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OSU colleges to hold individual graduation celebrations

Kip Franich, News Contributor
June 3, 2024

Correction: This story has been updated with the correct date for the College of Science's graduation celebration. Along with the commencement ceremony on June 15, each of the 11 colleges at Oregon...

A collection of Intuit turbotax tax-filing booklets sit for sale on a stand at an OfficeMax in Corvallis OR, on May 13 2024.

TurboTax causes Oregonians to overpay, Wyden demands action

Kip Franich, News Contributor
May 20, 2024

This tax season over 12,000 Oregonians filing with TurboTax experienced a software error which caused them to overpay on their state taxes.  In a May 2 letter to Intuit, TurboTax’s parent company,...

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OSU Board of Trustees approves 2025 budget plan

Kip Franich, News Contributor
May 18, 2024

Oregon State University’s 2025 budget was approved when the OSU Board of Trustees convened on Friday to vote on multiple items. The budget, increased from last year, as Associate Vice President for...

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OSU Board of Trustees to bring 2025 budget to vote

Kip Franich, News Contributor
May 17, 2024

The university’s 2025 budget was a main topic of discussion when the Oregon State University Board of Trustees Committees convened Thursday, before it heads to a Friday vote. According to Associate...

Zahava A. speaks to the ASOSU senate during a student government meeting on May 15 designated to revisit the previous resolution passed by the student government senate, “Call for OSU to divest from the ongoing illegal occupation of Palestine and genocide of Palestinians,” in Oregon State University’s memorial union in Corvallis, OR.

Student government divestment vote postponed after lengthy forum

Kip Franich and Vincent Ho
May 16, 2024

Editor's Note: This story incorrectly stated the format of the next ASOSU Senate meeting. The meeting's idea for a format of a 30 minute allotment of gallery comments was not voted on officially and will...

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INTO OSU to host cricket tournament

Kip Franich, News Contributor
May 15, 2024

Cricket… kind of like baseball with padding, right?  While cricket is the second largest sport in the world after soccer, according to Student Success Services Senior Coordinator at INTO OSU Gurwinder...

The 3 Potato More food truck is seen near the SEC for Truckin Tuesdays on April 23, 2024.

Truckin’ Tuesdays set to bring more food options to campus

Kip Franich, News Contributor
May 13, 2024

Pretzels and hotdogs and curry, oh my! You’ve seen them; the food carts that started popping up on campus between the Student Experience Center and the Memorial Union. Where did they come from?...

Oregon DOJ launches awareness campaign for hate crime hotline

Oregon DOJ launches awareness campaign for hate crime hotline

Kip Franich, News Contributor
May 13, 2024

Recently, the Oregon Department of Justice announced that they will run a campaign to promote their hate crime hotline, 1-844-944-BIAS (2427).  According to Oregon DOJ Director of Civil Rights and...

Ettihad Cultural Center to host annual Cultural Festival

Ettihad Cultural Center to host annual Cultural Festival

Kip Franich, News Contributor
May 2, 2024

Since 2013, the Ettihad Cultural Center here at Oregon State University has held a cultural festival in the spring to celebrate community and diversity. Last year’s festival, which included regional...

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Board of Trustees votes to raise tuition rates, student fees

Kip Franich, News Contributor
April 9, 2024

Oregon State University's Board of Trustees voted on April 5 in the Memorial Union to raise tuition and mandatory student fees.  Starting in 2025, every level of tuition will be affected. For returning...

Captain Joel Goodwin discusses in an interview about the situation table on Feb. 15, 2024 in the Benton County Sheriff's Office.

Corvallis police reflect on situation table approach

Kip Franich, News Contributor
February 23, 2024

For the past three months, community partners of the Corvallis Situation Table have been hard at work bringing care to those at elevated risk.  Originally developed in Canada by Global Network for...

OSU project helps grow olives in Oregon

OSU project helps grow olives in Oregon

Kip Franich, News Contributor
February 12, 2024

When you picture an olive farm, you may imagine a warm, sunny Mediterranean country like Spain or Greece. While Oregon, with its rainy, cold winters may not jump to mind, Oregon State University’s...

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