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Protestors stand inside a public Associated Students of Oregon State University meeting with administrators on Tuesday. This meeting is the first step in the reform process that began with the pause of ASOSU on Feb. 28.

Protests, concerns, calls for reform dominate ASOSU advisor meeting

Fox Perez, ASOSU Beat Reporter
March 14, 2025

On Tuesday, March 5, the Associated Students of Oregon State University held an advisory meeting which was met with protests, emotional testimonies and calls for structural reform. OSU administrators...

Peaceful protest set for International Women’s Day

Peaceful protest set for International Women’s Day

Mason Fischer, Reporter
March 7, 2025

An International Women’s Day event called, "Unite and Resist” will occur on Saturday, March 8, 2025 in Corvallis. The event is scheduled from noon to 3 p.m. at the Benton County Circuit Court in...

General ASOSU Graphic

ASOSU goes into partial shutdown, suggested reform

Audrey Saiz and Kera Nelson
February 28, 2025

Editor’s note: The Barometer is still investigating this story as it develops and waiting on interview responses from other representatives at OSU and within ASOSU. This story has been updated to include...

Contributed by Kayla Ramirez and Masha Mogylevsky

Ramirez and Mogylevsky vie for ASOSU President and Vice President

Hailey Cook, Reporter
February 26, 2025

Editor's note: The Barometer has yet to receive responses from Student Fee Committee Chair candidate Dylan Perfect or Presidential ticket Mercedez Allen and Shantal Andrea Velazquez. Kayla Ramirez and...

ASOSU presidential tickets debate fees, sustainability

ASOSU presidential tickets debate fees, sustainability

Miles Sadler, Reporter
February 25, 2025

This year’s candidates for the Associated Students of Oregon State University presidential and vice presidential tickets voiced their thoughts and plans on issues during a debate hosted by KBVR-TV on...

Oregon State Vice President and Athletic Director Scott Barnes speaks to the media about the newly constructed west side of Reser Stadium on August 8, 2023.

OSU and WSU Presidents hold meeting days before conference opener

Aiden Kiichle, Sports Reporter
September 22, 2023

30 days That’s how long Washington State President Kirk Schulz predicts it will take to gain some ground on the future of the Pac-12. “I don’t think it’s going to take us months to get the...

Courtesy of PAC-12 conference.

Legal action taken by OSU & WSU in efforts to retain rights within Pac-12 realignment

Riley LeCocq, News Reporter
September 8, 2023

The Pac-12’s two remaining universities have brought legal action against the conference and the conference commissioner, George Kliavkoff, to prevent “irreparable harm” to the conference and the...

Beaver fans celebrating after a play at the Las Vegas Bowl at Allegiant Stadium on Dec. 18. The Beavers recorded 24 first downs in the game, compared to Florida's 13.

Fans feel ‘extreme disappointment’ as PAC-12 collapses

Katie Livermore, News Reporter
August 7, 2023

As he proudly wears his Beaver gear on the 8,252th day, Marvin “Beaverman” Yonamine is one of many fans who share utter disappointment in the collapse of the PAC-12 conference.  In the past week,...

Wide receiver David Wells Jr. (#21) catches a pass during individual position drills while former Oregon State wide receiver Trevon Bradford watches during day one of Oregon State Football's fall training camp on Aug 3, 2023. Wells is an incoming freshman at Oregon State and a former 3-star recruit in Beaver Football's 2023 recruiting class.

Past and present Oregon State University athletes share thoughts on realignment of PAC-12 Conference

Riley LeCocq, News Reporter
August 7, 2023

“It’s a travesty, flat out it’s a travesty.”  These are the words of Al Griswold, an Oregon State University and Beaver Football alumni after University of Washington and University of Oregon...

Head Coach Jonathan Smith talks to the media after a football practice on Aug 30, 2022. Smith shared his thoughts about the PAC-12 Conference realignment with reporters after the second practice of football fall training camp 2023.

PAC-12 Conference realignment news overshadows Oregon State Football practices

Ryan Harlan, Summer Sports Editor
August 4, 2023

UPDATE (August 4, 4:16 pm): OSU President Jayathi Murthy issued a statement on the departures of Oregon and Washington leaving the PAC-12 for the BIG-10 Conference. In the statement she confirmed that...

Oregon State University Hosts 28th Annual Zimbabwean Festival

Oregon State University Hosts 28th Annual Zimbabwean Festival

Zimfest returns after 10 years with artists from all over the world to perform and host workshops
Austin Thornton, News Contributor
August 2, 2023

Zimbabwean culture and music are the features of this Thursday’s Zimfest, a three-and-a-half-day event featuring trained local artists and masters coming all the way from Zimbabwe.  According to...

Phytoplankton blooms along the coasts of New Zealand as captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer onboard NASA’s Aqua satellite. Scientists used images from the satellite to understand changes in the ocean's color.

Climate change affecting the color of the ocean’s surface, study reports

Emma Coke, News Reporter
July 27, 2023

It’s no secret that climate change is impacting ecosystems of the big blue sea in a myriad of ways, and now the big blue sea may not be as blue as it once was due to climate change. The ocean’s...

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