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Student protesters hold signs for the Coalition of Graduate Employees at a practice picket at Oregon State University on Oct. 16.

Coalition of Graduate Employees file intent to strike

Kip Franich, Reporter
November 8, 2024

The Coalition of Graduate Employees will strike starting Tuesday if wage negotiations do not go well with Oregon State University, said CGE’s vice presidents of organizing, Maddy Duong and Emerson Barret.  According...

On Nov 4, 2024, traffic is seen on NW Van Buren Avenue due to the construction of the Willamette Bridge

ODOT gives update on bridge construction

Kip Franich, Reporter
November 6, 2024

The Oregon Department of Transportation announced in a press release on Oct. 23 that they have made “major strides” on the Van Buren Bridge project. The biggest hurdle in constructing the new bridge,...

Student protesters hold signs for the Coalition of Graduate Employees at a practice picket at Oregon State University on Oct. 16.

Coalition of Graduate Employees conducts practice protest

Kip Franich, Reporter
October 18, 2024

“When I say union, you say power,” was the chant Wednesday morning in the Memorial Union Quad as members of the Coalition of Graduate Employees practiced marching for a potential picket over low wages. Since...

Heatless Habanero's collected on a plate

OSU unveils new heatless peppers

Kip Franich, Reporter
October 16, 2024

They say “If you can’t take the heat, get out of the kitchen,” but chefs and farmers are dying to get their hands on these low-heat habanero peppers. Over the past 25 years, Oregon State University...

Indigenous Peoples’ Week brings cultural understanding to OSU

Indigenous Peoples’ Week brings cultural understanding to OSU

Kip Franich, Reporter
October 14, 2024

Editor's note: This story has been corrected in its online version to reflect the correct day of the week of Indigenous Peoples' Day.   In the past, Indigenous Peoples' Day, which falls on the second...

Food truck pod to host creepy events all October

Food truck pod to host creepy events all October

Kip Franich, Reporter
October 3, 2024

Common Fields is putting the spook in Spooktober with a month of freaky events to celebrate the Halloween season. Among the events is a release party for the horror film “Feet of Death” on Oct....

OSU colleges to hold individual graduation celebrations

Kip Franich, News Contributor
June 3, 2024

Correction: This story has been updated with the correct date for the College of Science's graduation celebration. Along with the commencement ceremony on June 15, each of the 11 colleges at Oregon...

A collection of Intuit turbotax tax-filing booklets sit for sale on a stand at an OfficeMax in Corvallis OR, on May 13 2024.

TurboTax causes Oregonians to overpay, Wyden demands action

Kip Franich, News Contributor
May 20, 2024

This tax season over 12,000 Oregonians filing with TurboTax experienced a software error which caused them to overpay on their state taxes.  In a May 2 letter to Intuit, TurboTax’s parent company,...

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OSU Board of Trustees approves 2025 budget plan

Kip Franich, News Contributor
May 18, 2024

Oregon State University’s 2025 budget was approved when the OSU Board of Trustees convened on Friday to vote on multiple items. The budget, increased from last year, as Associate Vice President for...

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OSU Board of Trustees to bring 2025 budget to vote

Kip Franich, News Contributor
May 17, 2024

The university’s 2025 budget was a main topic of discussion when the Oregon State University Board of Trustees Committees convened Thursday, before it heads to a Friday vote. According to Associate...

Zahava A. speaks to the ASOSU senate during a student government meeting on May 15 designated to revisit the previous resolution passed by the student government senate, “Call for OSU to divest from the ongoing illegal occupation of Palestine and genocide of Palestinians,” in Oregon State University’s memorial union in Corvallis, OR.

Student government divestment vote postponed after lengthy forum

Kip Franich and Vincent Ho
May 16, 2024

Editor's Note: This story incorrectly stated the format of the next ASOSU Senate meeting. The meeting's idea for a format of a 30 minute allotment of gallery comments was not voted on officially and will...

INTO OSU to host cricket tournament

INTO OSU to host cricket tournament

Kip Franich, News Contributor
May 15, 2024

Cricket… kind of like baseball with padding, right?  While cricket is the second largest sport in the world after soccer, according to Student Success Services Senior Coordinator at INTO OSU Gurwinder...

The 3 Potato More food truck is seen near the SEC for Truckin Tuesdays on April 23, 2024.

Truckin’ Tuesdays set to bring more food options to campus

Kip Franich, News Contributor
May 13, 2024

Pretzels and hotdogs and curry, oh my! You’ve seen them; the food carts that started popping up on campus between the Student Experience Center and the Memorial Union. Where did they come from?...

Oregon DOJ launches awareness campaign for hate crime hotline

Oregon DOJ launches awareness campaign for hate crime hotline

Kip Franich, News Contributor
May 13, 2024

Recently, the Oregon Department of Justice announced that they will run a campaign to promote their hate crime hotline, 1-844-944-BIAS (2427).  According to Oregon DOJ Director of Civil Rights and...

