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Sage Kiernan-Sherrow  | News Editor Western has become the first establishment to offer a nationwide American Sign Language assessment service in the western United States after the Regional Resource Center on Deafness Director, Chad Ludwig, decided to restore an...

Sage Kiernan-Sherrow  | News Editor Originally founded by Camila Gabladon, the collection development librarian at Western, PURE Insights is an annual publication of student work, both creative and research-based, which has been sponsored by at least one faculty...

Sage Kiernan-Sherrow  | News Editor Dean of Students and Director of Housing, Tina Fuchs, sent out an email relaying her gratitude towards our campus community last Thursday, Jan. 7, after a fire occurred in one of Western’s Alderview apartments. Public Safety Officer...

Sage Kiernan-Sherrow  | News Editor Professor Kim Potowski of the University of Illinois began by stating the facts: that out of roughly 7.7 billion people in the world, an estimated 60% of them are bilingual as opposed to the United States’ 20%. Potowski’s research...

Sage Kiernan-Sherrow  | News Editor Date: 12/14/2019 Time: 9 p.m. Location: Lot J near the Stadium Incident: Public Safety discovered a marjuana violation   Date: 12/20/2019 Time: 11:15 p.m. Location: Lot J near the Stadium Incident: Public Safety responded to a...

Sage Kiernan-Sherrow  | News Editor To commemmorate the 75 anniversary of the end of World War II, twenty-six Oregon communities — including Independence — have plans to plant seeds salvaged from the trees that survived the Hiroshima bombing on August 6, 1945. Called...

Sage Kiernan-Sherrow  | News Editor Although most of Western’s students probably know by now that the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Trump on Dec. 18 for abuse of power and obstruction of congress, some may be wondering how Oregon’s...

Sage Kiernan-Sherrow  | News Editor The first of its kind in the state, Western has collaborated with Oregon Coast Community College to design an Aquarium Science program focused on combining foundations in biology and business and applying them in the field. A...

Sage Kiernan-Sherrow  | News Editor An ongoing issue in Monmouth’s neighboring city of Salem, aspects of homelessness are beginning to become apparent here, as well, with several instances of homeless and transient camping observed in the Monmouth-Independence area. ...

Sage Kiernan-Sherrow  | News Editor Despite the rainy atmosphere present on December 6, students gathered together for Western’s 52nd annual holiday tree lighting, lining both sides of Monmouth Avenue with anticipation. Some stood with hands wrapped around the free...