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ASOSU releases 2023 senator election results, leaves last appointment up to chance

Nino Paoli, News Reporter
March 13, 2023

The Associated Students of Oregon State University 2023 senator results names eleven winners, and a rare tie. Though all election results for the 2023 ASOSU election were intended to be released on...

The ASOSU Elections committee (from left to right) Abby Miller, Ethan Hampton, Sydney Navas and Sierra Young at work counting elections votes on March 10.

ASOSU releases 2023 election results

Nino Paoli, News Reporter
March 10, 2023

  Carissa O’Donnell and Dakota Canzano have won the president and vice president seats respectively with 54.29% of the vote in the Associated Students of Oregon State University 2023 election...

Drone pilots Logan Snell (he/him) (left), Josh Lizee (they/them) (middle), and Felix Klein (he/him) (right) pose for a photo with their drones on Feb. 12 in the Peavy Fields at Oregon State University in Corvallis. The drone pilots will be competing in the annual Collegiate Drone Racing Association at Georgia Tech on April 1.

Oregon State drone racing team looks forward in preparation for national competition in Atlanta

Nino Paoli, News Reporter
March 6, 2023

The drone racing team from Oregon State University is set to travel to Atlanta, Georgia to compete in a national competition that begins on April 1. Four OSU pilots from the drone racing team qualified...

A photo illustration depicts an iPad with money surrounding it taken on Feb. 14. Ecampus classes are typically more expensive per credit than in-person classes for students who are Oregon residents, however, ecampus courses are cheaper per credit than in person classes for out of state students.

OSU Ecampus classes more expensive for Oregon residents, but at what cost?

Nino Paoli, News Reporter
March 6, 2023

Carisa Womack-Hakala is no stranger to online classes — COVID-19 broke out during her junior year of high school, causing her school to go fully online — but now she feels as though she is “missing...

A photo illustration Captured by Duane Knapp on Dece. 1st in their home. Both incoming and continuing students will likely be signing leases for apartments, homes, and other housing around Corvallis very soon.

OSU offers resources to navigate students through a dynamic housing market

Nino Paoli, News Contributor
March 2, 2023

It’s the start of Spring term and students living in the dorms are ramping up to move off-campus. Here are some things to keep in mind before moving.  First and foremost, Noah Chamberlain, a staff...

A snowy scene of OSU campus captured on Feb. 26.

What the hail? Snow strikes Corvallis again

Nino Paoli , News Reporter
February 23, 2023

Another snow flurry began around 3:20 p.m. on Feb. 23, after campus operations were delayed from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. due to morning sub-freezing temperatures and overnight snowfall. Additional on-and-off...

Details from around the ASOSU offices in the Student Experience Center, Dec 9. ASOSU officials have been discussing several initiatives which could affect student workers.

Pilot program to increase maximum allowable work hours poses questions of fairness for international students

Nino Paoli, News Reporter
February 23, 2023

The allowable maximum hours for student workers on campus is set to increase to 24 hours for full-time United States citizen students only, beginning on July 1. After a meeting in January to discuss...

Andrew May (he/him) who moved to Corvallis in the summer of 2013 with his former wife, children and in-laws at the time, sits on a cement wall while speaking about homelessness on Jan. 25. As of Jan. 11, Tina Kotek has signed off on a state of emergency in regards to various counties in Oregon. However, this state of emergency does not currently apply to Benton County.

Governor declares a state of emergency for homelessness

Nino Paoli, News Contributor
February 7, 2023

Governor Tina Kotek declared a homelessness state of emergency in multiple Oregon counties on Jan. 10, following her signing of three executive orders to address the issue. Though Benton County was...

A breakdown of funds to each student fee funded unit in the 2023-2024 budget.

ASOSU crosses $500 threshold for student fees

Nino Paoli, News Contributor
February 7, 2023

Student fees may increase by 4.98% to $505.46 each term for the fiscal year of 2024, after the Student Fee Committee held final deliberations for budget requests on Feb. 2. Joe Page, the student fee...

