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Chalk one up for students (letter to the editor published in the Oregonian by OSA Board Chair Emily McLain, 6/12/08)
Oregon universities boost tuition, overhaul fees: Students say the changes give a truer picture of college costs (Oregonian, 6/6/08)
Fleeced: While students across Oregon celebrate graduation, many are facing a gnawing problem—they’re getting sheared by huge debt (Willamette Week, 5/28/08)
Five legislators visit campus, seek feedback (Oregon Daily Emerald, 4/8/08)
Students should use Oregon Opportunity (Editorial in the Daily Astorian, 2/28/08)
OSA to make trip to Salem to thank state legislators (Oregon Daily Emerald, 2/13/08)
For clarity in pricing (Register-Guard, 1/8/08)
Students learn where their fees go (Corvallis Gazette-Times, Democrat-herald; 1/7/08, 1/8/08)
Resource fees to be added to tuition costs by 2011 (Oregon Daily Emerald, 1/7/08)
University costs will hold few surprises (Oregonian, 1/5/08)
Differential Tuition Aces the Test...Pro or Con? (Business Week, 12/21/07)
Tuition: Immigration status new factor (letter to the editor published in the Oregonian by OSCC member Jennifer Lleras, 12/10/07)
Oregon’s universities report record enrollment (Oregon Daily Emerald, 11/9/07)
ASSOU responds to resource fees (Southern Oregon University Siskiyou, 11/5/07)
University fees could change under proposed bill (KVAL Eugene, 11/2/07)
Plan would eliminate some yearly college fees
Register Guard (11/2/07)
Students go after college fees (Oregonian, 11/1/07)
Oregon college fees face revise by OBHE (Associated Press, 10/30/07)
University fee policy set for revamp, but not everyone’s on board (Associated Press, 10/29/07)
College hopefuls get first-class advice (Oregonian, 10/28/07)
Survey asks students to prioritize issues (Oregon Daily Emerald, 10/5/07)
Student lobbying leads to funding (Oregon Daily Emerald, 9/28/07)
As Support Lags, Colleges Tack on Student Fees (New York Times, 9/4/07)
Increases to Pell Grant wait on pen of president (Daily Vanguard, 8/1/07)
Legislature passes landmark higher ed budget: 2007-2009 budget gives biggest increase of funds to higher ed in nearly a decade (Daily Barometer, 7/4/07)
New laws to contend with (Oregonian, 7/4/07)
Oregon’s Higher Ed Looks Forward to Improvements (OPB, 7/3/07)
State legislature approves $870 mil. OUS budget (Daily Vanguard, 7/3/07)
Legislature does its part to improve education (Statesman Journal, 7/1/07)
How Good a Job Did the Legislature Do This Year? (Oregonian, 7/1/07)
*see profile on OSA Board member Monique Teal
Higher education gets higher priority (Oregon Daily Emerald, 6/29/07)
‘07 Legislature deals education straight aces (Ashland Daily Tidings, 6/28/07)
Legislators double aid for college students (Oregonian, 6/21/07)
For immigrants, no papers, high tuition close college doors (Oregonian, 6/21/07)
Oregon Higher Education Bills (KBOO, 6/15/07)
Bill passes to ease textbook costs (Register Guard, 6/14/07)
Oregon advances textbook legislation (Ashland Daily Tidings, 6/14/07)
College leaders hail budget: However, officials say they need more funds (Gresham Outlook, 6/12/07)
Tuition and fee hikes approved for 2007-2008 (Oregon Daily Emerald, 6/11/07)
‘07 grads get record debt with diplomas (Oregonian, 6/10/07)
College tuition on the rise, but on smaller scale (Associated Press, 6/10/07)
Increase for SOU tuition lowest in state (Oregonian, 6/9/07)
Higher education board approves tuition increase (Oregonian, 6/8/07)
Advocates may save childcare grants (Gresham Outlook, 5/25/07)
Higher ed should gain interest: Interest collected on Oregon’s rapidly rising tuition should help universities’ major underwriters—the students (Editorial published in the Oregonian, 5/24/07)
