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The Student News Site of Oregon State University

The Daily Barometer

Student Firefighters Woody Holmgren, Danielle Melcher, Ryan Walker, and Ceiba Cumming hike up a hill to perform maintenance on a trail on March 18, 2024. Public lands in Oregon such as this are in a sort of limbo amongst federal legislation changes.

Hot days, high risk: fire season begins

As Oregon enters peak wildfire months, officials stress heat safety and maintain efforts to recruit seasonal firefighters.
Andres Bedoya-Bunch, Summer News Editor
June 16, 2026

As Oregon heats up into the 90s and fire season officially begins, agencies are bracing on two fronts: addressing rising heat risks and ensuring they have the staff to respond. On June 15, the Oregon...

Sidewalks are seen cleared of snow on Oregon State University’s campus on Jan. 16, 2024 in Corvallis. The National Weather Service is predicting cold temperatures next week in Corvallis.

Winter weather on Corvallis forecast

Audrey Saiz, Editor-in-Chief
January 31, 2025

With last January’s ice storm still fresh on minds, the Corvallis community is prepping for another cold spell.  The National Weather Service is predicting freezing overnight temperatures in Corvallis...

People rush through the snow on Thursday in front of the Memorial Union. A blip of snow hit Corvallis on the first day of December which seemed to catch everyone off guard.

Brief Blizzard Sweeps Corvallis

Katie Livermore, News Contributor
December 1, 2022

As Oregon State University students sat in their classrooms at 1 p.m. this afternoon, eyes strayed from lectures to windows as a downfall of snow transformed campus into a momentary winter wonderland. “It...

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