“Students absolutely need it.” These were the words of Oregon State University student Adison Rowe, who attended the Student Fee Committee Meeting held last week, where they discussed a raise in wages for fee-funded student employees. The focus of the Jan. 25 meeting, led by Student Fee Committee Chair Matteo Paola, was to discuss 13.
This week, a resolution to raise all Oregon State University student worker wages from $14.20 to $16.65 per hour was struck down by the Associated Students of OSU. Resolution SR-83.01, or “Resolution for a Living Wage for Student Workers,” called for ASOSU to support an increase from the current Corvallis’ minimum wage of $14.20 to.