Some students need childcare assistance: Student Childcare Program essential (Opinion Editorial by SOU student Kelli Horvath published in the Ashland Daily Tidings, 5/23/07)
Legislators allocate $77 million to higher ed: Budget gave more to Oregon universities than was expected (Oregon Daily Emerald, 5/22/07)
Education Needs More Funding (letter to the editor by SOU student Brook Colley published in the Ashland Daily Tidings, 5/22/07)
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Let public colleges keep earnings from tuition (letter to the editor by OSU student Ryan Mann published in the Statesman Journal, 5/21/07)
Lower-income kids’ access to higher ed sinking (Editorial published in the Oregonian, 5/20/07)
Oregon sees more dollars for biennium: May budget forecast shows $180 million additional for the next biennium; improves higher ed (Daily Barometer, 5/17/07)
Proposed budget axes child care for students’ kids: Without subsidies, some students cannot afford care (Oregon Daily Emerald, 5/16/07)
Higher Education Gets Boost From Latest Budget Numbers (OPB Oregon Considered, 5/15/07)
Bake sale not enough (letter to the editor by OSA Vice Board Chair Courtney Morse published in the Oregonian, 5/12/07)
Higher ed financial aid plan sees support: Lawmakers embrace ‘shared responsibility’ model (Statesman Journal, 5/12/07)
Students support LCC with bake sale at capitol (LCC Torch, 5/10/07)
Lane services decreasing (letter to the editor published in the LCC Torch by Deshawn Sanders, 5/10/07)
Let college students keep tuition interest earnings (letter to the editor by Ryan Mann published in the Corvallis Gazette-Times, 5/10/07)
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Tuition interest: OUS should be able to keep interest earned (letter to the editor by Ryan Mann published in the OSU Daily Barometer, 5/9/07)
Lawmakers investigate Oregon student fees: Students bring concerns about higher education fees’ transparency to the state senate (Oregon Daily Emerald, 5/8/07)
Legislature to Students: Let them eat cake (or cookies) (opinion piece published in the Oregonian, 5/6/07)
Higher ed’s low outlook: Colleges and students lobby lawmakers to reverse years of financial austerity (Statesman Journal, 5/6/07)
Students Rally in Salem in Support of Gov’s Higher Education Budget (La Grande Observer, 5/5/07)
A plea for higher education (Register Guard, 5/4/07)
Lawmakers demand college fee study (Register Guard, 5/4/07)
Broad coalition reminds legislators: Don’t leave Salem until you find more money for higher education (Oregonian, 5/3/07)
Oregon Considered Story on ‘Fix This First’ Press Conference (OPB, 5/3/07)
Higher ed to lawmakers: ‘Fix this first’ (KTVZ, 5/3/07)
Rally, bake sale at Capitol for higher ed (PSU Daily Vanguard, 5/3/07)
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May 3rd stories on “Fix This First” Press Conference on KATU, KPNW, and KUFO unavailable online
Morse on Higher Education (Oregon Progress Report) (Northwest Cable News, 4/30/2007)
Door Opens to More Student Aid (Salem Monthly, 4/30/07)
Students testify against higher-ed budget cuts (Oregon Daily Emerald, 4/27/07)
Students lobby at Capitol for more funding (PSU Daily Vanguard, 4/26/07)
Budget cuts eliminates state funding for student parents (Daily Barometer, 4/26/07)
On April 25th, students handed out copies of all of the opinion pieces that have been published in Oregon newspapers since the beginning of the year in favor of funding for postsecondary education. The document is 142 pages long! View it here. You can also view all of the pro-college and university funding opinion pieces that have been published since April 25th here.
