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July simple loop

July simple loop

Alex Loomis, Puzzler
July 13, 2026

Rules: Draw a path that passes through every empty cell and loops back to itself. The path may not branch or intersect itself, and can only connect cells orthogonally (but not diagonally). This puzzle...

July shikaku

July shikaku

Also known as "patches"
Alex Loomis, Puzzler
July 13, 2026

Rules: Draw along the dotted lines to divide the grid into rectangular regions. Every region must contain exactly one black circle, and the number in a circle indicates the size of the region it is in....

Oregon State and Texas Tech logos.

Will OSU take a stand?

Why the Sorsby scandal means the Beavers shouldn't play Texas Tech
Noel Hendrickson, Sports Writer
July 13, 2026

Editor's Note: This is a column and does not reflect the views or opinions of The Daily Barometer. In May 2026, Brendan Sorsby, one of the most awaited college football transfers to Texas Tech University,...

Existing a week without gas

Existing a week without gas

Andres Bedoya-Bunch, News Editor
July 13, 2026

Filling a tank shouldn’t cost us $40 nowadays and asking your friends for gas money shouldn’t be burdensome. Next time someone uses my debit card when buying gas and asks me to cover half their tank...

Daily Barometer News Editor Fox Perez lays down on the floor in the Orange Media Network office inside the Student Experience Center at Oregon State University on May 28.

From the wonk’s desk: Why I write

Fox Perez, News Editor
June 8, 2026

I may not know much — I'm 22, barely have a degree in political science and have never left the country — but I do know this: the world is mean.  The world is nasty, and it never slows down no...

The northern lights seen from Corvallis.

The Space Age then and now:

will students define this era?
Marina Kandas, Reporter
May 11, 2026

When you look up at the night sky, you’re seeing history. By the time starlight reaches our eyes, we are catching a glimpse of how the universe appeared hundreds or even millions of years ago. In...

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