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Alex Hyatt

Alex Hyatt, Editor-in-Chief

(he/him) Fourth-year creative writing major minoring in political science.

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The construction site of the Huang Collaborative Innovation Complex on 26th St is seen at Oregon State University in Corvallis on July 3. The site remains active with crews and equipment working daily to complete the project by its anticipated deadline.

Widespread campus construction in progress this summer

Alex Hyatt and Audrey Saiz
July 14, 2025

Construction on Oregon State University’s Corvallis campus is ramping up for the summer break. Projects include the Huang Collaborative Innovation Complex, a new student dorm and updates to other campus...

United academics of Oregon State University poses for a photo during a demonstration at the March 14 Board of trustees meeting. The faculty union won their bargaining on April 23 to boost benefits for faculty at OSU.

OSU faculty union takes win in negotiations

Alex Hyatt, Reporter
May 8, 2025

Editor's note: This story has been updated in the online version to provide clarity about continuous appointment for faculty.  A new agreement to boost wages for faculty was passed in a vote with more...

David Ryusaki (right), Beaver Classic retail manager, serves ice cream to Carol Lorenzen, head of the College of Agricultural Sciences, at the Beaver Classic storefront in Oregon State University’s Withycombe Hall on April 09, 2025. The shop features student-made products developed through OSU’s food innovation programs.

Withycombe Hall opens ice cream shop

Alex Hyatt, Reporter
April 14, 2025

A new creamery opens today on the Oregon State University campus in Withycombe Hall, selling ice cream and other Beaver Classic products.  Withycombe Hall has been under renovation for 4 years and...

‘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...

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 committee suggests tuition increase

Alex Hyatt, Reporter
March 7, 2025

Editor's note: This headline of this article was changed to reflect that this was a committee recommendation not a final decision. On March 7, the university Board of Trustees Finance & Administration...

ASOSU: What’s next?

ASOSU: What’s next?

Student government moves to partial shutdown, reform post elections
Fox Perez, Alex Hyatt, and Audrey Saiz
March 4, 2025

Amidst a shutdown of the majority of Associated Students of Oregon State University’s branches on Feb. 28, LaborBeavs-endorsed candidates took the win in the elections last week. Kayla Ramirez and...

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Saegis Abbott in race for Student Fee Committee Chair

Alex Hyatt, Reporter
February 24, 2025

Editor's note: This story has been updated to fix the name of "University Budget Committee". Saegis Abbott is a graduate student studying mechanical engineering who is running for the Student Fee Committee...

Eliza Eckman and Shawn Durr run for ASOSU President and Vice President

Eliza Eckman and Shawn Durr run for ASOSU President and Vice President

Alex Hyatt, Reporter
February 24, 2025

Editor's note: This story has been updated to clarify that the chair of the budget committee is for the senate not the Student Fee Committee. Eliza Eckman and Shawn Durr are running for Oregon State...

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University officials respond to ASOSU statement

Audrey Saiz and Alex Hyatt
January 24, 2025

Editor's note: This story has been updated to include a quote from Audrey Schlotter. Associated Students of Oregon State University released a statement Friday morning on their Instagram which detailed...

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Letter claims ASOSU will disband judicial branch

Alex Hyatt and Katie Livermore
January 24, 2025

Editor's note: This story has been updated to provide more context. The Associated Students of Oregon State University are throwing out their judicial branch, which reviews laws passed by ASOSU Senate,...

SFC recommends fees, student ticket debate derails meeting

SFC recommends fees, student ticket debate derails meeting

Hailey Cook and Alex Hyatt
January 23, 2025

Editor’s note: Orange Media Network, with which The Daily Barometer is affiliated, is involved in the student fees deliberations process. Oregon State University Athletics sent out an email to OSU...

Tariff talks turn to precedent

Tariff talks turn to precedent

Alex Hyatt, Reporter
January 6, 2025

November 2024 brought a contentious presidential election where roughly 81% of voters said the economy was very important to them, according to a poll by Pew Research Center. During the campaign season...

SNAP faces changes

SNAP faces changes

Alex Hyatt and Jaxson Skipper
January 6, 2025

Student Eligibility Alex Hyatt, reporter With school well under way this academic year, the federal government has laid out a plan to communicate with college students to provide more information...

Students sit in the Memorial Union Horizon Room at the Election Night Coverage event on Nov. 5, 2024.

MU election night: New voters and observers share feelings

Alex Hyatt, Reporter
November 6, 2024

For much of Tuesday night, the Memorial Union Horizon Room was quiet. Few people were present to watch the election coverage on the big screen. Everett Goldfarb, a first-year computer science major,...

An illustration of some of what Bend, Ore. has to offer its Oregon State Cascades students.

New buildings at OSU Cascades to bring more student services

Alex Hyatt, Reporter
November 4, 2024

Oregon State University Cascades campus is expanding, bringing new buildings and services to students in Bend, Oregon.  The Student Success Center is the first project currently underway at Cascades....

A ballot box in Corvallis, Ore. The Benton County primary election begins on May 17, 2022, and voters can drop off ballots at local county and city boxes.

Oregon citizens to vote on five measures in November

Alex Hyatt, Reporter
October 25, 2024

Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect the correct counties that have already established ranked choice voting. With the election coming up on November 5, Oregonian voters will be seeing...

Expanded SNAP benefits? Proposed changes could open food aid to every college student

Expanded SNAP benefits? Proposed changes could open food aid to every college student

Alex Hyatt, Reporter
October 14, 2024

Whether it’s a dining plan or regular grocery shopping, students have to think about the cost of their food. In an already expensive environment, while attending university, the last thing students should...

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