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Corvallis community members perform their rendition of Julius Caesar during the annual Bard in The Quad event in front of the Memorial Union in Corvallis on July 31. The high-concept science fiction interpretation of the classic play by William Shakespeare will be held on limited dates and open to the public to attend.

The 19th annual Bard in the Quad Cease-d my attention: A review

AJ Damiana, Assistant Editor
August 9, 2024
AJ Damiana (left) and Dr. Alysia Vrailas-Mortimer next to Damiana's painting titled "The Cell-ebration of Life," taken in the Little Gallery

Painting made me a better scientist

AJ Damiana, Columnist
July 22, 2024
Pearls, Watches, Rings, and Coats; What a Graduate Deserves

Pearls, Watches, Rings, and Coats; What a Graduate Deserves

AJ Damiana, Contributor
June 11, 2024
Avery Sinks looks through the Science section of the Oregon State University’s Library.

Books by scientists for science lovers: Add to your book list

AJ Damiana, Contributor
May 15, 2024
OSU students and community members dance together at the Angry Beaver during their weekly line dancing night on Thursday, April 4

The Good, the Bad, the Beyonce: How Pop is turning Country

AJ Damiana, Contributor
May 6, 2024
The view of Fairbanks Hall from the Learning Innovation Center while students walk through the greenspace on March 4th

Checking in on OSU’s carbon-neutral promise

AJ Damiana, Contributor
April 23, 2024
Outside the United States Environmental Protection Agency in Corvallis on March 12.

Implications of the Clean Air Act on Oregon and beyond

AJ Damiana, Contributor
April 23, 2024
Brandon Wied, third-year mechanical engineering major, makes a bottle opener at the Oregon State University Blacksmithing Club meeting in Merryfield Hall.

COE student clubs face difficulty, miscommunication, loss of resources

AJ Damiana, Contributor
April 22, 2024
Enjoy a catered meal at this year’s India Night

Enjoy a catered meal at this year’s India Night

AJ Damiana, Contributor
April 17, 2024
Vietnamese Student Association holds 52nd annual culture show

Vietnamese Student Association holds 52nd annual culture show

AJ Damiana, Contributor
April 5, 2024
Randall Milstein sits by astronomy-related prints that he photographed in Weniger Hall on Feb. 28, 2024.

Astronomy professor takes interdisciplinary approach to photography

AJ Damiana, Contributor
April 3, 2024
Student uses a SAT preparation sheet to study for the test.

Dean of College of Education weighs in on reinstated Ivy SAT requirements

AJ Damiana, Contributor
March 8, 2024
OSU students Mandy Whise and Parker Gremlin hang out in the Memorial Union as they hold their Stanley cups on January 27, 2024

Bustling community overshadows Stanley Cup craze

AJ Damiana, Columnist
February 26, 2024
A car drives on a snow covered road in Corvallis on Jan. 16th. Icicles hang off the car due to the freezing temperatures.

Surviving the chill: why ice and water are important to life

AJ Damiana, Contributor
February 12, 2024
Emile Harris (she/her) (left) and her partner, Lampros Sioutas (he/him), walk together in Avery Park in Corvallis on Dec. 8, 2023.

It’s not just a phase: Getting through the honeymoon phase

AJ Damiana, Contributor
February 5, 2024
On Jan.16, Riley Johnson handwrites her notes for a math class in her own home. While she usually writes on paper for her math classes, her preferred method of notetaking is digitally.

Is the pen mightier than the keyboard?

AJ Damiana, Contributor
January 18, 2024
Student typing on a computer at night in Corvallis on December 3.

Hit the stacks: How to pull an all-nighter

AJ Damiana, Contributor
December 4, 2023
Monster Energy, Red Bull Energy Drink, and Guayaki Yerba Mate cans being held in Corvallis Oregon on October 15.

How the main ingredients in energy drinks might impact health

AJ Damiana, Contributor
November 15, 2023
Mas Subramanian (he/him), a professor in the department of chemistry, poses for a photograph with a disk of YInMn Blue, photographed on Oct. 19 in Oregon State University’s Gilbert Hall. YInMn Blue is used as an industrial pigment for compounds such as paints and plastics.

At the end of the rainbow: The neverending frontier of color

AJ Damiana, Contributor
November 7, 2023
Manager, Cheng Han Yeh after making a brown sugar boba tea at the Frosty Fox on Oct. 20, in Corvallis. The Frosty Fox has a multitude of milk alternatives for their boba teas.

The Frosty Fox opens a unique boba experience on NW Monroe Avenue

AJ Damiana, Contributor
October 30, 2023
Outside the Valley Library, students walk through the rain on Oct 9.

Oregonians vs. umbrellas: What do OSU students think?

AJ Damiana, Contributor
October 16, 2023
Avery Sinks (she/her) poses sleeping through her alarm on July 29. During the summer, students don’t have their normal day-to-day routine. This can cause them to sleep in, which messes up the body’s internal clock, therefore causing a lack of quality sleep.

The vacation effect: balancing healthy sleep and summer fun

AJ Damiana, Contributor
August 23, 2023
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