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The Daily Barometer

Tihani Mitchell (she/her), Giada Langhan (she/her), and Summer Wong (she/her) stand outside of Strand Agricultural Hall at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon, May 19.

People of Color in Politic and Law Club pull seats up to table

Heidi Kuykendall, News Contributor
June 3, 2024

Summer Wong looked around her political science classes and realized most people there did not look like her. Although her conversations were always beneficial no matter who they were with, she often felt...

United States political parties, depicted with a donkey and elephant for the Democratic and Republican parties respectively, fight over the nation. “The larger polarization of politics is being
reflected in the court right now,” said Oregon State University Associate Professor of Political Science Sarah Henderson.

Misa: Two sides in America, and neither is winning

Sam Misa, Columnist
August 1, 2022

I think it’s fair to say that regardless of your political views, the state of the United States government at this moment in time is deeply flawed. Now why is that? The many issues plaguing...

A crowd of people, including community member Julia Lont (front), line up at the Benton County Courthouse in Corvallis, Ore. as part of a reproductive rights protest on May 5. The protest was a response to a draft opinion from the Supreme Court of the United States being leaked suggesting the landmark abortion rights case, Roe v. Wade, could be overturned.

Oregon funds women’s healthcare amid possibility of Roe v. Wade being overturned

Stella Harkness and Sam Misa
May 14, 2022

After a leaked draft from the Supreme Court suggesting Roe v. Wade may be overturned, Oregon legislature has established laws that will fund $50 million dollars for women’s healthcare. This funding...

A ballot box in Corvallis, Ore. The Benton County primary election begins on May 17, 2022, and voters can drop off ballots at local county and city boxes.

Benton County primary election opens for County Commissioner 1, two measures on May 17

Sam Misa, News Contributor
May 2, 2022

On May 17, Benton County will hold its primary election with a race for the County Commissioner 1 position as well as two education-related measures. Alongside the County Commissioner 1 position, votes...

Katie Fast, executive director of Government Relations at Oregon State University, serves as the “conduit” between the university and elected officials. She most frequently works with the state legislature as well as the Higher Education Coordinating Commission.

OSU seeks continued, added funding from state legislature in 2022 short session

Sam Misa, News Contributor
February 7, 2022

On Feb. 1, the Oregon Legislature began the 2022 short session, a 35-day process which will affect both Corvallis, Ore. and Oregon State University.  Short sessions are legislative sessions which occur...

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Daarstad: Impeachment: Protecting Democracy

Haley Daarstad, Columnist
October 7, 2019

The U.S. House of Representatives is doing the right thing by starting an impeachment inquiry.This is the correct pathway to impeachment due to the accusations against President Donald Trump. Abuse of...

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Letter to the Editor: Trust, but verify

Christian Wagner, Kinesiology major
February 25, 2019

I’ve been concerned for a while about how truth is treated in our day and age. In media, politics and our university, people treat their narrative as more important than Truth. When our president lies...

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Alex Luther, Trenton Joiner: No one stands alone

Joe Wolf, Web & Mobile Manager
February 10, 2019

Campaigning with the slogan ‘No One Stands Alone,’ candidates Alex Luther and Trenton Joiner seek to increase the understanding between students and the university administration as president and vice...

Defining conservatism

Defining conservatism

Noah Nelson, News Contributor
October 28, 2018

Conservative is a word often heard in modern rhetoric. It is commonly mentioned on various news outlets, social media and in conversation. However, defining conservatism and finding its meaning turns out...

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Student on the Street: Midterm elections

Coral Avery, OMN Photographer
October 23, 2018

November 6 is right around the corner, so we took to the streets to ask students for their thoughts on the midterm elections. Here’s what they had to say: Soraya KohmSecond-year, bioengineeringRegistered...

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Halajian, Damitio: Buehler is the right choice

The last time Oregon had a Republican Governor, Ronald Reagan had not yet called on Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall and the World Wide Web had not been invented. It has been over a decade since...

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Opinion: voter inaction has consequences

Ramzy Al-mulla, Columnist
October 15, 2018

Politics are a mess right now. Everyone hates each other, nobody agrees on what’s factual, and the only thing anyone seems to agree on is how darned divided this country is. They can say all they want...

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