Budget cuts could raise Oregon tuition by 18 percent (Oregon Daily Emerald, 4/25/07)
Program fees keep cash-strapped universities afloat: But the Oregon Student Association wants the Legislature to halt any fee increases until the issue receives further study (Medford Mail Tribune, 4/25/07)
Grant that helps student parents might end (Medford Mail Tribune, 4/22/07)
Colleges clamor for aid (Letter to the Editor by PSU student Jessie Bufton published in the Oregonian, 4/17/07)
Congressional hearing on textbook prices (PSU Daily Vanguard, 4/17/07)
Higher-ed funding stirs state, campus (Oregon Daily Emerald, 4/12/07)
New college tuition grant program looks poised for passage (AP. 4/11/07)
Report looks into effects of low higher-ed funding (Oregon Daily Emerald, 4/11/07)
Legislative committee hears testimony on co-chairs’ budget in meeting hosted at Cheldelin Middle School (Daily Barometer, 4/11/07)
Portland responds to Ways and Means budget (Daily Vanguard, 4/10/07)
Oregon’s Colleges (Editorial in the Oregonian, 4/8/07)
Campus leaders support voter bill (Register Guard, 4/7/07)
Higher ed is going hungry (Oregonian, 4/6/07)
Shaken by budget recommendations, higher ed goes on the offensive (El Hispanic News, 4/5/07)
*Scroll to p. 5: AP story on OSA report and Spring Break Lobby, available in both Spanish and English and with photo
Education shorted in budget proposal (Lane CC Torch, 4/5/07)
Too many dropouts (Register Guard, 4/4/07)
Shaken by budget recommendations, higher ed goes on the offensive (AP, 4/1/07)
Schools struggle to avoid tuition hikes (Gazette-Times, 3/30/07)
Class scarcity drags out college (Oregonian, 3/28/07)
Latest news from Oregon Student Association (Statesman Journal, 3/28/07)
State Ed board wants to restore $9 million to regional colleges (Medford Mail Tribune, 3/28/07)
Higher Education Advocates Push For More Funds (Oregon Considered on OPB, 3/27/07)
KGW and NW Channel News features on OSA Report, Co-chairs’ Budget (3/26 & 3/27/07)
not currently available online
KPOJ, KOPT, KPNW Radio interviews on OSA Report & Co-chairs’ Budget
not currently available online
Colleges vital to Oregon’s economic future (Statesman Journal, 3/25/07)
A response from Oregon college students (posted to the Statesman Journal’s editorial blog, 3/22/07)
*Student response to the Ways and Means Co-chairs’ budget
Bridging the financial aid gap: College assistance reformers aim to keep more students in school (Register Guard, 3/20/07)
Rein in resource fees (Register Guard, 3/19/07)
Hundreds rally on Capitol steps for increased funding of Oregon colleges and universities (Salem Monthly, 3/1/07)
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Students stump Salem (Lane CC Torch, 3/1/07)
Please sir, may we have some more? (PSU Rearguard, March 2007)
Senate bill could cut cost of textbooks: Proponents of Senate Bill 365 say textbook prices are rising at a faster rate than inflation (Daily Vanguard, 2/28/07)
EOU Students Join Rally for Higher Ed (Observer, 2/26/07)
Four SOU students make trek to Salem (SOU Siskiyou, 2/26/07)
Senate and House committees discuss higher education (SOU Siskiyou, 2/26/07)
College students rally at Capitol for funding (Statesman Journal, 2/23/07)
Video: Higher Education Rally (Statesman Journal, 2/23/07)
Students rally for higher-ed funding: Hundreds of students traveled to the state capitol to persuade legislators to give more money to education (Oregon Daily Emerald, 2/23/07)
Video: Students Rally at Capitol (Oregon Daily Emerald, 2/23/07)
Students ask for stepped up support: Around 500 students, 52 from OSU, descend on the Capitol to lobby for higher education (Daily Barometer, 2/23/07)
Hundreds rally at Capitol for funding: Students gathered in Salem from colleges across Oregon for largest rally in last eight years (Daily Vanguard, 2/23/07)
Students rally in Salem (Advocate, 2/23/07)
Students rally in Salem (KMTR, 2/23/07 - video coverage)
College students rally to ask for more funding (KGW, 2/22/07 - live video coverage)
College students rally for higher ed funds (KATU, 2/22/07 - live video coverage)
Make our state stronger by funding colleges & universities (Statesman Journal, 2/22/07, opinion editorial by OSA Executive Director Melissa Unger)
