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Students count down to Cuba

The Oregon University System offers the first study abroad to Cuba, set for June of this year Full story

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Almen hopes to reach new heights

Freshman high jumper Sarah Almen heads to Austin, Texas for west regional this weekend

Sara Almen is like that kid who barely needs to go to class. She doesn’t even have to study for the midterm or the final. She just shows up on test days and gets an “A”. That’s what the freshman has done with her outdoor track season. After having a breakout indoor season for the Beavers, the two-sport athlete — also a member of the volleyball team — participated in only two outdoor in-season meets due to injury. Full story

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The human highlight reel

Senior Max Gordon has shown a knack for spectacular plays this season

A spectacular play is the most exciting thing in sports. It’s what makes athletes special. It’s what draws in fans and makes people say, “wow.” Whether it’s a vicious slam-dunk in basketball, a long touchdown catch in football or a diving catch in baseball, people love to witness the sensational. Full story

Yeas & Nays

Yea to all the grass pollen in the air. We enjoy the sneezing attacks in the middle of class and the snot running down our faces in rivers. Nay to the rain not doing nearly as much as it could to abate the pollen. If it’s going to be like November in May, the least it could be is pollen free. Full story

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    From an athletic family, Brenner shines as 2-sport athlete

    Mary Claire Brenner comes from a family of Division 1 collegiate athletes. After representing the Beavers on the softball field, the senior decided to see what the track team had to offer. Brenner is in her fifth year at Oregon State, using her last year of NCAA eligibility on the women’s track and field team, throwing the javelin and shot put instead of a softball.

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    The human highlight reel

    A spectacular play is the most exciting thing in sports. It’s what makes athletes special. It’s what draws in fans and makes people say, “wow.” Whether it’s a vicious slam-dunk in basketball, a long touchdown catch in football or a diving catch in baseball, people love to witness the sensational.

  • Column: An attitude made for winning

    It’s a familiar scene. The Oregon State baseball team enters the final weekend of the season with a chance to take the throne as Pac-12 champions. No. 4 Oregon State (43-9, 22-5) took two out of three games against Oregon in the biggest Civil War in the history of the series — making a statement while doing it, outscoring the No.

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    Almen hopes to reach new heights

    Sara Almen is like that kid who barely needs to go to class. She doesn’t even have to study for the midterm or the final. She just shows up on test days and gets an “A”. That’s what the freshman has done with her outdoor track season. After having a breakout indoor season for the Beavers, the two-sport athlete — also a member of the volleyball team — participated in only two outdoor in-season meets due to injury.

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    Athlete of the week: Michael Conforto (May 22)

    Tied 0-0 in the top of the sixth inning of Saturday’s game against Oregon, having lost the series opener, sophomore left fielder Michael Conforto stepped to the plate. The No. 4 Beavers lost the series opener and hadn’t scored a run in the series. But with one swing of his bat, Conforto broke the tie with his eighth home run of the year, giving Oregon State a 1-0 lead.

  • Oregon State-Oregon Rained Out Tuesday

    Press release from the Oregon State University athletic department CORVALLIS, Ore. – The fourth-ranked Oregon State baseball team’s game with Oregon Tuesday has been rained out. The game will not be rescheduled. As the game will not be rescheduled this season, fans can bring their game tickets to the ticket office and exchange them for the best available seats to this weekend’s series against Washington State, while supplies last.

  • Nonconference Civil War rematch

    Twenty-seven innings of intensity, drama and high-stakes baseball was a taxing ordeal for the Oregon State baseball team. The No. 4 Beavers had a rollercoaster of a series against their rivals, No. 11 Oregon, over the weekend. OSU (43-9, 22-5) was shutout for the first 14 innings of the series, and then unleashed a bombardment of hits (29) and runs (21) over the next 13 innings.

