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Student government put on indefinite pause as reform efforts continue

Student government put on indefinite pause as reform efforts continue

Fox Perez, ASOSU Beat Reporter
May 5, 2025

The temporary shutdown of Oregon State University’s student government has become an indefinite shutdown as ASOSU leaders continue to work on internal reforms. In a letter released by Vice President...

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SFC Chair-elect disqualified, Elections Committee follows public meetings law

Fox Perez, ASOSU Beat Reporter
April 25, 2025

The Oregon State University student government Elections Committee has disqualified Dylan Perfect from his newly won position as Chair of the Student Fee Committee, following a ruling that his campaign...

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Harassment claims surface within ASOSU

Fox Perez, ASOSU Beat Reporter
April 22, 2025

Harassment allegations have come to light nearly two months since the Oregon State University student government went into temporary shutdown. Multiple sources within ASOSU have brought forth instances...

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National Zoom outage causes election committee to reschedule elections meeting

Max Loew, Campus Editor
April 18, 2025

Student government has rescheduled its meeting to discuss election validity and campaign violations. The meeting will be open to the public and will take place on April 22, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., in...

Protestors stand inside a public Associated Students of Oregon State University meeting with administrators on Tuesday. This meeting is the first step in the reform process that began with the pause of ASOSU on Feb. 28.

Protests, concerns, calls for reform dominate ASOSU advisor meeting

Fox Perez, ASOSU Beat Reporter
March 14, 2025

On Tuesday, March 5, the Associated Students of Oregon State University held an advisory meeting which was met with protests, emotional testimonies and calls for structural reform. OSU administrators...

‘Work groups’ set to help rebuild ASOSU

‘Work groups’ set to help rebuild ASOSU

Alex Hyatt, Reporter
March 14, 2025

ASOSU President Audrey Schlotter said that there will be work groups to help restructure student government, in an address to the Board of Trustees on March 14. Two weeks after all ASOSU endeavors were...

Newspaper clipping from February 25, 1970 in the Daily Barometer showing an article written by Bob Allen, past Barometer Editor. This article was written to spotlight both the student body’s lack of participation with student government at the time in conjunction with their class representatives response. [It’s important to note ASOSU was not structured identically to today’s standards, likely having a president on behalf of each class work together as one entity as opposed to one president representing all classes.]

Reading between the Vines: ASOSU parallels past, strays from integrity

Andres Bedoya-Bunch, Reporter/Columnist
March 12, 2025

Editor’s note: This is a column and does not reflect the views or opinions of the Daily Barometer. After viewing the student government’s history through the lenses of past Barometer representatives,...

Schlotter to leave vice president position unfilled

Schlotter to leave vice president position unfilled

Audrey Saiz, Editor-in-Chief
March 5, 2025

Audrey Schlotter, the Associated Students of Oregon State University president, said in an email Tuesday night that she will not be appointing a new vice president.  After Zach Kowash, the former...

DamTested brings free at-home STI testing to OSU students

Fox Perez, ASOSU Beat Reporter
March 4, 2025

Oregon State University students now have a new, confidential, and cost-free option for sexual health testing with the arrival of DamTested. The initiative, led by the Associated Students of Oregon...

ASOSU: What’s next?

ASOSU: What’s next?

Student government moves to partial shutdown, reform post elections
Fox Perez, Alex Hyatt, and Audrey Saiz
March 4, 2025

Amidst a shutdown of the majority of Associated Students of Oregon State University’s branches on Feb. 28, LaborBeavs-endorsed candidates took the win in the elections last week. Kayla Ramirez and...

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SFC Chair-elect allegedly terminated following unauthorized meeting

Baro Staff
March 3, 2025

Dylan Perfect, Student Fee Committee chair-elect, was allegedly terminated from the Associated Students of Oregon State University through an email from the Office of the Dean of Students today.  The...

OSU officials respond to ASOSU partial shutdown

OSU officials respond to ASOSU partial shutdown

Audrey Saiz and Max Loew
February 28, 2025

Editor's note: This story has been updated to clarify Dylan Perfect's position within ASOSU post-election. Oregon State University officials said that they had a responsibility to step in to halt Associated...

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