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The Daily Barometer

Someone walking through campus, in front of the closed Memorial Union Quad on July 25, in Corvallis. The grass in the Quad has been shaved down, and grass seeded.

Memorial Union Quad under construction through rest of summer

Audrey Saiz, News Contributor
July 26, 2023

With classes, summer jobs, and START orientations underway, students and staff are left without the center stone of campus–the Memorial Union Quad. Earlier this month, MU staff announced that a construction...

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Washington Way to see reconstruction into summer of 2024

Riley LeCocq, News Reporter
July 11, 2023

Washington Way has begun and will continue to undergo a multi-year phased reconstruction project with increased lighting, wider sidewalks, the loss of 123 parking spots in the area and more.  According...

Vegetables offered for sale by Gathering Together Farm at the Corvallis Farmers’ Market on May 6 in downtown Corvallis. As with most of the farms at the Farmers’ Market, Gathering Together Farm felt little to no negative effect from the past year’s weather trends.

Cold and wet spring has delayed harvests, Corvallis growers say

Vincent Ho, News Contributor
May 18, 2023

If you were wondering why certain commodities like salad mix weren’t present during the first part of spring at the Corvallis market, it’s because of the cold weather, and Corvallis growers felt it. For...

Kettlebell weights at Dixon Recreation
Center. In previous summer terms, only
enrolled students could utilize the Dixon
facilities, but this year any student can work
out for free.

OSU students can now work out for free this summer at Dixon Recreation Center

Haley Stark, News Contributor
August 1, 2022

For the first time in Dixon Recreation Center’s history, all students are able to access the facilities free of charge during the summer term. Since its opening in 1976, Dixon Recreation Center...

Molly Shannon shows off her guest badge for START at Oregon State University in the Memorial Union on Thursday June 23. START is being held in person this year for the first time since the
start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

START orientation aims to offer support to incoming students transitioning into college life

Hayden Lohr, Summer News Editor
July 5, 2022

According to Olivia Eiler, a returning START leader at Oregon State University and an English and education major, the START orientation program functions to teach students how to be students. “No...

Corvallis Chamber of Commerce President Simon Date outside of the Chamber of Commerce building. With the summer approaching, the Chamber of Commerce is gearing up to stimulate business and the economy as college students leave for the summer.

Small Corvallis businesses have generally positive outlooks for a summer without COVID-19 restrictions

Businesses reflect on pandemic, look toward future, lifted mandates
Hayden Lohr, News Reporter
June 6, 2022

Many small businesses have struggled under COVID-19 and mask restrictions, which have been coupled in Corvallis, Ore. with reduced student populations, but some businesses are positive about the upcoming...

Portrait of START Senior Program Leader, Heather Hunt. Hunt and the other START leaders are working to help facilitate the transition for incoming students as part of the START 2021 orientation program.

START leaders aim to help incoming students navigate opportunities

Cara Nixon, News Contributor
August 2, 2021

Tori Kekoa-Albert, a START leader and third-year kinesiology student, experienced the importance of a warm welcome when she went through START her freshman year. Originally from O’ahu, Hawaii, Kekoa-Albert...

Amy LeClair SOTI What did new students get out of the START experience?

Students on the Internet: First-year students: “What did you learn from your START experience?”

Eden Todd, News Contributor
August 2, 2021

Amy LeClair“The START experience was really helpful in figuring out my class schedule with an advisor and meeting other students during the small group session. One of my favorite sessions was the University...

Stephen Fitzgerald, OSU Extension fire specialist, meets with partners to discuss strategies for wildfire management. Temperatures increasing on a yearly basis bring worry to Oregon wildfire departments and naturalists statewide.

Castles: Preparedness is key to an early wildfire season

Christine Castles, Columnist
July 6, 2021

Editor’s Note: This column does not represent the opinion of The Daily Barometer. This column reflects the personal opinions of the writer.Around Labor Day of 2020, Oregonians began to wake up in an...

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