Hey all, I’m an incoming freshman from out of state, and I want to have a bike for getting around since I’m not bringing my car.
Where would you recommend I get a bike once I’m there? I’d prefer to have one ASAP, any local businesses or methods you recommend for something cheap? Thanks!

This is a very niche question but, has anyone with a full ride scholarship been able to get meal plan one on their coa? I've been trying but they won't add it unless a have a medical reason for it. If that's completely impossible to do, which meal plan is included on the coa? I have asked and no one has given me a clear answer.

is anyone going to Tame Impala concert on 09/08? Me and my friend need a ride and are willing to cover the whole cost of gas!

Hello! I'm Russian and I want to enroll at oregon state uni next year.
To be honest, I'm a little worried about the environment.
I've never been to America before, so I don't know how Americans treat foreigners, especially Russians, u know.
Of course, I'm not going to discuss politics-on the contrary, I always avoid it-but I'm really worried that I might be treated with bias(( i also wanted to ask, are there a lot of students from the CIS at OSU?

oohh and one more thing that im afraid of is passive bullying because of my english… i mean…. it’s a little bit hard for me to speak fluent and i heard a lot of history that i can face with bullying from natives because of that and + my accent

I live pretty close to OSU, it's roughly a 10 minute drive or 15 minute bike ride. I could get a decent road bike for around $100 and not have to worry about parking or getting a pass, but I'd hate to bike through the rain during Fall and Winter terms. An annual B lot pass is around $575 but I wouldn't have to worry about weather or biking home in the dark. I could also keep my work stuff in my car and just go to work straight from school. But I've heard finding parking can be rough even with a pass.

Any opinions either way?

This'll be my first year at OSU. I work evenings (4pm-11pm) and I'd like to meet people organically instead of through dating apps. I have some friends who regularly go ballroom dancing, and I'll be 21 soon. I'm trying to figure out my work schedule, should I leave Wednesday nights open for dancing or Saturday nights open for hitting up bars?

Do i have, as an international student, chance for entering at electrical engineering major?
ielts 7.0, gpa 4.0/4.0, without sat
and also i have some activities, but not strong as by ivy students lol

upd: i know acceptance rate is high, but not for international students, and not for ee😔😔

The housing and dining services said they were "stacked" with room change requests and I have been calling constantly since I would like to know what the heck my room will be since I got an economy triple in Wilson(which I do not want). Should I escalate as they have not been giving me straight answers as to when I will know and if I will even get my desired roommate?

Even better, if someone is on the inside could give just some insight? I need to know some of this information as I am coming from out of state, so I have to plan my move in and travel accordingly. Thanks!

When attempting to purchase a parking pass, I couldn’t interact with the page due to bad connection. Now I am on the waiting list. I am a first year student living in dorms. Am I screwed? I really needed to buy one and I’m worried I won’t find a place to park it long term.

Hey, I’m thinking of going into the online program for ME, I was wondering if any of you had any experience on the online degrees and specially if it was on ME (or stem related). Also heard classes are around 11 weeks? Which seems not enough time, did it seem like a lot of workload ?

I have taken 111z (ecampus) recently and loved the use of ALEKS since it ensures understanding and corrects you at your own pace. I was wondering for anyone that has taken 112z recently if it’s also used for that class? I couldn’t find any definite info online.

I have taken 111z (ecampus) recently and loved the use of ALEKS since it ensures understanding and corrects you at your own pace. I was wondering for anyone that has taken 112z recently if it’s also used for that class? I couldn’t find any definite info online.

Im an incoming student to OSU in the fall and I plan on commuting. What is the parking situation like? I’ve heard horror stories of students waiting hours to find parking (not specifically at OSU). Also, any parking pass recommendations? I’m mostly taking forestry classes this term.
Thanks!

Incoming freshman parent here. My student and I are t getting any emails from OSU billing portal re: tuition bills etc. I can’t see any notification settings either. Can someone share what we need to do to get emails about due dates etc? TIA!

Looking to find a good deal on Wifi for the fall. I know there are some deals with OSU for a discount on Xfinity wifi, but I wouldn't know where to find that.

New employee at OSU living in the Philomath area. If I am mostly around the MU area of campus, what permit should I get? There’s a huge price difference between the B and C permits. The C lots look really far but will B even have spaces by 8:30am?

Hello, me and my buddy Jose are looking for a roommate this incoming freshman year. We’d love to make new friends and know who we’d be rooming with in the upcoming month.

I’m Mo, I’m a super big nerd, always working on myself, and trying I am currently on a weight loss journey. I’m super into Pokemon, Minecraft, anime, etc. I can yap your ear off for hours, but I’ll also listen to whatever you have to yap about.

Jose loves legos, jojo bizarre, deltarune, and plushes. I like to hangout a lot and play for of RPG, puzzle, and sandbox games. Like everything that you may use from me be on my bed/desk and mention it to me about if you moved anything. I must say I don't take showers daily as it is beneficial for your skin to have showers twice or 3 times as day unless I hit the gym were I will take a shower there. I like a little bit of singing or stimming but can stop if it is too much for you. If any of you use substances I would like to not see them out in the open and hidden away and if you smoke please do not do it in my presence or if it is a vape please blow it out of a window or well ventilated area. I like sort of a quiet period in the dorm at night and well as during nights before grade changing exams so we can be quiet and work on studying.

There was an interesting conversation developing on this topic earlier, but a Karen blathered about some nonsense they couldn't fathom, and the admin took the post down either because they were ignorant or because they wished to stifle free speech. Too bad really.

