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The Coalition of Graduate Employees strikes on Tuesday, Nov. 12, after negotiations with Oregon State University did not meet expectations.

CGE, OSU negotiations at standstill

Kip Franich, Reporter
November 20, 2024

The mediation between Oregon State University and the Coalition of Graduate Employees over increased salaries for graduate employees on Monday ended at an impasse, with neither side willing to budge. According...

Corvallis residents Pattie Von (left) and Loretta Brenner (right) and another community member gain
access to Margaret Atwood’s online lecture on their phones after the event was cancelled in person at
LaSells Stewart Center in Corvallis, OR, on November 19, 2024.

Margaret Atwood event moved online

Audrey Saiz and Editor-in-Chief
November 19, 2024

Updated as of 7:20 p.m. on Tuesday: According to Margaret Atwood, today's event was canceled due to an anonymous threat of violence. "I would not wish to endanger live-event audience members," Atwood...

Senate passes fiscal reforms under new bill

Fox Perez, ASOSU Beat Reporter
November 19, 2024

The Senate Budget Committee will now be required to review budget templates before fee deliberations. The Associated Students of Oregon State University Senate passed Senate Bill 84.14, “Updated Fiscal...

OSU to celebrate Trans Awareness Week

OSU to celebrate Trans Awareness Week

Taina Landuren, DEI Beat Reporter
November 19, 2024

Transgender Day of Remembrance falls on Wednesday this year, and the cultural centers of Oregon State University are hosting many events to highlight this day. Tuesday evening from 4-6 p.m., the Kaku-Ixt...

OSU to welcome award-winning, bestselling author Margaret Atwood

OSU to welcome award-winning, bestselling author Margaret Atwood

Taina Landuren, DEI Beat Reporter
November 18, 2024

As part of the Provost’s Lecture Series, Oregon State University will welcome Margaret Atwood, award-winning, bestselling author and poet, on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the LaSells Stewart Center. The event...

Students to showcase cultural dishes

Students to showcase cultural dishes

Kip Franich, Reporter
November 15, 2024

Oregon State University is set to host the second annual Global Culinary Heritage Celebration as part of its upcoming International Education Week in order to “cultivate a greater appreciation of food...

The Coalition of Graduate Employees commenced a strike on Tuesday after negotiations with the university did not meet their expectations. The strike will continue into next week.

CGE, OSU not coming to terms

Kip Franich, Reporter
November 15, 2024

The Coalition of Graduate Employees met with Oregon State University representatives to mediate graduate employee wages Thursday, but were unable to come to an agreement. While earlier mediation did...

Paws to De-Stress to bring therapy dogs to MU

Paws to De-Stress to bring therapy dogs to MU

Wes Flow, Senior Reporter
November 15, 2024

Biology, chemistry and physics are all labs that you may expect to see on campus.  If you’re in the Memorial Union in the next few weeks, however, you may encounter a very different kind of lab at...

Global opportunities abound during International Education Week

Global opportunities abound during International Education Week

Kelbey Hilliard, Reporter
November 14, 2024

Globally engaged students and faculty should keep an eye out for International Education Week. From Nov. 18-22, there will be a wide variety of opportunities and events to celebrate the impact that international...

The ASOSU Senate is sworn in at the ASOSU Inauguration at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon, May 31.

ASOSU Senate declares solidarity with striking graduate students

Fox Perez, ASOSU Beat Reporter
November 13, 2024

The Associated Students of Oregon State University Senate announced their solidarity with the university’s striking graduate students on Tuesday. This endorsement arrives in the midst of growing tensions...

Front View Shot of the Pride Center

Pride Center completes renovations: “a space for students to enjoy and feel accepted”

Taina Landuren, DEI beat reporter
November 13, 2024

After two long years of renovation, the Pride Center building was finally able to reopen its doors during the first week of the 2024 fall term.  During the time of the renovation, the center had been...

Residents of Corvallis play Pokémon at Central Park at 6pm on Wednesday for “Raid Hour” on Pokémon Go in Corvallis on Oct. 16th.

Weekly Pokémon GO battles take place at Central Park

Jaxson Skipper, Reporter
November 12, 2024

On Wednesdays, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., students, families and seniors gather in Central Park to play the mobile phone game Pokémon GO for the weekly “raid hour”. “A year ago it was only like 5...

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