[Corvallis Gazette-Times, 07/16/2012] — They came, ready to ride.
Thousands of Cycle Oregon participants gathered on the Memorial Union quad at Oregon State University campus Friday to check in and prepare to ride the mid-valley this weekend.
Now in its 25th year, Cycle Oregon hosts both week-long and weekend rides, but this is the first weekend ride that will be based out of Corvallis.
All parties involved in setting up the three-day event and providing weekend accommodations for the estimated 2,000 participants mentioned that Corvallis — whose name is Latin for “heart of the valley” — is an ideal location for weekend bicycling.
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“It’s going really well,” Snyder said. “People are really accommodating.”
Read the Full Article — Joce DeWitt
[Daily Barometer, Feb. 23, 2012] — RecycleMania is now on its fifth week. Many events are already over, and were successful. Some are happening right now, including the Res Hall Competition. And more are still to come.
Besides the overall competition, the Beavers are leading the Civil War thus far. The results up to this point are Oregon State University at 8.5 pounds per person and University of Oregon at 5.9 pounds.
“The Res Hall Competition is going on through the week,” said Andrea Norris, the outreach coordinator for Campus Recycling. “It seems to be going pretty well. It improved a lot from week one to week two, so there seems to be a pretty good awareness of what’s going on.”
Currently McNary Hall is ahead with 2.6 pounds per capita of recycling. Each hall has an “Eco Warrior,” who is that hall’s contact for the challenge. Sackett Hall’s Eco Warrior is holding a competition for who can make the best sculpture out of recycling.
Many events are still coming up, the details of which can be found online at recycle.oregonstate.edu. …
Read the full article by Gwen Shaw.
[Campus Living, Nov. 18, 2011] — Staying on campus over the Thanksgiving holiday?
Dining Services will host a festive menu of roast turkey, roast top round, mashed potatoes, turkey gravy and beef gravy, sage stuffing, baked yams, green bean casserole, Lyonnais carrots, tofu-stuffed acorn squash, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 24, at Global Fare in Arnold Dining Center.
Arnold Dining Center will be the only dining center open from Thursday, Nov. 24, to Saturday, Nov. 26, with hours of operation from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. All dining centers will reopen with normal hours on Sunday, Nov. 27.
