Brenda Autry Journalism Blog

In an unlikely warehouse in an industrial area on Ferry Street in Albany, something unexpected is happening. When you open the warehouse’s white metal door and hear loud thuds coming from within, you may expect to see large pieces of machinery, or other industrial equipment. Instead, you are greeted by a large boxing ring, rows of heavy bags, weight equipment, and several sets of fists flying. This is where the Boxing Club at Oregon State University  meets to practice four times a week. Brandon Martin and Quentin Storey doing boxing drills The Boxing Club at OSU began in Corvallis about seven years ago in partnership with the Corvallis Boxing Club, which is no longer in operation. They moved to their Albany location this summer, and now train in partnership with Hand Boxing Club . 20-year-old Brandon Martin, a third-year business major who is dual-enrolled at OSU and LBCC, is the club's veteran competitor. Martin started boxing two years ago and has had 12 bouts. He ...

“There are points when I feel like math is the bane of my existence,” says Clarissa Palmer, who is currently in her third term at LBCC . “Sometimes in class I just stare at my paper because I don’t know what to do. But I don’t want to ask for help when everyone else gets it.” This feeling rings true for many math students. That’s where the Math Cafe comes in. The Math Cafe is a safe and friendly space with comfortable furniture and free coffee where students can go to get help in Math 50 through 111, do homework, or just hang out. The Cafe is located in Willamette Hall 227, and is open Monday through Friday from 8 am-5 pm, no appointment needed. Joe Collins (instructional assistant) and Emma Rockwell Palmer, who is now in Math 95, comes to the Math Cafe for a couple of hours almost every day. “My Math 50 teacher kept telling us about the Math Cafe and when I started having a hard time, around the fifth week of class, I came in and Brie [Wood] was really helpful. I liked h...