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On Our Minds: Students should not have to grieve perpetuation of injustice following Rittenhouse verdict

On Our Minds: Students should not have to grieve perpetuation of injustice following Rittenhouse verdict

Riley LeCocq, Columnist
December 4, 2021

Editor’s Note: This column does not represent the opinion of The Daily Barometer. This column reflects the personal opinions of the writer. After the national news of Kyle Rittenhouse’s acquittal,...

Roommates and OSU senior wrestlers Adam Rateb (left) and Mateo Olmos (right) pictured in Adam’s bedroom behind his favorite poster of his idols. Adam and Mateo participated in the Black Lives Matter rally in Washington DC this past summer.

Oregon State wrestlers Rateb, Olmos, Turner, continue to fight for Black Lives Matter in D.C.

Andres De Los Santos, Sports Contributor
October 12, 2020

It was only 57 years ago when the late Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous “I Have A Dream” speech at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on Aug. 28, 1963. Ever since then, every year...

Corvallis City Councilman Charles Maughan (left), holding Black Lives Matter banner with fellow members of the community during Saturdays Breonna Taylor Protest. 

Corvallis rallies for Black lives

Millicent Durand, News Contributor
September 29, 2020

Correction: This story has been updated to correct a claim that stated Brett Hankinson was accused solely of Breonna Taylor’s muder. In an analysis by the Kentucky State Police, it was determined that...

A photo-illustration of historical movements throughout the years and boxes detailing where they took place and when they started. Each photo has been modified from its original format. Photos courtesy of Creative Commons.    

BLM becomes one of the longest social justice movements in history, differs from others in the past

Adriana Gutierrez, News Contributor
September 24, 2020

The Black Lives Matter movement, one of the longest social justice movements in history, passed the hundredth day that protestors filled the streets shouting, “no justice, no peace!” in protest of...

Oregon State Mens Soccers Joel Walker. Walker is a senior student-athlete and president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

OSU Men’s Soccer’s Joel Walker is fighting for racial equality as SAAC president

Andres De Los Santos, Sports Contributor
August 10, 2020

“The Black voice matters. It’s been neglected for many, many years, and it’s definitely time for a change," said Oregon State University senior midfielder Joel Walker.Walker, a member of the Oregon...

OSU Track and Fields Sydney Guthrie-Baker posing with a shot.

OSU Track and Field’s Guthrie-Baker advocating for change in Black Lives Matter movement

Sydney Guthrie-Baker is a senior student-athlete at Oregon State, her name gracing the all-time lists in both shot put and hammer throw for the Beavers’ women’s track and field team. But Guthrie-Baker...

OSU Volleyballs Nya Buckner holds up a Black Lives Matter sign. Buckner has attended several protest in Arizona. 

OSU Volleyball’s Buckner attends protests, aligns with teammates in Black Lives Matter movement

Nya Buckner is a student-athlete at Oregon State, a redshirt sophomore on the volleyball team currently spending her summer in her home state of Arizona, and right now, Nya Buckner is also an optimist.That...

Corvallis community members gather in front of the Benton County Courthouse on June 19 in solidarity with Black Lives Matter activists around the nation.

Corvallis educators hold Black Lives Matter rally, stress anti-racist action

Joe Wolf, City Editor
June 20, 2020

On the last day of the K-12 school year, Friday, June 19, hundreds of mask-wearing Corvallis, Ore. educators, students and community members gathered in front of the Benton County Courthouse at 4 p.m....

Several hundred protestors march through downtown Corvallis during the March for Black Lives on June 7, 2020. 

“Minimized, humiliated, unheard”: Protestors share experiences being Black in Corvallis, at OSU, call for change

Jaycee Kalama, News Editor
June 7, 2020

Correction: This article previously listed an incorrect date for Breonna Taylor's birthday. This mistake has been corrected.Hundreds of people gathered in the Corvallis, Ore. Central City Park on Sunday,...

Student-led peaceful demonstration puts Corvallis police, community on notice for violence against black people

Student-led peaceful demonstration puts Corvallis police, community on notice for violence against black people

Joe Wolf, City Editor
June 1, 2020

Hundreds of Oregon State University students and Corvallis community members gathered in front of the Benton County Courthouse Sunday, May 31, to participate in a vigil for George Floyd and a demonstration...

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