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The Fairbanks Hall elevator stuck on the basement level Oct. 20. Leo Ma, an Oregon State student, was stuck for over an hour while the Department of Public Safety tried to get him out.

DPS uplifts elevator safety

Lucy Gilchrist, Reporter
November 19, 2025

What goes up must come down, except for Leo Ma, a first-year student, who got stuck in an elevator in Fairbanks Hall on Oct. 20. “I was joyriding the elevator in Fairbanks Hall on a Monday afternoon,...

Cedar the Wellness Dog on his 5th birthday in the Department of Public Safety in Cascade Hall Oct. 17. Cedar's job is to provide emotional support to students and his coworkers at DPS.

Cedar’s barking birthday bash

Sonia Wentworth, Reporter
October 29, 2025

A 5th birthday party was held for Cedar, the wellness dog with Oregon State’s Department of Public Safety, on Oct. 17.  Cedar turned 5 on Oct. 10 and has worked with DPS since he was around 1 ½...

As of the day this picture was taken, Shanon Anderson, the chief of police and associate vice president for public safety, and Cedar, the wellness dog for the Oregon State University Corvallis, Ore. campus, pose together outside the campus dispatch center on April 6. According to Anderson, the OSU police department can provide medical assistance until their partners from the Corvallis Fire Department arrive.

Campus police chief remains on leave

Max Loew, Campus Editor
December 17, 2024

Editors note: This story has been updated to include a statement from James Yon and correct the name of Linn County Sherrif's Office No new information has been provided following Friday's decision...

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