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Rylie Horrall | Lifestyle Editor Tucky’s Southern Kitchen and Pantry is a food truck located across the street from City Hall in Monmouth. It’s owned by chef Brian Etienne, who opened the food truck here in early 2019. Etienne initially wanted to create a brick and...

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Rylie Horrall | Lifestyle Editor During my first year of college here at Western, one of my biggest concerns was trying to find a job on campus. I had only worked two jobs in my lifetime, and the idea of applying for one in a new and unfamiliar area was extremely...

Sage Kiernan-Sherrow | News Editor Western Oregon University’s campus has officially expanded into Salem after the WOU Board of Trustees unanimously voted to purchase the historical downtown Vick building on Sept. 11. This $2.735 million decision established Western...

Compiled by Sage Kiernan-Sherrow and Caity Healy Following move-in day for returning and new students, which occurred on Sunday, Sept. 22, Western began New Student Week, a tradition focused on welcoming students through numerous informational presentations,...

[fruitful_alert type=”alert-info”]This piece was co-reported on by News Editor Bailey Thompson and Editor-in-Chief Caity Healy..[/fruitful_alert] Bailey Thompson | News Editor On Tuesday, June 4, the College Republicans hosted conservative activist Joey...

Bailey Thompson | News Editor Can you tell me a little bit about yourself? I’m a first-generation student from Hood River, Oregon. I have three older siblings, and I’m the first in my family to graduate … My parents migrated from Culiacán and Jalisco, Mexico. And...

Bailey Thompson | News Editor One day a year, Western students and faculty are given the opportunity to showcase the research that they have been doing throughout the year. From dance to biology to computer science and more, students from every program got dressed up...

Bailey Thompson | News Editor Before the graduates of 2019 prepare to walk at Commencement on June 15, some of these students will also get the chance to walk on a smaller stage with their more intimate communities. On June 13, the 9th Annual Lavender Graduation will...