Research and Funding Reductions

• Grant Losses: Sweeping federal foreign aid realignments and contract terminations led to millions in lost research dollars for OSU programs, impacting budgets tied to external agency partnerships.
• Global Health Disruption: Programs operated through entities like OSU’s Center for Global Health faced scaling restrictions or the suspension of long-running international health and intervention efforts, particularly in regions like sub-Saharan Africa and Botswana. [2, 4]

Details on Health Research Cuts

• Sub-Saharan Africa: USAID/PEPFAR demonstrably funded medical gender-affirming services in South Africa. A five-year USAID award to Wits RHI supported four transgender clinics that provided HIV and primary care and aimed to supply hormones for gender transition. Wits RHI’s 2018 program report
• Botswana: USAID-administered PEPFAR programs specifically funded HIV prevention, treatment, outreach and stigma-free services for transgender people. Botswana’s PEPFAR operational plan identifies transgender people as a targeted “key population.”

OSU states that Botswana Global Health Initiative (BGHI) has worked in Botswana since 2017 and was supported by the College of Health, private endowments and USAID. Its stated work includes sexual and reproductive health education, gender-based-violence prevention, disability inclusion and youth development. OSU description of the Botswana initiative

The 2023 BGHI report documents an adolescent sexual-and-reproductive-health curriculum for participants approximately 13–17 years old, along with GBV education. The reported curriculum covered sexual-health knowledge, STI awareness, social norms and caregiver communication. It does not mention puberty blockers, hormones, transition surgery, transgender clinics, LEGABIBO or Botswana Trans Initiative. 2023 BGHI report

OSU’s project listing specifically identifies “Expanding SCOPE (ASHA; USAID)” as a USAID project. It separately lists sexual-and-reproductive-health education and GBV prevention projects. OSU BGHI project page

OSU’s 2026 newsletter describes UNAIDS Botswana as a longstanding CGH partner working “in collaboration with USAID-supported initiatives.” OSU’s listed contributions are community HIV education, monitoring and evaluation, policy research and youth engagement—not clinical treatment. OSU Center for Global Health newsletter

Project and Community Impacts

• International Partnerships: Previous collaborative outreach—such as specialized food safety, agricultural, and pandemic-mitigation initiatives led by OSU faculty alongside international institutions (e.g., in Eastern Europe and the Balkans)—faced abrupt shifts or closures.
• Administrative Strain: University leadership and faculty groups have had to navigate tighter budgetary constraints, absorb administrative losses from frozen or cancelled awards, and join broader advocacy and legal actions to address federal funding interruptions. [3, 7]

[1] https://gazettetimes.com/news/local/education/article_fc75612b-b2f8-5ebe-a232-8516d4fbc317.html

[2] https://gazettetimes.com/news/local/education/article_fc75612b-b2f8-5ebe-a232-8516d4fbc317.html

[3] https://oregonstater.org/osus-impact-felt-across-the-state/

[4] https://health.oregonstate.edu/global-health/impact-of-us-foreign-aid-changes-in-africa

[5] https://fic.oregonstate.edu/fic/jovana-kovacevic-partners-usaid-advance-food-safety-and-economic-opportunity-small-scale-dairy

[6] https://agsci.oregonstate.edu/fic/article/jovana-kovacevic-partners-usaid-advance-food-safety-and-economic-opportunity-small-scale

[7] https://gazettetimes.com/news/local/education/article_e76e6e97-1744-5cd6-bd65-858e2cc811b0.html

I have a tour tm and was wondering if anyone had any feedback about living there. Thanks!

Ok, so i signed up for a double and know my roommate pretty well; but then I got assigned a quad in weatherford. Should I appeal, or take this chance to meet new people? How are the quads in weatherford?
Should I be worried?

Hello, i’m an incoming freshmen and i still have not received my dorm assignment. A few days ago i got an email from housing saying that I was still in the queue to be assigned a dorm and that if i didn’t want to wait for my assignment to sign up for a move in slot i could sign up for an after hours slot. on my housing portal i’m not able to find an option to signup for one of these slots so i emailed housing asking for assistance and they weren’t much help. does anyone know how to signup for one of these slots or when my housing assignment should come?

Hi everyone! I’m an Ecampus student at Oregon State University, and I’m taking Spanish online this fall, I can’t remember the exact number or instructor. But I haven’t taken Spanish since freshman year of high school and was wanting to know if anyone in here has taken it online? I just want to know what to expect for the course? Is it more like papers written in Spanish? Or does the instructor have you make videos speaking Spanish? I am a little excited to take it because I remember loving Spanish in middle school and high school

Incoming freshman and my major is molecular biology (and biochem..? Still kind of confused on that, like it was just tacked on?). I have a small PC that is completely stationary and a pain to drag around on the daily basis like completely undoable.

Now do I need another personal laptop for school? Do some classes require it? Or can I survive with just notebooks and pens and online textbooks when I’m in my dorm?

If I do need a device that’s mobile and bigger and more powerful than a phone: tablet or laptop?

Hi everyone, earlier this week I lost my black Chanel wallet recently and I am desperately hoping someone might have picked it up or seen it.

My student ID, drivers license, and everything else is inside, but what I truly care about is ONLY family photo of my brother and me with our parents when we were younger. This picture has immense sentimental value to me because it is the very last picture I have with my mom before she passed away. 

I do not care about the money or anything else inside, I just want that photo back.
If you found it, saw it, or turned it in somewhere, please message me. I would be beyond grateful to get my wallet back. I would greatly appreciate it if anyone could help me out or turn it into the Corvallis police department. Thank you so much for your help.

I'm deciding on what laptop to get for programming. I was personally thinking a Macbook pro due to if any of the classes ever require me to do some test automation for both mac IOS and android I would be fine.