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Naloxone spray, the lifesaving medicine found in NARCAN®, is pictured in front of Oregon State University’s Weatherford Hall on June 27.

Life-saving NARCAN introduced to OSU residence halls

Molly Hoglund, Reporter
September 23, 2024

NARCAN, a life saving narcotic spray, will become available to residence halls in fall 2024 due to a bill passed by student government and the Resident Hall Association. The resolution known...

The Beaver Bus, parked near the university motor pool on August 27, waits to get back into service for the 2024 fall term at Oregon State University in Corvallis.

On the move at OSU: Transportation Services explains campus navigation

Daniella Rodriguez, Reporter
September 23, 2024

It is time to begin moving around at Oregon State University as classes start again for the new school year. While the campus is walkable, climate conditions and the size of campus make it difficult...

Chief of Oregon State University Police Shanon Anderson gives four-year old Health and Wellness dog Cedar a treat in Cascade Hall on Aug 20, 2024.

DPS: ‘It is OK to call if you need help’

Josh Cande, Reporter
September 23, 2024

For many incoming students, stepping onto a college campus for the first time is a significant milestone. With new experiences and responsibilities, one critical resource often overlooked is campus safety.  At...

The Madison Ave. Apartments are seen on the intersection of Madison Ave. and 11th in Corvallis on Aug 28th, 2024.

Housing director explains campus living for returning students

Nikolas Munoz, Reporter
September 23, 2024

After their first year on campus, students look for living situations that fit their everyday needs and financial conditions. Some students choose to live outside of Oregon State University after their...

The Madison Ave. Apartments are seen on the intersection of Madison Ave. and 11th in Corvallis on Aug 28th, 2024.

Photo Feature: New Grad Hall on Campus

Taya Etzell, Photographer
September 12, 2024

Beaver Buses at the James E. Oldfield Animal Teaching Facility at OSU in Corvallis on Aug. 21

Getting around town: using public transportation on and off campus

Zeva Rosenbaum, News Contributor
September 25, 2023

Getting from place to place, be that to classes, events, or the grocery store, might seem simple until students take a closer look at the size of Oregon State University’s 420 acre Corvallis campus.  Without...

Woman attempting to push a ball of money up-hill through seasons.

New Financial Readiness and Success initiative prompt changes for OSU students

Alexander Banks, News Contributor
July 11, 2023

In May, the Center for Advancement of Financial Education, et. al, released a letter informing Oregon State University students on upcoming changes that affect their college education. In 2022, the...

Fabrication labs on the fourth floor of Owen Hall at Oregon State University in Corvallis, photographed on May 31. As the only university in Oregon to have a nanofabrication facility during the one million dollar federal grant proposal submission period, Oregon State University will lead development in the semiconductor ecosystem in the Northwest region.

OSU researchers awarded federal grant to stimulate semiconductor industry in Oregon

Nino Paoli, News Reporter
June 27, 2023

Researchers at Oregon State University have been granted $1 million by the government to develop the northwest network of companies that produce semiconductors to renew interest in the industry. On...

Allison Sakai standing in front of her installation titled “We Looked Like the Enemy”, hung in Snell Hall on June 2, 2023 in Corvallis. After receiving letters written by her grandmother, from her father, Allison quoted, “In my grandma’s writings, she included haikus that my great grandfather, Yempei Wake, wrote while he was incarcerated”.

Photographer forges ahead despite vandalism

Lucinda Boyle, News Contributor
June 12, 2023

It was not only the blatant racism, but also the politicization of a personal story that upset Allison Sakai when her photography project on her family’s internment was vandalized during winter term. “It...

Photo illustration depicts a passport being handed over by someone wearing an Oregon State University hoodie on May 29. Currently the program “Get a DAM Passport!” is open to 50 first-year and transfer students in the College of Agriculture or the College or Forestry.

OSU pilot program provides opportunities for Beavers beyond the dam

Nino Paoli, News Reporter
June 6, 2023

First-year and transfer students in the College of Forestry and College of Agriculture Sciences, you can Get a Dam Passport! – for free, in fact.  That is, if the FAFSA you filled out determines...

Students on Oregon State University's campus discuss personal strategies to maintaining their mental health, photographed on April 14 at OSU in Corvallis.

Student on the street: What do you do to maintain your mental health?

Jace Jett, News Contributor
May 1, 2023

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so we asked students around Oregon State University’s Corvallis campus what they do in their own life to maintain their mental health. Anna Merrill (he/they) Music...

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...

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