Caity Healy | Managing Editor “Stay home. Save lives.” Those were the words at the top of Governor Kate Brown’s Executive Order 20-12 that was declared on March 24. These words were directed at everyone, leaving no person immune. That included businesses. Only those...
Cora McClain | Editor-In-Chief Only a few days after the stay-at-home order, a flux of hermiting-themed advertisements popped up all around. From mobile games saying to “stay home and play” to Forever21’s “work (out) from home” activewear, businesses are rapidly...
Never Retallack | Entertainment Editor During this time where students’ daily lives are being greatly affected, read this interview with Tonya Bradley — a junior at Western majoring in Education — to find out how her experience with choir in the music...
Caity Healy | Managing Editor Jubilee, Independence, OR What was your reaction when the stay-at-home order was announced? My reaction was disbelief, as I am such a new business in Independence, and it just got harder. So, needless to say, I’m feeling a little...
Caity Healy | Managing Editor Christina Carney, Women’s Rugby Senior, Early Childhood Studies When and how did you find out your season was coming to an abrupt end? I kind of figured our season was coming to an end once the governor announced that no...
Sage Kiernan-Sherrow | News Editor The Coronavirus, or COVID-19, as it is more accurately referred to, first began as a series of cases of what was presumed to be pneumonia in Wuhan, China. By Jan. 11, China had reported its first death and it became clear that...
Sage Kiernan-Sherrow | News Editor Regarding COVID-19, in a previous article published by The Western Howl, Jennifer King, the Medical Services Director at Western’s Student Health and Counseling Center, stated that “the risk is very low for Oregon. We don’t have any...
Sage Kiernan-Sherrow | News Editor In times of crisis, people are often bombarded with news of negativity. As COVID-19 spreads throughout the nation, darker aspects of our country become more apparent. However, while focusing on the issues caused or...
Rylie Horrall | Lifestyle Editor With a vacation just around the corner, many students might be going home for a brief time or traveling with friends. What’s probably one of the worst things about prepping for a trip? Having to pack. It can be very easy to forget...
Sage Kiernan-Sherrow | News Editor Multiple universities throughout the nation in high-populated areas are closing their doors for the remainder of the term and switching to online classes to counter COVID-19. As of March 10, Oregon has 14 cases of COVID-19 — or the...
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