  • Softball comes up short

    The Oregon State softball team’s season came to an end on Saturday when the Beavers were defeated by Hofstra, 8-4, in 10 innings. The loss came on day two of the Columbia, Mo., regional. The Beavers (34-24, 8-16 Pac-12) were defeated by Hofstra, 2-0, on Friday, then staved off elimination by beating Stony Brook, 6-0, in an elimination game on Saturday.

  • Men's golf season ends after comeback falls just short

    On the final day of the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Tallahassee Regional, the Oregon State men’s golf team fell one stroke shy of qualifying for the NCAA National Championship in Atlanta. The five teams with the lowest scores at the Tallahassee Regional advanced to the NCAA National Championship, with every team eying a chance to advance.

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    Beavers' scorching bats put up 12 runs, OSU wins series

    OSU won Sunday's game 12-2, giving the Beavers the Civil War series win over Oregon. OSU needs one win or an Oregon loss to take home the Pac-12 conference title.

  • OSU offense nonexistent, 1st-place tie atop the Pac-12

    Oregon's starter, Tommy Thorpe, dominates Beavers in eight-inning shutout to give the Ducks a 3-0 win Friday night

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    Steady as he goes

    In the second half of last season, as a true freshman, Dylan Davis watched his statistics and playing time decrease with each passing game. After a hot start in nonconference play, Davis struggled during the Pac-12 schedule, mustering a meager .167 batting average and only three extra base hits in 72 at-bats.

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  • Yeas & Nays

    Yea to all the grass pollen in the air. We enjoy the sneezing attacks in the middle of class and the snot running down our faces in rivers. Nay to the rain not doing nearly as much as it could to abate the pollen. If it’s going to be like November in May, the least it could be is pollen free.

  • The ethics behind perpetuating stereotypes for profit

    Dear Ask an Ethicist, Every year, OSU LGBT student organizers of the Pride Week drag show, which they successfully use to raise money from both gay and straight students, believe it is necessary to educate people on the history of drag too, apparently, indirectly answer the question, “Is it ethical to make money by exploiting culturally insensitive stereotypes?” For example, “Amos ‘n’ Andy” is a 1950s sitcom performed by white actors in black makeup, or “blackface.

  • What I learned in college: Class matters

    I should not even be writing this today. If you look at all the data and research, the likelihood that I would end up graduating from college, be editor-in-chief of the college newspaper or even graduate from high school is pretty low. Statistically in America, if you grow up poor with parents who did not go to college, who do not own their home and who had parents who did not go to college, most likely you also will not attend college.

  • Harsher penalties in store for partygoers

    Penalties for alcohol and loud party violations may be increasing. The Corvallis Human Services Committee voted Tuesday to do so. Though, before alcohol changes can be implemented, the full city council must make it official. The new ordinances, which would apply to everyone, could severely affect fraternity houses.

  • Talking trans*: The meaning behind the asterisk

    This is not an apology column. My May 10 news article was my bad, folks. I own it — but I don’t regret it. If I hadn’t made that mistake, then I wouldn’t have gotten called out for it, and I wouldn’t have learned anything. In the past couple of weeks I’ve gotten called out a few times for a mistake I made in a news article: I used the term transvestite when I should have referred to the people I was talking about as transgender, or more accurately, as trans*.

  • Norovirus no laughing matter

    Lately, we’ve had a bit of a run-in with a nasty virus. Unfortunately, we’re not the only ones to have encountered the norovirus. The Oregonian reported that 15 people contracted the virus and one person died after a state forestry advisory council meeting in Forest Grove in late March.

  • The educational system needs an overhaul

    A bell rings, signaling the end of one step and the beginning of the next. Each room serves a special need in the production process as the batches progress through the day. The manufacturing date inches closer, signifying the completion of assembly.

  • Letter to the editor May 22

    Response to Alvarez’ May 20 column ASOSU, Barometer play essential roles at OSU I want to thank Brad Alvarez for his insightful column. Point-by-point he wrote exactly what I was thinking in regards to several recent Barometer publications. I encourage all individuals, on both sides of this issue, to let this be the beginning of a more civil relationship between the students’ media and the students’ government.

