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‘We did the dam thing:’ 156th Commencement honors class of 2025

2 weeks ago | dailybaro.orangemedianetwork.com | Jenna Benson

Beaver Grad. Dam Proud. You did it. These words circled the heads of attendees at Oregon State University’s 156th Commencement ceremony in Reser stadium on June 14. Students from all over the country attended the celebration. Rani Rattles, graduating with an M.B.A. in Organizational Leadership, came from Springdale, Ark. “Hard work will pay off when you graduate,” said Rattles to current and future OSU students. John Edwards, also an M.B.A. in Organizational Leadership student from Chicago, Ill.
New York Times columnist to speak at commencement

3 weeks ago | dailybaro.orangemedianetwork.com | Katie Livermore

Nicholas Kristof always has one foot on the family farm in Yamhill, Oregon — even while reporting across the world as a columnist for the New York Times. This June, Kristof will have both feet planted in Reser Stadium as the 2025 Commencement Speaker to give Oregon State University students a proper sendoff for their new chapters into the world outside OSU’s Corvallis campus. Kristof’s story begins before he was even born. His father was a World War II refugee sponsored by an Oregon family.
Stay in m-ocean: Summer activities in Newport and Portland

3 weeks ago | dailybaro.orangemedianetwork.com | Jenna Benson

As summer arrives, so do many opportunities for students to travel beyond Corvallis and explore Oregon’s other wonderful cities, such as Newport and Portland.
Enriching biodiversity: OSU’s repositories provide student research opportunities

1 month ago | dailybaro.orangemedianetwork.com | Jenna Benson

Oregon State University hosts a variety of specimen collections run by faculty in topics that explore ecological biodiversity. Assisting researchers nationally, contributions from faculty members and students support current and past findings. These discoveries allow researchers to predict future outcomes of species and their environments.
Resilience and Remembrance: Holocaust survivor to visit OSU

2 months ago | dailybaro.orangemedianetwork.com | Katie Livermore

Irene Butter survived the Holocaust, she believes, by two miracles. The first occurred only a few days after her arrival at the Westerbork concentration camp in the Netherlands, the other at the end of her stay in Bergen-Belsen. Now 96 years old, Butter travels the world telling her story, which is so similar to many who lost their lives and loved ones to the Holocaust.
Rally for women in Agriculture claims OSU lacks accountability

2 months ago | dailybaro.orangemedianetwork.com | Jenna Benson

A call for accountability and transparency was made at a rally hosted by the Coalition of Graduate Employees on April 15 outside Strand Agriculture Hall. “A tenured faculty member, with a documented history of harassment and bullying, was allowed to return to his post after assaulting a graduate student,” said Rae Szymanski, a second-year master’s student studying plant breeding and genetics, in the opening remarks of the rally.
Disable the stigma: OSU community works to increase disability awareness

2 months ago | dailybaro.orangemedianetwork.com | Jenna Benson

Physical disabilities could result from accidents, intellectual disabilities could develop from TBIs and a person’s world can completely change how they simply enter a public building. Anyone can become disabled, but accommodations are not inherently integrated into daily life. This year marks the 55th anniversary of the global recognition of April as Disability Awareness Month.
Ukrainian veterans with leg amputations visit Corvallis

2 months ago | dailybaro.orangemedianetwork.com | Katie Livermore

Editor’s note: Google Translate was used for some translated quotesDenys Kryvodubskyi refuses to drink alcohol until the war in Ukraine is over. When friends are celebrating, Kryvodubskyi always keeps the war at the back of his mind. Once a cross country skier at school in Kiev where he grew up, Kryvodubskyi could no longer ski after his service as a soldier in the war where he lost his leg during combat. Now, he’s back skiing after his two-week trip to Corvallis.
Uncertainty looms as OSU researchers face federal funding changes – The Daily Barometer

2 months ago | dailybaro.orangemedianetwork.com | Montana Burack

A recent deluge of executive orders from the Trump administration regarding federal funding for university research projects has left many researchers, such as Jack Barth, a professor in the Oceanography department at Oregon State University, stuck in the middle. As these executive orders make their way through the court system amid lawsuits, with many of...
OSU month-long food drive to benefit Corvallis community

Mar 5, 2025 | dailybaro.orangemedianetwork.com | Jenna Benson

As we move further into 2025, a temptation to begin spring cleaning in closets and homes may occur—but what about your pantries? Oregon State is holding a Food Drive in conjunction with the Governor’s State Employees Food Drive for the month of March. All donations benefit Linn Benton Food Share, local nonprofit organizations and local food banks. General donations can be delivered at Richardson Hall, 1st Floor Knuckle, 3180 SW Jefferson Way. The most wanted items for donations can be found here.