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Kathryn Ciechanowski imagines a world where Spanish speaking students aren't segregated from classrooms to learn English at a young age. Ciechanowski, an assistant professor of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and bilingual and literacy education, understands the needs of her students for whom English is a second language.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Barack Obama stepped to the brink of victory in the Democratic presidential race Tuesday night, defeating Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Oregon primary and moving within 100 delegates of the total he needs to claim the prize at the party convention this summer.

PORTLAND - Backed by national Democrats, Oregon House Speaker Jeff Merkley pulled out a victory Tuesday in the U.S. Senate primary, fending off a tough challenge from an insurgent opponent. He'll face two-term incumbent Gordon Smith, the lone Republican senator on the West Coast, after defeating Portland lawyer and activist Steve Novick in the primary, 45.

Jeanne Sather has found that the best way to handle a potentially deadly disease is to sit down at a keyboard and start writing. Tuesday, author Jeanne Sather of "The Assertive Cancer Patient" spoke to faculty, staff and students of OSU. Sather spoke of her life with cancer and the importance of being an assertive cancer patient.

At a research university like OSU, patents have a greater impact than one may think. Twenty-five patents have been on display in the Hall of Patents at the LaSells Stewart Center since May 12. The patents are being displayed through May 30 with the help of the OSU Office of Technology Transfer.