  • Work needed on SafeRide resolution

    A resolution to make SafeRide more accessible for student parents and their children was passed in the Associated Students of Oregon State University senate last week. SafeRide is a program funded by student fees that permits only Oregon State students to use the service.

  • Excited to binge on ‘Arrested Development’

    Christmas is coming early this year. If you can’t afford presents, just remember — there’s always money in the banana stand. For those of you that don’t get the reference, first: Shame on you. But secondly, “Arrested Development,” arguably one of the greatest shows to ever grace television, is making a comeback.

  • Some bacc core courses broaden horizons

    Soil is sexy. But I never would have known that if I hadn’t taken James Cassidy’s CSS 305 class. As a history major, I never expected that I would want to take a class on soil science, or that it would change my entire perspective on my relationship with the planet.

  • ‘Backdoors’ are less secure

    Cybersecurity is an ongoing process in the United States. Current plans for checking up on Americans and listening in on their conversations include requiring a “backdoor” in any and all mediums of digital communications so law enforcement agencies can gain access to those digital interactions.

  • Guest Column: Institutional governing boards bad for Oregon

    We have many grave concerns about Senate Bill 270, a bill establishing institutional governing boards for Portland State University, the University of Oregon and possibly our own Oregon State University. As current and future student body presidents at OSU, and as representatives of the Oregon Student Association, we are very concerned about this bill.

  • Editorial board writes irresponsible editorials covering ASOSU

    Partially responding to Sen. Rhianna Taniguchi’s letter to the editor on Friday, I don’t believe that ASOSU and the Barometer need to get along, although a prolonged strained relationship could be quite consequential for both sides. The press has no responsibility to get along with an elected government, and vice versa.

  • Yeas & Nays

    Yea to the rain. It was nice having all the sunshine, but we’re happy it’s raining again. Nay to forgetting to wear a rain jacket because you thought it was going to be 80 degrees and sunny. Yea to the Salmon Bake on Wednesday. The food was delicious, the dancing looked good, the drumming sounded great and we had a swell time.

  • The morality of desiring to add to the population

    Dear Ask an Ethicist, I’ve been at Oregon State for four years now. Here I’ve learned how to adapt to a changing world, which includes adapting to the realities of climate change. Our society continues to negatively affect our world. Since I live in the United States, I know I’m disproportionately adding to the mess, when compared to the average worldwide contributor.

  • Why do we continue to write about this?

    We could say we are disappointed, even ashamed, at the theatrics of Tuesday’s Associated Students of Oregon State University senate meeting. But when it comes to the legislative branch of ASOSU, it is what we have come to expect. We could spend the majority of this editorial looking at the toothless resolutions encouraging the university administration to do all sorts of things, from lowering the cost of textbooks to not requiring those applying to the university to submit SAT scores.

  • Shasta: alcohol, chain-smoking, music, good times

    As you may or may not recall, my column a week prior discussed the multiple and severe physical, mental and internal repercussions of alcohol use and abuse. So, it seemed ideal for me to pack my bags with plenty of Coppertone sunblock, my favorite snapback hat, diamond earrings, board shorts and tank tops to join a few friends on the trek south to Shasta Lake.

  • First-hand account of underwear intruder

    I woke suddenly, my eyes slowly adjusted to the dark. It was after 1 a.m. A hooded figure faced me. He stood just feet away from where I was sleeping with his back to the bedroom door from which he’d come. He had closed the door. His hood shadowed his face, obscuring his features.

  • Obama administration has gone Nixon

    The government has overstepped its boundaries. We’re not OK with it. Secretly, federal investigators seized two months worth of phone records from The Associated Press’ reporters and editors. The A.P. is calling it a “serious interference with A.P.’s constitutional rights to gather and report the news.

  • Government role in education stifles progress, innovations

    Phones, cars, computers and every product sold by private companies improve.  Some companies innovate better than others. Some companies appear and disappear. Some companies survive over decades. But innovations, whether radical or incremental, never stop.

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