Ettihad Cultural Center to host annual Cultural Festival

Ettihad Cultural Center to host annual Cultural Festival

Kip Franich, News Contributor
May 2, 2024

Since 2013, the Ettihad Cultural Center here at Oregon State University has held a cultural festival in the spring to celebrate community and diversity. Last year’s festival, which included regional...

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Board of Trustees votes to raise tuition rates, student fees

Kip Franich, News Contributor
April 9, 2024

Oregon State University's Board of Trustees voted on April 5 in the Memorial Union to raise tuition and mandatory student fees.  Starting in 2025, every level of tuition will be affected. For returning...

Captain Joel Goodwin discusses in an interview about the situation table on Feb. 15, 2024 in the Benton County Sheriff's Office.

Corvallis police reflect on situation table approach

Kip Franich, News Contributor
February 23, 2024

For the past three months, community partners of the Corvallis Situation Table have been hard at work bringing care to those at elevated risk.  Originally developed in Canada by Global Network for...

OSU project helps grow olives in Oregon

OSU project helps grow olives in Oregon

Kip Franich, News Contributor
February 12, 2024

When you picture an olive farm, you may imagine a warm, sunny Mediterranean country like Spain or Greece. While Oregon, with its rainy, cold winters may not jump to mind, Oregon State University’s...

Students rehearse for "No Future" in the Gladys Valley Gymnastics Center on Feb. 8.

OSU students to put on “No Future” at Common Fields

Kip Franich, News Contributor
February 10, 2024

Oregon State University students are putting on a play next week at Common Fields in Corvallis for the first show of the new season of OSU theater. This year, OSU students are getting the ball running...

Karen Holmberg talks about Van Pelt’s novel Remarkably Bright Creatures at
Moreland Hall at Oregon State University on January 31st, 2024.

OSU professor to host Random Review at Corvallis public library

Kip Franich, News Contributor
February 8, 2024

Oregon State University Associate Professor Karen Holmberg will be hosting Random Review on Feb. 14 at Corvallis-Benton County Public Library to discuss Shelby Van Pelt’s novel Remarkably Bright Creatures. Set...

ASOSU Senators read and discuss the NARCAN bill presented to the senate in Corvallis, OR, on Jan. 9, 2024.

Effort to bring NARCAN to dorms continues following ASOSU approval

Kip Franich, News Contributor
February 8, 2024

The Resident Hall Association brought a bill to vote at Associated Students of Oregon State University’s Senate meeting on Jan. 10 to make life-saving emergency care more accessible at OSU. The motion,...

Yaquina Head Lighthouse, north of Newport, Oregon on October 18, 2023.

Oregon Sea Grant uses funds to promote marine education, research

Kip Franich, News Contributor
February 5, 2024

Editor's note: This story mistakenly appeared in truncated form in the Barometer's February print issue. It can be found in its entirety here. In 1966, the United States Congress established the National...

Members of the Oregon State University Board of Trustees during a meeting on Friday, Oct. 20 2023, in the Memorial Union Horizons Room.

Board of Trustees discuss tuition increase, vote for presidential pay raise

Kip Franich, News Contributor
January 29, 2024

Oregon State University’s Board of Trustees sent a tuition raise to an April vote and approved a pay raise for President Jayathi Murthy when they met on Jan. 18 and 19. The meetings for the Executive,...

A student's computer showing a computer virus on Jan. 21st.

Oregon universities collaborate on new cybersecurity center in Portland

Kip Franich, News Contributor
January 24, 2024

Oregon State University, Portland State University and the University of Oregon are collaborating to form the Oregon Cybersecurity Center of Excellence at PSU in order to “promote awareness, education...

A sign for Happy Lemon, a new restaurant in the MU, on Nov 1, 2023 at OSU. Happy Lemon will be where the restaurant Togo's was once located.

Tea shop chain to bring location to MU

Kip Franich, News Contributor
November 9, 2023

Tea shop chain Happy Lemon is opening a new franchise location after spring break in the Memorial Union Commons to bring Oregon State University students tea and pastries. While it may not be a household...

Jeremy Price dresses as Count Dracula at the Melon Shack on October 5, 2023. Price was one of many costumed employees hidden in the haunted corn maze.

Local corn mazes share sustainability practices

Kip Franich, News Contributor
November 3, 2023

With hay rides, pumpkin picking, caramel corn and labyrinthine passages full of spooky surprises, corn mazes are a staple part of the Halloween season for many Americans.  With Oregon State University’s...

Engage Corvallis leads first-ever downtown Halloween tour

Engage Corvallis leads first-ever downtown Halloween tour

Kip Franich, News Contributor
October 29, 2023

While Central Park may be downtown, this year’s true crime and haunted tours led by Engage Corvallis certainly won’t be a walk in the park. Engage Corvallis is giving guided true crime and ghost...

Food and Fermentation Science Club to hold kombucha workshop

Food and Fermentation Science Club to hold kombucha workshop

Kip Franich, News Contributor
October 25, 2023

The Food and Fermentation Science Club is hosting a kombucha workshop this Thursday at 5 p.m. in the Pilot Plant, giving members an up close look at the fermentation process. While the event is strictly...

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