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Sage Kiernan-Sherrow |  News Editor Western is now holding weekly live Q&A sessions over Instagram and Twitter to provide support to and connect with both current and future students. The sessions occur from 10 to 11 a.m. on Thursdays and cover everything from...

Sage Kiernan-Sherrow |  News Editor Western students have until noon on Friday, May 8 to apply for funds made available through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Through the CARES Act, approximately $2 million has been allocated to help...

Sage Kiernan-Sherrow |  News Editor COVID-19 has forced nearly everyone to adapt to new life changes and make unprecedented decisions. This is especially true for Western’s international students and students participating in the National Student Exchange or other...

Sage Kiernan-Sherrow |  News Editor Salem has long since had problems navigating the care of its most vulnerable citizens. For Salem’s homeless population, self-quarantine isn’t an option. Due to COVID-19, mass shelters can no longer be places of refuge and are...

Never Retallack |  Entertainment Editor As COVID-19 works its way across the world, everyday life has dramatically shifted — from school, to work, eating out and even cinema. AMC and Regal theaters, as well as smaller locations such as Independence Cinema, have closed...

Never Retallack |  Entertainment Editor As the weather heats up and the sun starts shining, only serves as a painful reminder that people must remain in self-isolation. COVID-19 has swept the world and it has become a means of prevention and survival to stay indoors. ...

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...