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The Student News Site of Oregon State University

The Daily Barometer

The Student News Site of Oregon State University

The Daily Barometer

A mother and her children enter the Planet Palooza Earth Day Celebration at the Corvallis, OR Community Center on Saturday, April 20.

Planet Palooza celebrates Earth Day and sustainable solutions

Chase Schurr, News Contributor
April 24, 2024

A coalition of marchers 130 strong wearing paper mache animal masks paraded to the beat of a drum in Chintimini Park in Corvallis for Planet Palooza, an event on Saturday, April 20 committed to celebrating...

Deadline approaching to register to vote in Oregon

Deadline approaching to register to vote in Oregon

Sam Szekely, News Contibutor
April 24, 2024

With the Oregon primary elections quickly approaching, the deadline to register to vote is just around the corner. April 30 is the last day to register or change your party affiliation for this upcoming...

Senator Jeff Merkley, and Congresswoman Van Hoyle host a town hall meeting at Crescent Valley High School on Saturday, February 21, 2023. Community members asked questions about universal healthcare, free education, and upcoming support for small businesses.

Senator Merkley addresses housing, Palestine conflict in Corvallis town hall

Riley LeCocq, Senior Reporter
April 9, 2024

United States Sen. Jeff Merkley ended his town hall tour with a stop in Corvallis, where he stressed affordable housing efforts and actions regarding the Palestine and Israel conflict. The Corvallis...

A patient gets dental work done for the first free dental care in 2022.

Students, community bring annual free dental care to Benton County

Riley LeCocq, Senior Reporter
April 8, 2024

Imagine if one email is all it took to get free dental care. For one weekend only this really is all it takes. Oregon State University Pre-Dental  students work with local dentist, Cam Little, and...

Andres Reyes and Piper Ross eat lunch together at McNary Dining Hall, April 4, 2024

WINGS transition program aims to spread ableism awareness

Heidi Kuykendall, News Contributor
April 8, 2024

Like wings help birds to fly, special education programs can be one effective way to help students with special needs transition into the surrounding community and adulthood.  The WINGS Transition...

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Oregon Department of Transportation plans to install curb ramps in Corvallis, surrounding areas

David Li, News Contributor
April 8, 2024

The Oregon Department of Transportation plans to bring more than 26,000 curb ramps into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act by 2032, statewide, as part of the ADA Curb Ramp Capital program. According...

A customer walks into the First Alternative Co-op grocery store in south Corvallis, Oregon on March 13.

Better food accessibility to come to south Corvallis

Shaylie Barrett, News Contributor
April 8, 2024

For south Corvallis residents, finding groceries can mean choosing between a handful of grocery stores, sparsely populated throughout the area and too far to walk to. Aliza Tuttle, a research associate...

Sign notifying the Landfill entrance with the landfill itself behind it

County updates landfill committee bylaws: committee displeased

Caden Rodrigo, News Contributor
April 1, 2024

Benton County commissioners allocated only 20 minutes towards talking about revisionary bylaws to how the Disposal Site Advisory Committee could carry out its work during a county meeting on March 19. Instead,...

Free dental care event to take place in Corvallis

Free dental care event to take place in Corvallis

Riley LeCocq, Senior Reporter
March 28, 2024

The Benton County fairgrounds auditorium will transform to a dentistry office for one weekend thanks to Oregon State University’s pre-dental club and Caring Hands World Wide.  The free clinic will...

Paul Bilotta, Community Development Director at City of Corvallis, standing outside of Corvallis City Hall on March 20, 2024

New Oregon housing bills to ‘have direct impacts on the City of Corvallis’

Max Loew, News Contributor
March 25, 2024

When senate bills 1530 and 1537 were passed by the Oregon State Legislature in early March, cities across the state began to rethink their housing policies due to the new legislation introduced by Gov....

An Ambulance pulls away from the Corvallis Clinic Asbury building on March 11, 2024.

Corvallis Clinic inches closer to approval of Optum buyout:

Financial instability drives expedited review process
Riley LeCocq, News Reporter
March 21, 2024

The controversial merger of The Corvallis Clinic and United Healthcare-owned Optum Health is one step closer to reality, following an analysis by the Oregon Health Authority on emergency exemption from...

Rick Hein, CEO of 24 years plans on stepping down in April 2024. He is seated in a conference room at one of Oregon State Credit Union locations in Corvallis OR on Feb 27 2024

Oregon State Credit Union announces new president Gary Schuette II

Shaylie Barrett, News Contributor
March 20, 2024

After 24 years as president of Oregon State Credit Union, Rick Hein will retire this spring. According to Oregon State Credit Union’s website, Gary Schuette II, who will be replacing Hein, has more...

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