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2010
Oregon University System raises tuition (The Oregonian, 6/4/10)

UO plans tuition raise as state cuts funding (Register-Guard, 6/2/10)

Higher-education leaders want independence for Oregon University System (The Oregonian, 5/31/10)

[OSA Board Chair, ASUO President] Kallaway ends responsive reign (Oregon Daily Emerald, 5/24/10)

Group boosts SOU’s student voter registration numbers (Ashland Daily Tidings, 4/28/10)

Student government a ‘life changing experience’ [for OSA board member James Manning] (The Torch, 4/15/10)

Rep. Buckley awarded Legislator of Year (KDRV, 4/9/10)

Higher ed cuts the true madness of this March (The Oregonian, 3/14/10)

Student grant money restored (Daily Vanguard, 3/12/10)

Budget caps (Daily Vanguard, 3/4/10)

Student Activism Empowers [OSCC member] April-Kay Williams (Aspire Magazine, 2/25/10)

Oregon Opportunity Grant essential to education; student voice affects legislators (Oregon Daily Emerald, 2/22/10)

State changes education grants formula (Ashland Daily Tidings, 2/19/10)

Oregon alters student grants (The Register-Guard, 2/17/10)

Leaders pledge more state aid for college (Statesman Journal, 2/13/10)

200 Rally In Salem For Affordable Education [read | watch] (KPTV 12, 2/12/10)

College Students Rally for Education Funding (KOIN 6, 2/12/10)

Oregon leaders, college students lobby Legislature for more money for Oregon Opportunity Grants (The Oregonian, 2/12/10)

Students: Grasp an opportunity, share your story with decision-makers in Salem (Oregon Daily Emerald, 2/11/10)

ASPSU and OSA to lobby for Oregon Opportunity Grant funding (Daily Vanguard, 2/11/10)

Get involved, take charge of education (Oregon Daily Emerald Op-Ed, 2/9/10)

College students plan protest at the Capitol (Statesman Journal, 2/7/10)

[OSA Board Chair] Kallaway touts voter education (Oregon Daily Emerald, 1/8/10)

Students registering for upcoming election [listen | read] (OPB, 1/7/10)

Secretary of state to rally student votes (Oregon Daily Emerald, 1/5/10)

In the News Archives

2009
Oregon aid to college students shrinks because of overwhelming demand (The Oregonian, 12/10/09)

2008
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)

2007
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)