Lifestyle

Rebecca Meyers | Lifestyle editor Today, Western has grown to around 5,000 students, and with the population the number of clubs has grown. We have a number of clubs that are more recent additions, but some, like some of the fraternities and the Black Student Union,...

Rebecca Meyers | Lifestyle editor There’s a new place in town — specifically, in downtown Independence. The previously empty corner store on Monmouth Street is now Jubilee, a dessert bar that also serves coffee, wine, mimosas and beers. The shop, under the same owner...

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Rebecca Meyers | Lifestyle editor If there’s anything nearly all students can relate to, it’s the stress of class requirements, grades and graduation. This is often related to the further stress of thinking about where graduation will then take us, and our entrance...

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Rebecca Meyers | Lifestyle editor Western has a wide diversity of students from different kinds of backgrounds. Some come from a family of college graduates, while others are the first generation to take on the challenge. While the college experience can sometimes be...

Rebecca Meyers | Lifestyle editor For most people, part of the college experience is finding and living with a roommate. Sometimes it’s a friend or acquaintance, but other times students have to wade through their options of strangers to find one they’re comfortable...

Rebecca Meyers | Lifestyle editor It’s not uncommon for a certain number of language classes to be a requirement for graduation, both in high school and in college. It’s also not uncommon to hear people say “Yeah, I took a few years of Spanish a while ago but I don’t...

Rebecca Meyers | Lifestyle editor One of the upsides of living near Western is the proximity to cities like Salem that offer an abundance of options for going out. However, this can also mean an overwhelming amount of options when faced with making a decision of where...

Rebecca Meyers | Lifestyle editor If school teaches it’s attendees anything, it’s that the same thing doesn’t work for everyone. Whether it’s studying, writing or creating presentations, different people choose to tackle the task differently. These usually...