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Amanda Puitiza, Michelle Lira Licona, and Angelica Hernandez listen to the presentation during the Managing Stress bilingual workshop at Central Cultural Cesar Chavez, April 19.

OSU addresses mental health in Latine community

Ash Estevan, Justice, Equity and Diversity Beat Reporter
May 7, 2024

Last week, the Centro Cultural Cesar Chavez held a workshop for students, teaching stress management skills to improve their mental health but the work doesn’t stop there for the cultural center and...

Third year mechanical engineering student Abby McCombs throws pottery in the Student Experience Center at Oregon State University, on April 12.

Crafting Calm: the mental health benefits of working with your hands

AJ Damiana, Senior Reporter
May 6, 2024

The sensory motor cortex, a slice of brain dedicated to sensing and moving different parts of your body, is topologically divided; the nerves that control and sense your right leg are found in a very certain...

Rachel Dumas stops to talk about what stresses her out near the Memorial Union on campus on April 6, 2024

Student on the Street: What stresses OSU students out and what helps them?

Jillian Boenisch, News Contributor
May 6, 2024

The life of a college student frequently involves stress from a variety of sources. We asked Oregon State University students what stresses them, and what they do to handle it.   Rachel...

Vee Escobar works at her desk in the Pride Center, which is located in the Student Experience Center at Oregon State University. She found the Pride Center to be a safe and comforting space when overwhelmed with school.

OSU students make efforts to overcome academic pressures, mental health

Ash Estevan, Justice, Equity and Diversity Beat Reporter
May 6, 2024

Spring term has commenced here at Oregon State University. With the change in season, the campus is shifting into sunshine, blossoming flowers and warmer days. Just kidding. With persistent April...

Meaning and meaninglessness: a loving and transcendental path out of meaninglessness

Meaning and meaninglessness: a loving and transcendental path out of meaninglessness

Jack Derbenti, Columnist
May 6, 2024

“...There is decidedly nothing in the whole world that would make men love their fellow men,” said Ivan Fyodorovich, a character in the Fyodor Dostoevsky novel “The Brothers Karamazov.” “Were...

Dr. Ian Kellems (he/him), Executive Director and Licensed Psychologist of Counseling & Psychological Services, demonstrates how to use the app “Anytime Anywhere” in Snell Hall on April 15, 2024. Anytime Anywhere was developed to expand mental health services to students including free and confidential counseling at any time of day, from anywhere in the world, at any day of the year.

Mental health at OSU reflects national trends

Josh Cande, News Contributor
May 6, 2024

You are dragging your feet across the doorway as you enter your home. Classes are finally over for the day. The stress and wear of classes, of working, of living, has you zombified. Plopping yourself...

Don Phillips (he/him) on Dec. 11 in his office on the fifth floor of Snell Hall, home to Oregon State University’s Counseling and Psychological Services.  In his role as the coordinator of veteran and military connected student mental health and wellness, Phillips hopes to increase the connectivity of identity based supports on campus to better cater to student’s intersectionalities when seeking support.

Military mental health professional joins OSU as product of ‘unyielding and unending advocacy’

Riley LeCocq, Senior Reporter
December 27, 2023

The arrival of Oregon State University’s first veteran and military connected student mental health coordinator comes as a product of “unyielding and unending advocacy to create change.” This...

Image of the Benton County Crisis Center Project timeline courtesy of the Benton County Website

Benton County Crisis Center temporarily relocates ahead of replacement

New building set to open in Summer 2024
Wahb El Atlassi, News Contributor
May 3, 2023

The Benton County Crisis Center is now located in the Benton County Humphrey Hoyer Building at 557 NW Monroe Ave. in Corvallis. The center provides walk-in crisis counseling services provided by Benton...

Firing Lane: Can the mental health crisis be averted with therapy?

Firing Lane: Can the mental health crisis be averted with therapy?

Alexander Banks, Columnist
May 2, 2023

Editor’s Note: This column does not represent the opinion of The Daily Barometer. This column reflects the personal opinions of the writer. High rates of mental illness raise concerns on whether treatment...

The building complex at Linus Pauling Middle School photographed on April 25, 2023. Several Corvallis school district changes have been established including the alternative pathway program.

Linus Pauling teacher walkout sparks larger conversation on student behavior

Alexander Banks, News Contributor
April 26, 2023

In the months following the late February teacher walkout, Corvallis School District administrators have been meeting with CSD staff to gather input that has since informed some existing and planned changes...

Hallucinogenic mushrooms have been legalized in the state of Oregon as a result of Measure 109. This illustration shows a group of brightly colored and heavily patterned mushrooms.

What does new psilocybin-based services mean for Corvallis residents and the supposed mental health crisis?

Alexander Banks, News Contributor
February 7, 2023

Oregon cities and counties decide regulations for manufacturers, producers and servicers on psilocybin-based services, while at the beginning of 2023, the state announced that individuals can now pay and...

Chain link fencing surrounds construction equipment between Milam Hall and Gilkey Hall on Oregon State University campus on Oct. 21. Usually this space is full of people, but now students and faculty file through the space around one edge of the enclosure.

Opinion: How construction around campus affects students

Jorge Nader, Columnist
November 10, 2022

Editor’s Note: This column does not represent the opinion of The Daily Barometer. This column reflects the personal opinions of the writer. Construction around campus has impacted students in many...

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