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The Daily Barometer

The Student News Site of Oregon State University

The Daily Barometer

The Student News Site of Oregon State University

The Daily Barometer

 Gus Woolfrey, second-year Oregon State University business management student, looking on Facebook for housing options. For many students, social media has become the biggest aid for students looking for roommates and housing. 

LeCocq: Searching for college roommates remotely is a struggle

Riley LeCocq, Columnist
May 3, 2021

For a college student, traditional ways of meeting friends and making connections  have gone out the window due to the past year’s remote reality, leaving the search for housing and roommates a challenge.I...

Matthew Edwards, a candidate for the ASOSU House of Representatives, has recently been accused by We Can Do The Work of being an alleged white supremacist. The accusations stemmed from a controversy involving his leadership role in the College Republicans at OSU; the group showed support for the University of Oregons College Republicans, who attended a Stop the Steal rally at the Oregon Capitol in Salem in November 2020. 

Student activist group accuses ASOSU candidate of being a white supremacist

Ramzy Al-Mulla, News Contributor
February 18, 2021

Matthew Edwards, an Oregon State University student and candidate running for an Associated Students of OSU House of Representatives position, was accused in social media posts on Feb. 12 of being a white...

Oregon State Mens Soccers Joel Walker. Walker is a senior student-athlete and president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

OSU Men’s Soccer’s Joel Walker is fighting for racial equality as SAAC president

Andres De Los Santos, Sports Contributor
August 10, 2020

“The Black voice matters. It’s been neglected for many, many years, and it’s definitely time for a change," said Oregon State University senior midfielder Joel Walker.Walker, a member of the Oregon...

OSU Track and Fields Sydney Guthrie-Baker posing with a shot.

OSU Track and Field’s Guthrie-Baker advocating for change in Black Lives Matter movement

Sydney Guthrie-Baker is a senior student-athlete at Oregon State, her name gracing the all-time lists in both shot put and hammer throw for the Beavers’ women’s track and field team. But Guthrie-Baker...

SOTI: social media

Students on the Internet: How has your social media use changed during isolation?

Teresita Guzman Nader, News Reporter
May 6, 2020

Fischer JemisonFourth-year Computer Science student “I would say that I am on my phone more because I am in my house more. I don’t know if I am using social media like Facebook and Instagram necessarily...

fashion blog

Stay Humble, Have Hustle

Kendall Dalton, Practicum Contributor
May 13, 2019

For many students at Oregon State University, fashion is used as an outlet to express themselves. Their inspirations are heavily influenced by their environment, peers and social media. Although these...

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DAMchic: Gameday fashion ‘part of basketball culture’

Jaycee Kalama, News Reporter
April 15, 2019

Oregon State Men’s Basketball starting lineup members, Tres Tinkle and brothers, Ethan and Stephen Thompson Jr., have been known for their extra, yet effortless, gameday style. Being the few players...

Journalism

Resurrecting OSU’s journalism program

Jada Krening, News Reporter
February 25, 2019

Editor’s note: The Daily Barometer is part of Orange Media Network.Students now have the opportunity to join a program aiming to further their communicative and journalistic skills, with Oregon State...

Fall

Fall film festival addresses social justice

Coral Avery, News Contributor
November 26, 2018

Learning about the issues facing the planet both locally and globally is an important part to creating change.The Wild and Scenic Film Festival on Thursday November 15th covered environmental topics such...

POC

‘I wanted to make something for us:’ Local brand, People of Colour, aims to start discussion on discrimination

Jada Krening, News Contributor
November 26, 2018

In a darkly lit corner of Memorial Union, the sun peered through a hazy window pane as Darius Northern gazed out at people passing by below. He sat, composed and collected, observing the students as they...

Emily Reedy

Remembering Emily Reedy

Joe Wolf, News Contributor
January 23, 2017

On Sunday, Jan. 15, Oregon State University lost a student.Emily Reedy, a freshman this year, passed away in a car accident. Emily was a member of the Sigma Kappa sorority and a graphic design major. A...

According to the Statistic Brain Research Institute, 41 percent of Americans make New Years 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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