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UCLA and USC announce PAC-12 departures in 2024

Ryan Harlan, Sports Contributor
July 1, 2022

The University of Southern California and the University of California Los Angeles announced Thursday evening in separate statements that they would be leaving the PAC-12 Conference to join the BIG-10...

Construction workers use large machines on Jan. 9 to clean up debris left behind after the implosion of the west side of Reser Stadium that took place earlier that month. Since the project was announced, some students such as those involved in Sunrise Corvallis have been speaking out against the implosion and renovation of the stadium.

Sunrise Corvallis protests construction, implosion of Reser Stadium

Stella Harkness, News Contributor
February 7, 2022

Reser Stadium continues to undergo construction after an implosion of its west side on Jan. 6, but some students in Sunrise Corvallis are protesting against this renovation. According to Sunrise Corvallis...

Deputy Athletics Director and Chief Operating Officer at Oregon State University Kimya Massey posing in his office next to OSU memorabilia. Massey supports student-athletes at OSU by serv- ing as the director for various Everyday Champions signature programs.

Massey continues to make impact in OSU athletic community, receives promotion

Georgina Paez, Sports Contributor
February 7, 2022

Many know Kimya Massey as the senior associate athletic director at Oregon State University, who helps college athletes accumulate skills they can use in life after college. But not many know his...

Pictured here is the West Side of Reser Stadium during the implosion in Corvallis, Or. on Jan. 7, 2022. The 2022 football season will still be played at Reser, and construction will be finished in 2023.

Out with the old, in with the new: West Side of Reser Stadium goes boom

Katterlea Macgregor , Sports Contributor
January 7, 2022

Earplug clad crowds lined the streets of Southwest Western Boulevard to hear the big boom at the implosion of Reser Stadium early this morning. “The Dam’s coming down!” said Kyle Peterson, a fourth...

A Board of Trustees meeting was held in the Memorial Union on the Oregon State University Corvallis, Ore. campus and broadcast online on Dec. 10. The board discussed the presidential search timeline and Reser Stadium video board project during the meeting, which occurs quarter-annually.

OSU Board of Trustees approves presidential search timeline, Reser Stadium video board project

Sam Misa, News Contributor
December 16, 2021

Oregon State University’s presidential search will begin in January 2022 and a replacement video board for Reser Stadium has been approved following a Board of Trustees meeting on Dec. 10.  The deadline...

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, signs requiring masks within Oregon State University buildings have been posted up around campus; pictured here are signs in the Memorial Union on the OSU Corvallis, Ore. campus. With the COVID-19 mask and social distancing policies being lifted in the state of Oregon on June 30, OSU will also lift these policies. 

OSU to lift COVID-19 restrictions on June 30

Trevor Horn, News Contributor
June 29, 2021

Oregon State University’s COVID-19 face mask and social distancing policies will be lifted on June 30, along with the rest of the state of Oregon.Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced on June 25 that...

In this file photo from 2014, Oregon State Mens Basketball Head Coach Wayne Tinkle poses for a photo at his introductory press conference. Tinkle recently received a contract extension, keeping him as the Beavers head coach through the 2027 season.

Wayne Tinkle, head coach of Beavers’ MBB, signs contract extension through 2027

Ben Rabbino, Sports Contributor
April 8, 2021

Wayne Tinkle, head coach of the Beavers Men’s Basketball Team, was up for a three-year extension at the end of this season and was granted another year bonus on top of his contract, Vice President and...

Reser Stadium is home to the Oregon State University football team. Reser Stadium has the capacity to seat 45,674 fans.

Barnes, Smith reflect on PAC-12’s decision to resume football season

Claire Platt, Sports Contributor
September 25, 2020

The PAC-12 university presidents and chancellors announced their plans to resume the college football season starting Nov. 6, 2020, along with a Nov. 25 resumption for women’s and men’s basketball. The...

OSU vice president and athletic director Scott Barnes was hired into his position in December 2016. Barnes is working with the Athletics department to understand scholarship opportunities and financial options moving forward in the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Scott Barnes and Jonathan Smith reflect on PAC-12’s athletics postponement

Andres De Los Santos, Sports Contributor
August 12, 2020

Oregon State’s Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Scott Barnes, alongside Football Head Coach Jonathan Smith, addressed the media today following the PAC-12 Conference’s decision...

OSU senior running back Artavis Pierce (#21) lines up against UO junior cornerback Deommodore Lenoir (#6) in the Civil War on nov. 30, 2019 in Autzen Stadium. With the plan of changing the name of the rivalry, the game is expected to be the last football rivalry matchup under the Civil War moniker. 

Oregon State and Oregon to no longer use the term Civil War for rivalry games

Oregon State University and the University of Oregon have collaborated to discontinue the term  “Civil War” when referring to rivalry games. This decision has come from both universities’ athletic...

OSU vice president and athletic director Scott Barnes was hired into his position in December 2016. Barnes is working with the Athletics department to understand scholarship opportunities and financial options moving forward in the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Athletic department sees layoffs as budget cuts begin

Oregon State’s Athletic department will reduce its operating budget by up to 20% for the 2021 fiscal year, with the aim of reducing expected financial losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The department’s...

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Breaking: OSU, UO no longer use term ‘Civil War’ in promoting athletic events

The term “Civil War” has been used to reference the athletic events between the Oregon State Beavers and the Oregon Ducks since the 1930s. Moving forward, the term ‘Civil War’ will no longer be...

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