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What student workers need to know about sick leave

What student workers need to know about sick leave

Skand S., News Contributor
March 15, 2023

In case you wake up sick on a work day, you might wonder if you have to forgo a day’s pay or are eligible to take a paid day off. The answer is that it varies with your employment status and how long...

Housing assistance grant supports OSU Ecampus veterans

Housing assistance grant supports OSU Ecampus veterans

Vincent Ho, News Contributor
March 12, 2023

The Higher Education Coordinating Commission has awarded the Future Ready Oregon Workforce Ready Grant to Oregon State University Ecampus veterans.  This means Ecampus veterans will receive a grant...

OSU hosts event for International Womens Day this Wednesday

OSU hosts event for International Women’s Day this Wednesday

Vincent Ho, News Contributor
March 7, 2023

To recognize the achievements of women through the year, Oregon State University President Dr. Jayathi Murthy and Provost Edward Feser are hosting International Women’s Day at the Memorial Union main...

A photo taken on Nov. 21, 2022 shows the hemp fields at the Oregon State University research greenhouse. Hemp has been used for food, clothing and more, arriving in 1545 due to Spanish colonization.

Hemp’s ‘long history of human use’ proven useful for food, clothing, medicine and more

Alexander Banks, News Contributor
March 7, 2023

Last year, researcher and professor at Oregon State University, Richard van Breemen, discovered two cannabinoid acids — found in hemp — that block the infection of human cells from the virus that causes...

Attendees give their views on different aspects
of the project at the Civic Campus Project Open House hosted at Corvallis-Benton County Public
Library on Jan. 31.

Proposal for Corvallis Civic Campus presented to community members at open house event

Zeva Rosenbaum, News Contributor
February 28, 2023

The proposal for a new civic campus for government operations in Corvallis was presented to the public at an open-house at the Valley Library on Jan. 31.  Corvallis’ City Manager, Mark Shepard, introduced...

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ASOSU presidential tickets debate this Friday

Katie Livermore, News Reporter
February 28, 2023

The Associate Student of Oregon State University presidential tickets are holding a debate this Friday in the Memorial Union 104 at 5 p.m. All OSU students are welcome to attend the debate and ask questions...

Radios flicker on and off while computer monitors map alarms around campus at the new OSU Public Safety Dispatch Center inside Cascade Hall on February 12, 2023. The new center allows Public Safety to handle student and resident calls around campus more efficient.

Campus dispatch center upgrades equipment due to higher demand

David Li, News Contributor
February 28, 2023

Oregon State University’s dispatch center used to reside in a tiny room in the public safety center on campus, according to Dispatch Center Teresa Parker. “It kind of looked like a broom closet,”...

A photo illustration of a distressed student doing their taxes taken on Feb. 6. Tax season is coming up with a deadline of April 15.

Tax season is here! Students gear up to file tax returns

Skand S., News Contributor
February 27, 2023

It’s that time of year where most people are anxious—tax season! This year’s deadline for filing taxes is April 18, according to the Internal Revenue Service. There are several sources through...

Under the shade: Death of the snow day

Under the shade: Death of the snow day

Ginnie Sandoval, Columnist
February 23, 2023

Snow days have always been a staple of growing up in the north and an essential part of being a kid. Unfortunately though, these sacred days may now be a thing of the past and, sadly, may have become an...

The obstacle course along SW Washington Way on Oregon State University campus on Feb. 19. The “Run the O’Course” fundraising event is happening on the 22 and 23 of February from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. All proceeds from this event will be donated to the food drive.

‘Run The Obstacle Course’ open to students to raise funds for food drive

Wes Flow, News Reporter
February 23, 2023

Oregon State University students seeking strenuous exercise may be interested in the Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps Run The Obstacle Course event, taking place this Saturday. The event will...

Details from around the ASOSU offices in the Student Experience Center, Dec 9. ASOSU officials have been discussing several initiatives which could affect student workers.

Pilot program to increase maximum allowable work hours poses questions of fairness for international students

Nino Paoli, News Reporter
February 23, 2023

The allowable maximum hours for student workers on campus is set to increase to 24 hours for full-time United States citizen students only, beginning on July 1. After a meeting in January to discuss...

A Stellar’s Jay in a bush on Oregon State campus on Feb. 17. The OSU birdwatching tours run from noon to 1 p.m. on the 21st and 23rd of February.

Expect a different form of campus tour through the Bird Walk

Haley Stark, News Reporter
February 22, 2023

Robins, scrub jays, spotted towhees, chickadees and Oregon juncos.  According to tour guide Amerie Lommen, these are just a few of the species you can expect to encounter on the Bird Walk at Oregon...

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