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‘Work groups’ set to help rebuild ASOSU

‘Work groups’ set to help rebuild ASOSU

Alex Hyatt, Reporter
March 14, 2025

ASOSU President Audrey Schlotter said that there will be work groups to help restructure student government, in an address to the Board of Trustees on March 14. Two weeks after all ASOSU endeavors were...

Ocean career fair sets sail for MU

Ocean career fair sets sail for MU

Wes Flow, Senior Reporter
March 14, 2025

For students charting out their careers, and those still navigating college, a chance to learn about opportunities in ocean-related fields is on the horizon. Or, rather, in the Horizon Room. The...

Members of the Oregon State University Board of Trustees during a meeting on Friday, Oct. 20 2023, in the Memorial Union Horizons Room.

OSU Board of Trustees approves tuition increase recommendations

Alex Hyatt, Reporter
March 7, 2025

On March 7, the university Board of Trustees Finance & Administration Committee (FAC) convened over a Zoom meeting and voted to approve recommendations for increased student tuition in the 2025-26...

OSU month-long food drive to benefit Corvallis community

OSU month-long food drive to benefit Corvallis community

Jenna Benson, Reporter
March 5, 2025

Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the food donation drop-off location.  As we move further into 2025, a temptation to begin spring cleaning in closets and homes may occur—but...

Schlotter to leave vice president position unfilled

Schlotter to leave vice president position unfilled

Audrey Saiz, Editor-in-Chief
March 5, 2025

Audrey Schlotter, the Associated Students of Oregon State University president, said in an email Tuesday night that she will not be appointing a new vice president.  After Zach Kowash, the former...

A sign to wear masks outside of a barber shop in downtown Corvallis, Ore. on Feb. 14. Small businesses are trying to constantly adapt to alterations in COVID-19 restrictions.

Students say pandemic lessons still felt today

Wes Flow, Senior Reporter
March 5, 2025

On March 23, 2020, then-Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed a stay-at-home order, beginning what many remember simply as “lockdown.” 12 days prior, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19...

OSU Professor looks back on COVID-19 response five years on

OSU Professor looks back on COVID-19 response five years on

Wes Flow, Reporter
March 4, 2025

For Chunhuei Chi, the first year of the pandemic was a busy one. He gave over 350 pandemic-related interviews with news outlets, with 200 coming in the first year. The most he did in one day, he said,...

DamTested brings free at-home STI testing to OSU students

Fox Perez, ASOSU Beat Reporter
March 4, 2025

Oregon State University students now have a new, confidential, and cost-free option for sexual health testing with the arrival of DamTested. The initiative, led by the Associated Students of Oregon...

OSU students Shirley Chen (left) and Katie Wagner assemble ecobricks in the
Agriculture and Life Sciences building on Jan. 30, 2025. Weekly ecobrick meetings led by organizer Haeli Rowland occur on Mondays and Thursdays from six to seven in the
evening.

EcoBricks initiative tackles plastic waste brick by brick

Montana Burack, Reporter
March 4, 2025

The world runs on plastic — with seemingly endless products, from granola bar wrappers to plastic bags to plastic water bottles and beyond — made from the ubiquitous product.  In total, the world...

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Sensory lab invites community to shape future of food

Olivia Groves, Reporter
March 4, 2025

Getting paid to eat food may sound like a dream job, and at the university sensory lab, the Corvallis community can get a taste of that very opportunity.  The Center for Sensory and Consumer Behavior...

Brett Zimmerman, a graduate student at OSU, waxes his skis at the Adventure Learning Institute's waxing center in Oregon State Universityis Dixon Recreation Center in Corvallis, on Feb. 12. Brett described the skiing conditions as somewhat normal, however with this year's snowpack, he's concerned about the conditions towards the end of spring.

Ski and snowboard club gets students to mountains this winter

Montana Burack, Reporter
March 4, 2025

Looking to hit the slopes this winter?  For students involved in SnowOSU, the ski and snowboard club at Oregon State University, this year's winter sports season has presented opportunities to engage...

Multiple packages of frozwn food stocked in the freezer at Oregon State University's Basic Needs Center.

OSU food pantry feeds more people every year

Jaxson Skipper, Reporter
March 4, 2025

Oregon State University’s Basic Needs Center food pantry has seen a steady increase of people fed each month for the last several years.  They saw a record-breaking 2,077 shopping trips to the pantry...

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