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Magazine cover featuring beaver mascots in coordinated OSU outfits.

Spring 2026

Oregon Stater magazine cover featuring an orange background and a playful food-science experiment setup, including a dripping honey bear bottle, an ice cream cone with caramel and a cherry, a martini glass filled with olives, a red liquid in a lab beaker, and a magnifying glass focusing on a strawberry. The cover reads “The Food Issue – YUM!” and highlights stories on engineering the perfect pint and one professor’s recipe for connection. Winter 2026.

Winter 2026

Cover of the Fall 2025 issue of *Oregon Stater* magazine with the bold headline “FANS!” surrounded by a colorful collage of vintage Oregon State buttons and pins. Smaller cover lines highlight stories on President Murthy and research funding, and an article titled “How Not to Cut Off Your Finger.”

Fall 2025

Spring 2025 cover of Stater with robots holding letters

Spring 2025

The front cover of the Winter 25 Stater with underwater salmon on the cover.

Winter 2025

Cover of the Fall Stater 24 with an image of smiley face in the forest.

Fall 2024

The cover of the spring Stater 24 with and image of Benny and Bernice beavers together.

Spring 2024

The cover of the Winter 25 state with a shark on the cover.

Winter 2024

Image of the fall Stater 23 with the image of Benny's traditional illustrated head.

Fall 2023

Features

Mascots dancing or celebrating together in orange-themed indoor space.

Stories from the SuitInside the sweat-soaked, unforgettable experience of bringing Oregon State’s mascots to life.

By Kip Carlson

Silhouettes of people and robot walking against sunset sky.

From White Sands to the Red PlanetHow OSU researchers are helping a four-legged robot find its footing on Mars.

By Sean Nealon

The Quad

Man in Oregon State gear holding football, smiling against neutral background.

Meet Coach ShephardOregon State’s 33rd head football coach is just getting started.

By Oregon Stater Staff

Person smiling holding mushroom, forest environment slightly blurred behind.

In Search of WonderOff trail with an Oregon State undergraduate mushroom foray.

By Cora Lassen

Man with glasses smiling beside globe in studio portrait.

Mapping WarHow an OSU geographer helps us understand the world’s conflicts.

By Nancy Steinberg

Our Community

Man in gray suit dribbling basketball in studio setting.

Two men in suits seated courtside at basketball arena, smiling.

Lamar Hurd Trusts His GutHow one Beaver built a life in basketball around what mattered most.

By Katherine Cusumano, MFA ’24

Black-and-white vintage photo of coach speaking closely with player.

Poet Laureate of the Locker RoomRemembering the athletic trainer behind generations of OSU greats.

By Kathryn Stroppel

Person with sheep in grassy hillside with mountains in distance.

Alumni NewsSpring 2026

Edited by Scholle McFarland

Sights + Sounds

An Interview with Nikki Neuburger, ’04

Group posing with dog indoors, smiling in casual setting.

Graduation Day

More

Woman smiling at desk in casual setting with soft lighting and podcast microphone.

Beyond the Field

By Scholle McFarland

Modern building with wood paneling surrounded by flowers and landscaping.

Organizing for OSU

By Caley Henderson

Black-and-white of woman shopping for shoes in store.

End of an Era

By Cora Lassen

Repeating orange and black pattern with OSU-themed color and foam #1 fingers.

Make Some Noise for OSU

By Oregon Stater Staff

Group photo of people holding signs, smiling in indoor setting.

A Far-Flung Family

As told to Scholle McFarland

Orange illustration of trees with figures walking among stylized forest scene.

From The Publisher

Why I’m Hopeful

By John Valva

Cartoon beaver character wearing OSU shirt on orange background.

From The Editor

The Secret Life of Benny and Bernice

By Scholle McFarland

Campus walkway lined with blooming pink trees on sunny day.

Beaver Brags and Briefs Spring 2026

By Oregon Stater Staff

Book cover designs displayed together on gridded background.

Books by Beavers Spring 2026

By Oregon Stater Staff

Orange patterned illustration repeating food and drink icons across background.

Letters Spring 2026

Oregon State sign with people interacting in front of campus display and a student holding microphone.

Alumni Happenings Spring 2026

By Oregon Stater Staff

Older man in suit smiling during formal interview or presentation setting.

In Memoriam Spring 2026

Edited by Scholle McFarland

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