(Note: The material in this post came in part from a staff editorial I wrote for the Barometer in November 2009) As managing editor of the Barometer, one of my responsibilities was to moderate comments on our website. Through College […]
Month: April 2010
Curse of the Irish
Over the past decade, athletically speaking, Oregon State has held Notre Dame in a headlock. Or a full-nelson. It’s not that the Beaver are always better, they are just better at the right moments. Maybe it’s even luck. The Beavers […]
KBVR Football Promos
Here are a couple of Oregon State Football Promos from KBVR put together by former studio production manager Tom Boykin. You are about to experience an Ace Ventura moment…
Farm on your own time
Macbooks are adorable, aren’t they? Who wouldn’t want a Macbook? They come in the brightest and most eye-catching of colors; they boast a solid yet sleek, sexy design; and they have, on average, a longer battery life than my (stupid) […]
Let me upgraaade ‘yuh…
Okay, forget Beyonce for a moment. April showers bring the opportunity to stay indoors. Long hours slaving over a room-temperature keyboard staring at a .css stylesheet (while failing to come up with anything original) eventually led to a faster, quicker […]
Banks Braves face new challenges
Things haven’t quite gone according to plan in Banks. Wymon Smith, Banks’ baseball coach since 2006 and athletic director since 2007, wasn’t pleased with his team’s performance. While he knew the boys were getting better every day, the situation just […]
Dreaming Dawson reaches for more
Dreaming takes courage – it bears the potential for failure. Those who dream do not do so blindly because a blind dream is a wish. Dreaming takes patience, planning and persistence. Those words sound familiar to Brandi Dawson. The Forest […]
Gaston fights foul weather, dwindling numbers
In life, circling the wagons and gathering the troops is often a last ditch effort. In sports, there is different verbiage. Some call it rebuilding. Others call it reloading. The Gaston Greyhounds call it finishing a puzzle. A puzzle with […]