Students will rally for more money for Oregon’s colleges and universities today (Statesman Journal, 2/22/07)
Radio coverage of rally on KINK FM, KBOO FM, KPNW, KOPT, 1190 KEX (2/22/07, audio unavailable online)
University community to push for more funding: Students, faculty and staff will rally at the state capitol Thursday in Salem in conjunction with OSA’s Lobby Day (Oregon Daily Emerald, 2/21/07)
Lobby day rally at state capital tomorrow (Daily Vanguard, 2/21/07)
Students to converge on Salem: Several student groups holding rally supporting higher education (Daily Barometer, 2/21/07)
Oregon students head to Salem to show support of education (SOU Siskiyou, 2/19/07)
ASLCC Student Lobbyists Go to Salem: College fund rally to be held at state Capital on Feb. 22 (Torch, 2/15/07)
We can work together to make college affordable (Opinion Editorial by Emily McLain published in the Oregon Daily Emerald, 2/15/07)
Students present plan for higher ed: Oregon Student Association gives suggestions for governor’s budget during Salem committee hearing (Daily Barometer, 1/19/07)
Bill could cut student loan interest rates (Daily Vanguard, 1/19/07)
House passes bill to cut student loan interest rates (Oregon Daily Emerald, 1/19/07)
Amounts of Oregon Opportunity Grants to increase (Oregon Daily Emerald, 1/18/07)
Colleges say budget comeback is in sight (AP, 1/14/07)
Higher ed budget cause for cautious optimism (Corvallis Gazette-Times, 1/13/07)
Colleges say budget comeback is in sight (AP, 1/13/07)
Students lobby for college funding: Re-investing in universities and colleges is focus (Statesman Journal, 1/12/07)
Oregon Students Set To Gain From Lower Loan Interest Rates (OPB News, 1/11/07)
Oregon students stand to receive the second highest savings in the nation if Congress passes a new proposal to cut interest rates on student loans (KLCC (Northwest Passage), 1/11/07)
Interview on Student Loan Interest Rates Report on KBOO Radio (audio coming soon)
Interview on Student Loan Interest Rates Report on KPNW Radio (link unavailable)
Kulongoski proposes fund increase for education (Oregon Daily Emerald, 1/11/06)
Piece of the Pie: Higher ed’s outlook improves (Daily Barometer, 1/10/07)
Flagship state universities get blasted in report (Oregonian, 11/21/06)
Budget boosts higher ed (Corvallis Gazette-Times, 11/08/06)
Oregon’s university enrollment stands still (Oregonian, 11/10/06)
University Enrollment Sees Sharp Drop-Off (OPB News, 11/09/06)
Western will give students set tuition rate (Oregonian, 10/07/06)
WOU seeks fixed tuition guarantee (Daily Vanguard, 9/26/06)
Oregon gets F for college costs (AP, 09/07/06)
‘Prescriptions’ for Postsecondary Education: Media on statewide day of action and delivery to Governor
Students offer plan for college funding: The Oregon Student Association met at the Capitol to discuss the budget for higher education (Oregon Daily Emerald, 11/14/06)
Students ask Gov. for more higher ed funding (Daily Vanguard, 11/14/06)
Prescription for education: saying that Oregon students are paying more and getting less, a group of students bring their campaign to Salem on Monday (Daily Barometer, 11/14/06)
Students demand more money for higher ed (Oregonlive.com, 11/13/06)
Students support ‘prescription’ (Corvallis Gazette-Times, 11/13/06)
Students ask governor to fill their prescription (Siskiyou, 11/06/06)
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Sign Up (Daily Vanguard, 11/1/06)
*see photo and caption to left of story
Voter drive prods students: Campaign urges ‘prescription’ to help fix higher ed (Gazette-Times, 11/1/06)
Students call on lawmakers to boost education funding (Register Guard, 11/1/06)
Students Draft Prescription For Sagging Higher Ed Spending (OPB News, 10/31/06)
Students at Lane Community College today issued a call to action to Oregon’s next governor to increase funding for higher education
(KLCC (NW Passage), 10/31/06)
*not available online
Student Vote Media
As part of the Student Vote Coalition, OSA garnered approximately 75 media hits around our 2006 Student Vote Campaign. Below are some featured stories; click here to see more of the Student Vote stories that are available online.
