JANUARY 3, 2022 • DAILYBAROMETER.COM • VOL. CXXVII NO. 04
CAMPUS
Campus Police Concerns
Some OSU students have expressed concerns about oncampus armed officers and the department’s creation. 6
CITY
NAACP President Interview Linn-Benton County NAACP President Jason J. Dorsette looks back at his first year in his role. 15
OSU recieves increased financial aid funding for 2022-23 academic year By KIMBERLY CLAIRMONT News Contributor By BEN PAHL Sports Contributor The score was tied at one apiece in Greensboro, North Carolina between the Oregon State Beavers and the Virginia Tech Hokies in the second round of the 2020 NCAA men’s soccer tournament. With the game winding down in the first overtime period, the Beavers were doing everything in their power to run out the clock and send the game into a second overtime. The Hokies had other plans. With less than 10 seconds remaining in the first overtime period, Virginia Tech midfielder Chris Little served up a cross into the heart of the 18-yard box toward forward Jacob Labovitz, who had scored for the Hokies off a header earlier in the game. Labovitz was left unmarked as he sent a powerful header grazing off the side of the post and into the back of the net. It was a golden goal in the NCAA sudden-death overtime format. Virginia Tech rushed the field, realizing their dreams of staying alive were still intact. Multiple Oregon State players collapsed to the turf in grief, while others stood shouting at one another over the goal
they’d just allowed with five seconds left in the first overtime. It was a heartbreaking end to a season that held so much promise. “The [overtime] loss to Virginia Tech hurt,” said Oregon State senior captain midfielder Joel Walker. “As expected, it was not at all the conclusion to the season that we wanted to have.
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Oregon State University’s financial aid experts urge students to submit their Free Applications for Federal Student Aid as soon as possible in order to receive need-based financial aid and scholarships. Throughout the 2022-23 academic year, the university’s financial aid office will see an increase in available aid for current and incoming OSU students. Director of Financial Aid Keith Raab said he shares the responsibility of handling all federal and state aid that OSU students are able to receive at any level as well as some of the institutional aid funds the university is gifted. Raab said their department has been handling approximately $260 million in aid over the last couple of years. Raab said working closely with campus leadership and partners across campus all year to ensure OSU stays affordable to those in need is a high priority for all staff members involved in the process of gaining access to funding. “It is part of our goal and our mission to be affordable to a wide range and diverse range of students and families, and one of the ways we do this is through financial aid, grants and scholarships,” Raab said. “We hope by increasing these funds it will enable even more students to have access to OSU.” Raab said his team hopes increased funds will help students make the decision to attend OSU more easily, as well as allow them to participate in more activities outside the classroom without having to worry about working a parttime job or earning money. “All of those things are inFINANCIAL AID
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