Editorials are opinion pieces which reflect the majority view of The Daily Barometer's editorial board. Read more
I can’t remember my first OSU sporting event. That’s not to say it wasn’t memorable. It’s just that the games and days and years start to run together. Especially considering my first football game was when I was three years old. Read more
Oregon State University’s proposals to graduate workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic should trouble those concerned with worker rights. After 8 months of negotiation with the Coalition of Graduate Employees, OSU has proposed cutting the graduate worker cost-of-living adjustment from 2% to 0%, … Read more
Right now, I’m alone in Corvallis, spending my last few weeks as an OSU student secluded to the confines of my 600-square-foot apartment. Read more
I’m a graduate employee at Oregon State University. I teach core classes to undergraduates, yet OSU’s administration is seeking to cut the cost of living adjustment for myself and my colleagues. I already pay over half of my income in rent every month. A colleague of mine pays nearly their e… Read more
As the saying goes, you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone. This idea couldn't be any more applicable than it currently is to the relationship between sports and humanity. All of this has come at the expense of a cruel reality that is hitting the world. However, one thing that holds … Read more
Editor's note: This Letter to the Editor contains statistics from data compiled by the Coalition of Graduate Employees. The Baro reviewed this data prior to publication and found it to be accurate. Read more
There are over 1,800 graduate employees here at Oregon State University. Our work brings prestige to the university. Behind every award OSU has gotten for research, teaching, and grant-writing, there are graduate employees. This campus could not function without GTAs and GRAs. Last week OSU … Read more
I was shocked to hear about the unprofessionalism of the Oregon State University’s chemical engineering department. Two instructors at the doctorate level were dismissed at the end of April with no particular reason given. Professional courtesy alone would mandate some earlier warning becaus… Read more
As a nation, the United States has experienced multiple recessions, the Great Depression, wars, terrorism, civil unrest, and natural disasters of all kinds. Yet during these tough times, we’ve been able to at least find some sort of solace through sports. Read more
It’s been almost two months since the sports world went dark and I find myself feeling nostalgic. Over the last 20 years and various sports played, I have learned skills, values and made many of my most fond memories on the buses shuttling us to and from games. It was more than just the spor… Read more
Regardless of if you watch sports religiously like I do, chances are you’ve still found yourself at a loss without them suddenly in search of a new hobby. I found myself in this predicament when I was home in Bend, Ore. for spring break. Luckily for me, Bend is known for having a plethora of… Read more
Me looking out the window to see if it's still covidy outside. Read more
Switching to online classes was an important step in reducing the spread of COVID-19, keeping OSU students healthy. Read more
It’s been four long months since sports have stopped. People are going mad, challenging anyone to anything just to feel the rush of competition again. Read more
Call me melodramatic, emotional, theatrical, crack open a thesaurus and call me sensational if you’d like. But I felt shattered when the world started shutting down sports. Like, legitimate heartbreak. I’ve always considered myself to be a ‘bright-side’ kind of person, and that’s where I fin… Read more
If sports were a tangible thing that I could write a letter to, I would start the letter like this: Read more
