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The Daily Barometer

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Three football players are celebrating. The man in the center is holding an orange chainsaw over his ehad.

‘He made me a better man’

Former OSU coach reflects on Skyler Thomas’ Beavers career, NFL chances
Ryland Bickley, Sports Writer
June 16, 2026

Safety Skyler Thomas spent just two years with Secondary Coach Rod Chance at Oregon State University, but those two seasons were what landed the defensive back an NFL contract.  Thomas led the Beavers...

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Bitter sweet sendoff

Offensive struggles return as Beavers end playoff run in rivalry loss
Ryland Bickley, Sports Writer
June 1, 2026

Easton Talt’s final collegiate at-bat came in hostile territory.  With Oregon State down 4-1 on the scoreboard with two outs and no baserunners in the bottom of the ninth, the senior outfielder faced...

OSU football player on the left runs with the ball away from two Sam Houston players.

Beavers to Dolphins and Bears, oh my!

OSU prospects head to the NFL following 2026 draft
Ryland Bickley, Sports Writer
May 11, 2026

Skyler Thomas has seen it all.  The defensive back spent five years in the Oregon State football program, starting in 2021 – the first full season following the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, he contributed...

Basketball players surround the head coach on the bench during a basketball game.

‘One more day’

Beavers rallied around Tinkle in final weeks as coach
Ryland Bickley, Sports Writer
April 13, 2026

The Oregon State University men’s basketball team earned a 10-point win over the University of San Diego Feb. 25. It marked the team’s sixth win in its last eight games.  The next day, outgoing...

The Beavers bench cheering after an OSU bucket in Gill Coliseum on March 19. 2026. Oregon State couldn’t finish the late-game comeback as they fell 58-62 in the first round of the WBIT.

Beavers fall in Round 1 of WBIT

Ryland Bickley, Sports Writer
March 20, 2026

Oregon State University’s Tiara Bolden managed 19 points in her final half as a Beaver in the first round of the Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament, but it wasn’t enough.  OSU fell 62-58...

New Oregon State football Head Coach, JaMarcus Shephard, speaks at his introductory press
conference on Dec. 2, 2025, at Reser Stadium in Corvallis.

Beaver football enters new era

Meet OSU’s new head coach, JaMarcus Shephard
Ryland Bickley, Sports Writer
January 12, 2026

JaMarcus Shephard gained something new to be thankful for over the holiday season.  Oregon State football’s new head coach found out he got the job while eating Thanksgiving dinner with the players...

Senior Giulia Clerici and junior Charlotte Lightfoot row in stern pair of the 1V8 on April 14, 2025, at a power per stroke session on the “pond” in Corvallis, Oregon.

Paddling from Fall to Spring

OSU Rowing prepares for their upcoming season
Ryland Bickley, Sports Writer
January 12, 2026

Oregon State University has one sport that doesn’t take place on land, has its home “field” over 50 miles away and where the men’s and women’s teams compete in different athletic associations.  That,...

Nate Lattanzio, advisory council coordinator for Youth Era explains The 5 Why's Tool at the Corvallis Farmers Market on Sept 10. Youth Era is a non-profit organization dedicated to the advocacy and support of young people.

Youth feedback pays back:

Local nonprofit gathers stories from social programs
Ryland Bickley and Noel Hendrickson
October 13, 2025

Among booths selling local produce, honey and baked goods at the Corvallis Farmers’ Market on Wednesday stood a table with a young man who just wanted to talk.  Nate Lattanzio, a youth advisory council...

Oregon State’s Kennedie Shuler pushes past Grambling State’s defense toward the basket at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis on Dec. 3, 2024. Shuler has played in 68 games at OSU, and has competed in two NCAA tournaments and conferences.

‘We’re chasing championships’

Shuler leads OSU women’s basketball ahead of final WCC season
Ryland Bickley, Sports Reporter
September 24, 2025

Oregon State University women’s basketball point guard Kennedie Shuler has played 1,463 in-game minutes in the black and orange, 499 more than her next-closest teammate. Over her time at OSU, she’s...

Oregon State wide receiver Karson Boschma hauls in a pass during a drill at
Tommy Prothro Field on Aug. 2, 2025. The Beavers are honing in their running backs' skills before the first game of the season on Aug. 30.

Running backs find roles at OSU fall camp day 12

"Every Batman needs a Robin"
Ryland Bickley, Sports Writer
August 13, 2025

An August heatwave hit Oregon State University football camp this week, and the team’s usual practice start was moved an hour earlier Monday and Tuesday.  But at the shadeless Prothro practice fields,...

The United States Department of Education has
temporarily paused student loan discharges under the Income Based Repayment plan under
Trump’s administration. (Photo illustration)

Breaking the bank

Trump administration makes changes to student loan forgiveness
Ryland Bickley, Reporter
August 11, 2025

Actions under the second Trump administration have plunged the federal student loan repayment system into uncertainty. In July, the Department of Education quietly paused the one remaining Income Driven...

Oregon State wide receiver Trent Walker (left), defends against Darrius Clemons during a one-on-one rep at Tommy Prothro Field on Friday. The Beavers continued preseason work under clear skies.

OSU fall camp ramps up in day four

Ryland Bickley, Sports Writer
August 3, 2025

Thin Lizzy’s “The Boys are Back in Town” blared over the speakers ahead of the Oregon State University football team’s fourth day of fall camp on Saturday.  Now in the same month as their season...

Aiva Arquette (13) throws the ball to first base as Washington State slides into second base on March 12, at Goss Stadium in Corvallis. Arquette was selected seventh overall in the MLB Draft.

Six Beavers selected in 2025 MLB Draft

Ryland Bickley, Sports Writer
July 15, 2025

Oregon State University baseball has now produced top-10 picks in back-to-back years following the 2025 Major League Baseball Draft held in Atlanta last Sunday and Monday.  Over the event’s 20 rounds,...

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