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The Daily Barometer

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The Daily Barometer

Wes Flow (he/him)

Wes Flow (he/him), Campus Editor

Third-year fisheries, wildlife and conservation science major, minoring in Spanish

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Ocean career fair sets sail for MU

Wes Flow, Senior Reporter
March 14, 2025

For students charting out their careers, and those still navigating college, a chance to learn about opportunities in ocean-related fields is on the horizon. Or, rather, in the Horizon Room. The...

A sign to wear masks outside of a barber shop in downtown Corvallis, Ore. on Feb. 14. Small businesses are trying to constantly adapt to alterations in COVID-19 restrictions.

Students say pandemic lessons still felt today

Wes Flow, Senior Reporter
March 5, 2025

On March 23, 2020, then-Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed a stay-at-home order, beginning what many remember simply as “lockdown.” 12 days prior, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19...

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Korean Student Association to host K-Night

Wes Flow, Senior Reporter
February 17, 2025

Oregon State University’s Korean Student Association will be hosting K-Night 2025 in the Memorial Union Ballroom from 6:30 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. on Feb. 22. Doors will open at 5 p.m. and food will be...

Campus closure to continue into Friday morning

Campus closure to continue into Friday morning

Wes Flow, Senior Reporter
February 13, 2025

Campus will remain closed until 10 a.m Friday due to inclement weather, Oregon State University announced Thursday evening. The closure will mean that offices and classrooms will be closed until then,...

New year, old goals

New year, old goals

Student body larger, faculty smaller than 2009 predictions
Wes Flow, Senior Reporter
February 4, 2025

Where were you in 2009? Many of Oregon State University’s current seniors celebrated their 6th birthday. OSU’s younger students would have been in preschool. In that year’s State of the University...

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Grammy-winner Alex Cuba to play PRAx

Wes Flow, Senior Reporter
February 3, 2025

The award-winning singer-songwriter Alex Cuba, will be putting on a pair of Valentine’s Day performances at the Patricia Valian Reser Center for the Creative Arts. The two shows will be held at PRAx’s...

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Paws to De-Stress to bring therapy dogs to MU

Wes Flow, Senior Reporter
November 15, 2024

Biology, chemistry and physics are all labs that you may expect to see on campus.  If you’re in the Memorial Union in the next few weeks, however, you may encounter a very different kind of lab at...

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OSU plans fourth annual In Memoriam event

Wes Flow, News Reporter
May 5, 2024

Oregon State University plans to honor community members who died last year with their fourth annual In Memoriam event on May 6 in the Memorial Union Main Lounge. This year’s event, scheduled from...

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Reser Stadium parking lots closed for repair work

Wes Flow, News Reporter
July 20, 2023

Parts of the Reser Stadium parking lot will be closed for repair work by Oregon State University Transportation Services, beginning today and running until Saturday. According to an email from Transportation...

CTS weekend service to make limited comeback

CTS weekend service to make limited comeback

Wes Flow, News Reporter
May 2, 2023

Corvallis Transit Service will be resuming weekend bus service on limited CTS and Philomath Connection routes, according to the CTS website. The increased service will mean: Hourly service for...

Weniger Hall tenants prepare for demolition

Weniger Hall tenants prepare for demolition

Wes Flow, News Reporter
April 4, 2023

In the fall of 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis was at its peak, China and India were at war, and, according to that day’s Daily Barometer, Oregon State University was dedicating its newest building on...

Katie Barber poses as she removes her mask on Tuesday, March 14 in Corvallis. The last remaining mask mandate in Oregon, which requires them to be worn in health care settings, will be lifted on April 3.

Masks welcome, not required

Oregon set to lift mask mandate in healthcare settings
Wes Flow, News Reporter
March 15, 2023

Next time you’re in a doctor’s office, you may see many of the things one would expect to be there: needles, stethoscopes and blood pressure cuffs, among others. The one thing that may be missing is...

C3 GameCon comes to Corvallis today and tomorrow

Wes Flow, News Reporter
February 17, 2023

The Corvallis Convention Center will be holding the C3 GameCon today and tomorrow, bringing together tabletop games, cosplaying and panels over the event’s two days. Doors have already opened for...

Paws to De-Stress returns to OSU campus

Paws to De-Stress returns to OSU campus

Wes Flow, News Contributor
October 28, 2022

Students lined up outside the Student Experience Center Wednesday for Paws to De-Stress, an event which brought therapy dogs from the Corvallis-based organization Welcome Waggers to the Oregon State University...

OSU encourages students to vote

OSU encourages students to vote

Wes Flow, News Contributor
October 10, 2022

Oregon State University is encouraging students to take part in the 2022 Oregon General Election this November. In an email on Wednesday, the university said, “we hope that everyone eligible to vote...

Cars line the streets around OSU campus on Sept. 17th, 2024. Students move in Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, and streets are full of families and unloading cars.

4500 students move into OSU dorms

Wes Flow, News Contributor
September 19, 2022

For Oregon State University’s newest dorm residents, months of anticipation and preparation have finally reached a conclusion. “I get to meet new people, but also, it’s meeting people in really...

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