Beaver Nation Migration

Are you debating if you should bring your car to campus or not? There are some benefits to bringing a car, but you don’t need a car if you’re staying in Corvallis. You’ll be saving money not bringing your car! If you bring your car you’ll have to get a parking pass which will cost you $ and will not guarantee you a spot close to your residence hall or class.  So why don’t you try going without a car for the first term and see if you really need it.

The Beaver Bus is a shuttle that runs frequently throughout campus and can help get you from one place to another if you have mobility or just don’t want to walk in the rain.

The Corvallis Transit System (CTS) is FREE and it’s very easy to get around on the bus. Also this city is bike friendly, and it’s easy to get around anywhere on a bike if you don’t want to ride the CTS.  The bus system also includes a Linn Benton Loop that will take to to Albany to the Linn Benton Community College campus.

There are lots of options for if you’re traveling out of the city as well! If you’re heading to the airport there is the HUT (Portland Airport) leaving every 2 hours from campus, or the OmniShuttle (Eugene Airport) by reservation.  There’s also a Greyhound bus stop in Corvallis which you can get to easily using the CTS. Or if flying and going on the bus isn’t your thing, the Amtrak station is in Albany which is also easy getting to using public transportation, or ask a friend who has a car to take you there 😉

McNary Dining Center

Do you buy coffee on your way to class in the morning? Like to eat a meal on campus instead of carting around your lunch every day? Maybe you just need that energy drink to get you through a late night study session? Well, why not get 10% off all your purchases at OSU’s 27 campus restaurants, coffee shops, and markets? Sign up for Orange Rewards and start saving every time you eat on campus.

Orange Rewards is easy to sign up for online. It requires an initial deposit of $100 into your account, but after that you can add money anytime, anywhere in any amounts of $25 and up. Your account stays active as long as you are a student so you don’t even have to worry about using up all your funds before the end of the year!

If you are living on campus your meal plan comes with $100 in Orange Rewards, and you can add more at any time.  If you are living off campus, you can add on Orange Rewards at any time to use on campus.