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The Daily Barometer

First Year Mechanical Engineering major Hunter Goodman (he/him) speaks about his goals for the upcoming year in Corvallis, Oregon on Dec 1, 2023.

SOTS: What are your new year’s resolutions?

Vincent Ho, News Contributor
January 23, 2024

“Get better grades.” “Read more books this year.” “I don’t really believe in New Year’s Resolutions.” With the new year coming up, many people are pushing towards self-improvement,...

A student walks into Strand Agriculture Hall on November 28, 2023 in Corvallis, Oregon.

Read the Room: Folk singers and college students ain’t so different…

AJ Damiana, Columnist
January 23, 2024

Editor’s Note: This is a column and does not reflect the views or opinions of the Daily Barometer With the message “This machine kills fascists” stuck to the front of his guitar, your first idea...

Inside Dixon Recreation Center on the Oregon State Campus, November 13th, 2023.

Dixon Recreation Center offers students opportunities to stay fit this winter

Lucinda Boyle, News Contributor
January 23, 2024

It’s a situation many are familiar with. You make a New Year's resolution. You buy protein powder, a workout planner, maybe even a new pair of running shoes. You imagine walking into Dixon Recreation...

Oregon State University members work
out in Dixon Recreation Center on November 30.

Experts share tips on sticking with resolutions

David Li, News Contributor
January 23, 2024

A New Year’s resolutionist, worthy goal in hand, faces a slew of trials with no end in sight. Busy schedules and distractions constantly come, with most resolutions lasting only three to four weeks...

According to the Statistic Brain Research Institute, 41 percent of Americans make New Year's resolutions yet only 9.2 percent stick to them.

On Our Minds: New Year’s resolutions don’t have to be your enemy

Riley LeCocq, Columnist
January 5, 2024

Last year they didn't stick, the year before that they formed unhealthy habits, this year is there even a point and do they really do me any good? If this is your internal dilemma of whether or not...

According to the Statistic Brain Research Institute, 41 percent of Americans make New Year's resolutions yet only 9.2 percent stick to them.

Studying New Year’s Resolutions

Rosie Morehead
January 9, 2017

In the United States around 41 percent of Americans make New Year’s resolutions, according to the Statistic Brain Research Institute, and people who make resolutions are ten times more likely to attain...

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