Sam Landry and Sis Bates pose in Hillsboro Ballpark, the Portland Cascade’s home stadium. | Photo from @sportoregon on Instagram Jan. 28 2026 | Jaylin Emond-Hardin | Entertainment Editor On Jan. 13, it was announced that Portland will be home to one of the six teams...
A photo of the Western students that attended the protest in Salem on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. | Photo courtesy of Jacob Prater Jan. 28 2026 | Hannah Field | Editor-in-Chief Monday, Jan. 19 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day — saw a turnout of hundreds at the Oregon...
A digital mapping of the Axial Seamount volcano underwater. | Photo from @theoregonian on Instagram Jan. 28 2026 | Hannah Field | Editor-in-Chief In 2025, it was expected that the underwater volcano Axial Seamount would erupt. This did not happen. Now, experts are...
A photo of the Health and Counseling Center on campus. | Photo taken by Moth Martinez-Faccio Jan. 28 2026 | Abbi Duhart | News Editor In Oregon, the flu has become increasingly active during the 2025-26 season, starting from a 0.4% positive increase and zero...
A photo of Western’s 2026 Giving Day logo. | Photo courtesy of Dave Beasley Jan. 21 2026 | Abbi Duhart | News Editor Giving Day — most often taking place the Tuesday after Thanksgiving — is a large 24-hour fundraising event, though many universities do their own...
A photo of a cherry blossom tree at Western. | Photo from @woustudents on instagram Jan. 21 2026 | Abbi Duhart | News Editor Last Fall term, I ran into an issue with a professor that others may relate to regarding an overwhelming lack of support for students. During...
A photo of the inside of Browsers’ Bookstore. | Photo by Hannah Field Jan. 21 2026 | Hannah Field | Editor-in-Chief Recent bookstore statistics prove that popularity for local businesses in the US is climbing rather than subsiding five years after the coronavirus...
A photo of the United States Capitol. | Photo from @drchubacca on Instagram Jan. 14 2026 | Abbi Duhart | News Editor On Dec. 18, President Donald Trump made a video announcement from the White House highlighting his plans for 2026 regarding the celebration of...
Graphic by Addison Watts Jan. 14 2026 | Abbi Duhart | News Editor New this academic year, Western has implemented a reward system called “Paw Points,” in which students can go to events around campus to earn spending points. Events that are listed as ones that...
A photo of state representative, Lesly Muñoz, talking about ICE in a presentation | Photo from @salem_dsa and @wou_ydsa on Instagram Jan. 14 2026 | Hannah Field | Editor-in-Chief In 2025, ICE agents in Oregon reported over 1,100 arrests, their presence growing...
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