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A Planet Palooza attendee wears a fish mask at Planet Palooza on April 19. According to event organizer Erik Olsen, the mask is the oldest in the event's collection.

Earth Day celebration unites community members in celebration of environmental solutions

Montana Burack, Reporter
April 22, 2025

People of all ages, adorning colorful paper mache masks, paraded around Chintimini Park to the beat of a unified drum as a part of Planet Palooza, a community event celebrating Earth Day, on April 19.  Hundreds...

A man is using a tablet taking the VR tour of what the final renovations will look like.

Dixon recreation climbing wall, racquetball courts to be renovated

Montana Burack, Reporter
April 21, 2025

On March 22, Dixon Recreation’s indoor climbing wall and east entrance were closed for renovations. The renovations are anticipated to conclude during the upcoming fall term. The racquetball and squash...

Nora Cronin answers an audience question at a panel focused on affordable housing in Corvallis at the Corvallis Benton Public Library on April 9. Brigetta Olson, Tim Lawler, Nora Cronin, and Paul Bilotta, pictured from left, also presented at the event.

Corvallis affordable housing concerns and efforts discussed at presentation event

Montana Burack, Reporter
April 14, 2025

Local affordable housing experts presented and answered audience questions about housing issues at the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library on April 9.  The City of Corvallis' Housing and Neighborhood...

Senior in Natural Resources, Meadow Moses poses for a headshot on the fourth floor of the Student Experience Center on campus Feb. 24. Moses was interviewed for her relation to the federal hiring freeze and how it's affecting her.

Federal hiring freeze and layoffs leave students without post-grad jobs, internships

Montana Burack, Reporter
April 9, 2025

Due to the Trump Administration’s federal hiring freeze, layoffs and changes to federal funding, students like Meadow Moses, a fourth-year natural resources major with an interest in pursuing a career...

Owen Sansburn, a natural resources student, organizes pinned bee specimens for research in OSU’s Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund forestry lab on March 12. Funding uncertainties put hands-on scientific research at risk.

Uncertainty looms as OSU researchers face federal funding changes

Montana Burack, Reporter
April 7, 2025

A recent deluge of executive orders from the Trump administration regarding federal funding for university research projects has left many researchers, such as Jack Barth, a professor in the Oceanography...

OSU students Shirley Chen (left) and Katie Wagner assemble ecobricks in the
Agriculture and Life Sciences building on Jan. 30, 2025. Weekly ecobrick meetings led by organizer Haeli Rowland occur on Mondays and Thursdays from six to seven in the
evening.

EcoBricks initiative tackles plastic waste brick by brick

Montana Burack, Reporter
March 4, 2025

The world runs on plastic — with seemingly endless products, from granola bar wrappers to plastic bags to plastic water bottles and beyond — made from the ubiquitous product.  In total, the world...

Brett Zimmerman, a graduate student at OSU, waxes his skis at the Adventure Learning Institute's waxing center in Oregon State Universityis Dixon Recreation Center in Corvallis, on Feb. 12. Brett described the skiing conditions as somewhat normal, however with this year's snowpack, he's concerned about the conditions towards the end of spring.

Ski and snowboard club gets students to mountains this winter

Montana Burack, Reporter
March 4, 2025

Looking to hit the slopes this winter?  For students involved in SnowOSU, the ski and snowboard club at Oregon State University, this year's winter sports season has presented opportunities to engage...

Jim Obergefell, other panelists to reflect on 10-year anniversary of same-sex marriage legalization

Jim Obergefell, other panelists to reflect on 10-year anniversary of same-sex marriage legalization

Montana Burack, Reporter
February 28, 2025

On Thursday, March 6, The Center for the Humanities will be hosting a free panel discussion at noon titled “Ten Years Later: Same-Sex Marriage Equality in 2025” at the Patricia Valencia Center for...

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