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Kera Nelson photographed in France during her study abroad trip.

The Dam Dispatch: Returning to ‘normal’ after studying abroad

Kera Nelson, Columnist
March 15, 2024

From temporary farewells and overstuffed suitcases to foreign streets and ancient ruins, studying abroad is the opportunity of a lifetime. We often discuss the preparation, jet lag, culture shock and...

Trapped in the Projector: ‘Tis the Season for Oscars at Oregon State

Trapped in the Projector: ‘Tis the Season for Oscars at Oregon State

Ian Carlisle, Columnist
March 5, 2024

On March 10, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will be handing out their awards, colloquially called the Oscars, to various films released in 2023. Of the films nominated for Best Picture...

Walt Disney’s 1921 Business Envelope, from when he was based in his hometown of Kansas City, Missouri, featuring a self-portrait.

Trapped in the Projector: Who cares about the Walt Disney Company’s Centennial at OSU?

Ian Carlisle, Columnist
February 25, 2024

Editor’s Note: This is a column and does not reflect the views or opinions of the Daily Barometer Does anyone care about the Walt Disney Company’s Centennial at Oregon State University? Well,...

Oregon State Women’s Basketball players high five their teammate Raegan Beers (15) on the sidelines at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene on Feb. 4.

The DAM Mailbag: WBB, PAC-12, Beaver football schedule and coaches

Ryan Harlan, Sports Columnist
February 6, 2024

It’s that time again! I finally found the key for the Barometer Sports PO box in between some couch cushions, and I’m ready to read your Oregon State sports questions and answer them in: the DAM Mailbag. Who...

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Trapped in the Projector: ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’: legacy of living on conquered land

Ian Carlisle, Columnist
January 30, 2024

Editor's Note: This is a column and does not reflect the views or opinions of the Daily Barometer At one point during Martin Scorsese’s latest film “Killers of the Flower Moon,” local businessman...

A student walks into Strand Agriculture Hall on November 28, 2023 in Corvallis, Oregon.

Read the Room: Folk singers and college students ain’t so different…

AJ Damiana, Columnist
January 23, 2024

With the message “This machine kills fascists” stuck to the front of his guitar, your first idea of Woody Guthrie likely isn’t a folk singer with a fisherman’s cap cocked to one side. “He...

According to the Statistic Brain Research Institute, 41 percent of Americans make New Years resolutions yet only 9.2 percent stick to them.

On Our Minds: New Year’s resolutions don’t have to be your enemy

Riley LeCocq, Columnist
January 5, 2024

Last year they didn't stick, the year before that they formed unhealthy habits, this year is there even a point and do they really do me any good? If this is your internal dilemma of whether or not...

Oregon State and Notre Dame go head to head before the snap in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl game in El Paso, TX on Dec 29, 2023.

Here’s My Two Cents: Finishing the 2023 Beaver football season the ‘Oregon State Way’

Ryan Harlan, Sports Columnist
December 29, 2023

The Fighting Irish exacted their long-awaited revenge against Oregon State finally winning their first game against the Beavers in the all-time series between both schools. Notre Dame set the tone early...

Teresa Ashford sits at Interzone Coffee on July 28th. Ashford has been dubbed Oregon State University’s “Sexpert”, she works to make content educating students on various topics.

Sexpert Says: OSU’s Sexpert visits Phallological Museum in Iceland

Teresa Ashford, Columnist
November 8, 2023

Editor's Notes: This column does not represent the opinion of The Daily Barometer. This column reflects the personal opinions of the writer. Recently, I had the opportunity to spend time in Reykjavík,...

How the collapse of the PAC-12 will affect non-football fans

How the collapse of the PAC-12 will affect non-football fans

Mason Kenneally, Sports Columnist
October 4, 2023

College football is uniquely popular in the U.S. but to fully understand the collapse of the PAC-12 a rare and niche knowledge of athletics is required. It is my aim to familiarize those who might not...

Teresa Ashford sits at Interzone Coffee on July 28th. Ashford has been dubbed Oregon State University’s “Sexpert”, she works to make content educating students on various topics.

Sexpert Says: Sexpert shares resources for sexual safety on and off campus

Teresa Ashford, Columnist
September 25, 2023

Editor’s Note: This column does not represent the opinion of The Daily Barometer. This column reflects the personal opinions of the writer. When I was an incoming first-year student at OSU in the...

In a photo illustration, fourth-year new media communications Major Allen Bernard checks the travel distance from Corvallis to his hometown of Lubbock, Texas on Aug. 28. Travelers driving home for the Thanksgiving holiday should be prepared for icy conditions.

The realities of going to college out-of-state

Audrey Saiz, Columnist
September 25, 2023

The student population of Oregon State University itself is over three times larger than my hometown, a tiny island in Southeast Alaska. But my main concern arriving here was not finances, storage units,...

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