
• Robertson has arrived
• Vave getting back into shape

GYMNASTICS
• Beavers squeeze into nationals
• Gymnast ready for regionals

MEN'S BASKETBALL
• Men's basketball names Francis Jr. as new assistant coach
• JUCO guard joins men's basketball program
• WOU gets former South Salem standout, OSU big man

CREW
• Women's crew shines at Big Ten Double Duals
• Women's crew takes on tough Husky boats
• Men's crew completes strong weekend down in California
• Men's crew faces off against No. 1 Washington

VOLLEYBALL
• Spring volleyball faces Portland in home match

WRESTLING
• Two OSU wrestlers win FILA titles

CLUB SPORTS
• Women's club soccer falls in opening game match
Of interest to OSU alumni and other friends
San Jose reception features climate change expert
Join the OSU Alumni Association Wednesday, April 25, in San Jose, California, for an evening of networking with fellow alumni and friends! We are pleased to also welcome OSU President Ed Ray and Dr. Mark Abbott, Dean of the College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences. Dr. Abbott has researched the interaction of biological and physical processes in the upper ocean, and will speak on climate change in North America. Event details, registration
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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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