In the fall of 2010, Oregon State University had over 22,000 students registered for classes; the largest enrollment the university has ever seen. The University is heading for a mark of 30,000 by the year 2025 (Johnson, 2009). The university looks forward to a bright future with hopes of being one of the top tier Land Grant institutions. However, Oregon State has not always been the large Division 1 School it is today. Its famous mascot Benny Beaver and its colors of orange and black were not always
was under several feet of water and gone for good. The city of Vanport was home to many white and African American families who then became homeless. As devastating of a tragedy this was, the flood of Vanport was a stepping stone for racism within Oregon and the Portland area. Due to the fact Vanport was temporary housing built in just a couple months, it lacked foundation and sturdiness. The fragile apartments caused the majority of the buildings to be swept away in the wave of water that was 15
Oregon has historically been home to hundreds of thousands of people including dozens of Native American tribes dating back before 9500 B.C. As various tribes made the journey across the Bering Strait to relocate, many chose areas in the Northwest to settle. Some of the first to the Oregon area were the Kalapuya Indians who inhabited Oregon more than 8,000 years ago and although many different tribes called our state home the Kalapuya is just one example of people native to Oregon. The Kalapuya
The Oregon Trail The Oregon Trail was a very important aspect in the history of our country’s development. When Marcus and Narcissa Whitman made the first trip along the Oregon Trail, many Americans saw a window of opportunity. The Oregon Trail was the only practical way to pass through the Rockies. Pioneers crammed themselves into small wagons to try to make it to the unsettled land; however, 10% of these pioneers died on the way due to disease and accidents. The journey along the Oregon
most of the battles, but also gained prosperity for the nation. There were many impacts on national unity between those time periods, but the main impact was territorial expansion. This is true because of the Louisiana Purchase, the purchase of Oregon territory, and the Mexican War. The Louisiana Purchase was the most important event of President Thomas Jefferson's first Administration. In this transaction, the United States bought 827,987 square miles of land from France for about $15 million
Glaciers in Oregon Glaciers are a big part of life in Oregon. Glaciers supply drinking water, they irrigate crops and they help generate hydroelectric power. They are also a tourist attraction in areas that have more mountains. Glaciers are a natural resource that are so rare that people all over the world are trying to get these “frozen streams.” People want the power of glaciers because they can provide drinking water and people living in the city of La Paz, Bolivia rely on the melting of the glaciers
Have you ever heard of the state that has diverse forests and beautiful lands? Well, it is Oregon. Oregon is a state with many attractions to keep kids entertained, many reasons to move there, important people that lived there, and many fun facts. After this report, you will be certain that Oregon is the state to visit or even move to. Attractions One reason why you should go to Oregon is because it has many state attractions. For those people who like national parks and beautiful lakes, one
the last one to take a bath. I don’t agree with the people who traveled the long and treacherous trail to Oregon because they just put themselves in danger. There were many dangerous conflicts that the pioneers did not think of before they went on their journey west. All of the conflicts could have been avoided if the pioneers decided to stay in their homes in the east and not traveled the Oregon Trail. The conflicts could not have been avoided because the pioneers that decided to travel where not prepared
start at life. The Oregon Trail was a 2,170-mile land route that started in the Midwest to new settlements in Oregon, California, and Utah. This route enabled early Pioneers to migrate west, all the way to the Pacific Ocean. The first pioneers to travel this route were Marcus and Narcissa Whitman, the two made their journey in 1836 . The first mass migration did not occur in tell the year 1843, when approximately 1000 pioneers set off from Independence, Missouri. The Oregon Trail was the only feasible
Ken Elton Kesey was born on September 17, 1935 (The Oregon Historical Society). Kesey was a star wrestler in Springfield, Oregon where he was raised. He was the recipient of two different scholarships, to the University of Oregon and Stanford University. He then went on to become a successful author and write several memorable novels including One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Sailor Song, and Sometimes a Great Nation (Ken Kesey Biography). In 1975, one of these novels, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s
Between 1840 and 1950, over fifty-three thousand people travelled the Oregon Trail. Native American exposure to diseases such as smallpox and diphtheria decimated the tribes, and that along with the encroachment of settlers on tribal lands, was the cause of much strife between Native Americans and the incoming Europeans. The Land Donation Law, a government land giveaway allotting three-hindred twenty acres to white males and six-hundred forty to married white couples, gave impetus to the western
I have always wanted to attend Oregon State University. My family originates from the Willamette Valley and has been old school grass seed farmers who proudly call themselves Oregon State Beavers. As a result, given my love and affinity for baseball and family history it has been my hearts desire to earn my degree at OSU. SInce my first day of high school I Have been working hard to maintain my grade point. Unfortunately this was not enough, i aimed to end my junior year with above a three point
Analysis of The Oregon Trail When The Oregon Trail was first introduced to elementary schools, most people didn't fully understand the effect it would have on their students. The Oregon Trail is a computer game that was designed to showcase students what it would have been like for pioneers in the 19th century. Students were to take on a role of a character that was embarking on this epic journey, that was known as The Oregon Trail, hence the titular namesake of the game. However, when the creators
and geysers and hot springs. A caldera is a huge depression that is formed after the eruption from the collapse of a partially emptied magma chamber. In the last million years, ten major caldera formed after eruptions, which included Crater Lake in Oregon. Mount Mazama, also known as Crater Lake, was a large composite volcano that was constructed by the episodic growth of many overlapping shield and composite volcanoes, each of which probably was active for a comparatively brief period, and Mount Mazama
appeared before them, and then they experienced their surroundings. One person who looked beyond his first impression was Francis Parkman. Parkman’s love for history and nature drove him to overcome his physical weaknesses. He pursued his passion with the diligence of a soldier and brought a different perspective to nineteenth century history. Francis Parkman traveled across North America and obtained firsthand experiences about nature, hardships, and the unknown. He developed his quest for knowledge
Growing up in Portland, Oregon was always something that made me feel very lucky, and it still does today. Both of my parents also grew up in Portland and they wanted my brother and I to experience what they had as middle-class, white Portlanders. Just like all aspects of life, as I grew older and left Portland to come to the University of Oregon in Eugene I began to question certain things about the place that I grew up and kept near and dear to my heart. As a young white man growing up in Portland
SB 1515 was developed in an effort to ensure that more thorough responses are taking place when reports of child maltreatment in child-caring agencies in the state of Oregon have been made. According to the website of Oregon Secretary of State Jeanne P. Atkins, a child-caring agency must have a license from the Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS) and may only provide as authorized by their license (Private Child Caring Agencies: Licensing Umbrella Rules, n.d.). SB 1515 has increased
where there is a heightened sense of racism it seems there has been a greater effort to point these issues out and work fervently to correct him. Here in Oregon it looks as though we have tried to label ourselves as this progressive city, but in terms of racial issues it's as if we sweep the problems under the rug. Prior to researching the histories of ethnic groups in the city I had no previous knowledge of the kinds of problems that took place here; these are things that schools have not been Miller
of deciding how one’s life will end. Death seems like a highly unpredictable, uncontrollable occurrence, but for the past 17 years, citizens of Oregon have had one additional option not offered to most Americans in the deciding of their end-of-life treatment. Oregon’s Death With Dignity Act (DWDA), passed in 1994, allows qualified, terminally-ill Oregon patients to end their lives through the use of a doctor-prescribed, self-administered, lethal prescription (Office of Disease Prevention and Epidemiology
Even when the act passed in Oregon, it was by a close vote of only 51.31% to 48.69% (“Death with Dignity”, 2015). 20 years later, it is still widely discussed and debated throughout the United States. There are many different groups and individuals that either strongly support or are