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Views clash on climate change
OSU expert holds minority view that natural processes are more to blame than humans for global warming
PORTLAND - George Taylor, who works on the OSU campus and is known as the climatologist for Oregon, shared his view Tuesday night that global warming is caused more by natural cycles than by humans.
His views clash with the mainstream scientific community.
Student senate eyes budget process, ethical issue
Two bills and one resolution hit the floor at Tuesday's meeting of the Undergraduate Senate
What do two candles, a toaster oven and a boiler have in common? They are the items that started four student-related fires this year.
Corvallis Fire Department Fire Prevention Officer Jim Patton says the campus is very safe, but that improvements to fire safety are still being made.
Cop imposter pulls woman over, police seek clues
A man using a rotating red light pulls a Corvallis woman over
Investigators are seeking clues about a man who posed as a police officer and stopped a Corvallis woman Monday evening, the Corvallis Police Department said Tuesday.
The woman was driving on N.W. Walnut Boulevard when she was pulled over by the man, who had placed a rotating red light on the top of his vehicle.
Campus aims to improve fire safety
On and off campus sprinklers, accessibility options aimed at fire-proofing student housing
What do two candles, a toaster oven and a boiler have in common? They are the items that started four student-related fires this year.
Corvallis Fire Department Fire Prevention Officer Jim Patton says the campus is very safe, but that improvements to fire safety are still being made.
Buildings turning into wind farms with OSU-teamed innovation
Development has already been installed on a California building
In a move to increase conservation, sustainability and overall "green" status, OSU has worked with AeroEnvironment Inc. to create additional sources of wind power.
Stel Walker, head of OSU's Energy Resources Research Laboratory and OSU alumnus, has helped develop the "micro" wind turbine.
Award-winning author to speak on leadership
Author is the sister of an OSU prof who calls her insightful and creative
Naomi Wolf, known for her bestselling books and progressive political stands, will be speaking on leadership at LaSells Stewart Center tonight at 7:30 p.m.
The night's speech, "The Changemakers: Ethical Leadership and Real Power," is free and open to the public.