A $4.8 Million donation to OSUs Cybersecurity program was made to help students continue to earn degrees in the field. This illustration depicts funding for protection on computers and sensitive information.

$4.8 million awarded to OSU, supporting student scholarships in cybersecurity

Nino Paoli, News Contributor
February 6, 2023

Students studying cybersecurity at Oregon State University will be eligible to apply for a full ride scholarship starting next year.  Thanks to the National Science Foundation’s Scholarship for Service...

A plush goat photographed near the front of the entrance of Oregon State University’s Valley Library on Jan. 19th. Students are encouraged to hunt for a similar goat hidden elsewhere in the library in order to claim a button prize that changes every week.

The Valley Library is now goated

Nino Paoli, News Contributor
January 23, 2023

Frankie Claassen entered The Valley Library to do what she usually does there – quiet, individual studying, free from the dorm noise – when she happened upon a goat.  A stuffed goat, of course;...

An illustration depicting a student having trouble accessing a website. Recently, librarians
suspended negotiations with Elsevier due to the inability for the two entities to reach an agreement.

OSU librarians suspend negotiations with worldwide scholarly information provider

Nino Paoli, News Contributor
January 17, 2023

Oregon State University librarians have launched new services in lieu of suspended negotiations with Elsevier, one of the largest publishers of scholarly information in the world. The Valley Library’s...

Illustration depicts crab larvae and krill being eaten by fish.

Oregon State Receives $4.2 Million for Climate Change Research on Marine Species

Nino Paoli, News Contributor
January 6, 2023

Oregon State University received a $4.2 million federal grant to research climate change impacts on key marine species and have begun the four-year-long study, which spans multiple departments.  The...

ASOSU President, Matteo Paola, speaking with OMN writer, Nino Paoli in
the ASOSU offices in the Student Experience Center, Dec 9. ASOSU officials have been
discussing several initiatives which could affect student workers.

ASOSU President looks to increase maximum hour per week allowed for on-campus student employees

Nino Paoli, News Contributor
January 5, 2023

The Associated Students of Oregon State University will meet in January to finalize a plan that will increase the allowable maximum hours for on-campus student workers starting the next academic year,...

A college student looks at their OSU student portal ahead of impending changes.

Change in Baccalaureate Core to Start Summer 2025

Nino Paoli, News Contributor
December 14, 2022

Oregon State University’s Baccalaureate Core curriculum has been the same since 1991, and now these requirements are set to change. Changes in OSU’s Bacc Core requirements, renamed general education...

OSU climate report says humanity is in a climate crisis

OSU climate report says humanity is in a climate crisis

Nino Paoli, News Contributor
November 28, 2022

Humanity is unequivocally facing a climate emergency. This is the main finding that Oregon State University scientists in collaboration with international states found in their October report. The...


An illustration depicting marijuana leaves and alcohol bottles. The consumption of illicit substances is up in the air for many international students.

Recreational Marijuana Use for International Students: Rights and Risks

Nino Paoli, News Contributor
November 28, 2022

Possession and use of recreational marijuana for those age 21 and older was legalized in Oregon on July 1, 2015, but this incongruity between state and federal law creates a gray area for international...

$15,000 offered for technology-based research projects at OSU

$15,000 offered for technology-based research projects at OSU

Nino Paoli, News Contributor
November 10, 2022

The Oregon State University Advantage Innovation Impact Program is offering up to $15,000 to fund research and development for select technology-based projects that push OSU-owned technologies closer to...

Democratic candidate for Governor of Oregon, Tina Kotek speaks to a crowd of students and community members at the Oregon State Memorial Ballroom on Monday in Corvallis Kotek answered questions from students addressing multiple pertinent issues including abortion access and climate change.

Tina Kotek meets with students at OSU ahead of election

Nino Paoli, News Contributor
October 26, 2022

Democratic Candidate for governor, Tina Kotek, rallied and met with students at Oregon State University’s campus Monday as part of a series of visits around Oregon ahead of the primary election.  Stephanie...

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