Campus groups register thousands of new voters (Register Guard, 10/21/06)
ASPSU meets 3,500 new voter goal: Oregon Student Association signs up 18,000 new voters by final day of registration (Daily Vanguard, 10/18/06)
Drive on to get students to vote (Register Guard, 10/04/06)
Young Voters Well Informed (Oregonian, 07/25/06, letter to the editor by OSA Board Chair Courtney Morse)
Past OSA Press
(links available soon)
Wednesday, August 16
Restore the promise of college opportunity (Oregonian, opinion editorial by OSA Board Chair Courtney Morse and OUS Board Member Howard Sohn)
Wednesday, July 19
Higher ed board asks for funding increase (Daily Barometer)
Wednesday, July 19
Governor backs new aid program (Register Guard)
Sunday, July 16
Managing college debt calls for tough choices (Bend Bulletin)
Monday, July 17
Board to request $256 million more (Corvallis Gazette Times)
Wednesday, June 28
Students: Lock in loan rates (The Oregonian)
Friday, June 9
Student loan interest rate to rise 2 points (Daily Vanguard)
Friday, May 26, 2006
OSA agenda for 2007 presented: Oregon Student Association released a comprehensive package of legislative issues (Oregon Daily Barometer)
Friday, May 12, 2006
Student lobby picks its battles with Legislature: Gearing up for the 2007 legislative session, OSA leaders say the focus in on a ‘win (Daily Vanguard)
Wednesday, May 3
Program connects students to college: OSA will push for more funding for Oregon’s ‘ASPIRE’ program (Oregon Daily Barometer)
On April 5, OSA co-released a report with the Oregon State Public Interest Research Group (OSPIRG) on how unmanageable student loan debt effectively prevents many students from entering careers in public service.
Below is OSA press about the report (Paying Back, Not Giving Back: Student Debt’s Negative Impact on Public Service Career Opportunities) which was also covered nationally.
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Oregon Social Workers Face Low Pay, Mountains of Debt (OPB Radio)
text version
listen to the audio on Oregon Considered
Wednesday, April 5, 2006
Student Loan Burdens Impacting Career Options (OPB Radio)
text version
listen to the audio on Oregon Considered
Thursday, April 6, 2006
OSA’s Executive Director Melissa Unger on JoAnn Bowman’s show Voices from the Edge (KBOO Radio)
**please call for a copy**
Thursday, April 6, 2006
Student Debt is Hurting Non-Profit Organizations (KBOO Radio)
listen to the audio
Thursday, April 6, 2006
Debt may deter graduates from public service (Daily Vanguard)
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Students to see interest rates for federal loan rise in July (Corvallis Gazette-Times)
Other OSA Press:
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
UO Rally: Some students want professor retained (KMTR Eugene)
(*Video of TV coverage: may need to view in Internet Explorer*)
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Students press university to keep professor at campus (Register Guard)
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Student rally supports retaining professor (Oregon Daily Emerald)
Friday, February 17
Helping students find a voting voice on campus (Daily Barometer)
Monday, February 13
Speaking up for education, aid (The Daily of UW)
Thursday, February 2, 2006
House OKs $12 billion student loan program cut (Daily Vanguard)
Monday, January 30, 2006
Students of color coalition tackles racial profiling issue (Oregon Daily Emerald)
Sunday, January 29, 2006
Racism is ‘everyone’s fight’ (Register Guard)
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