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Sage Kiernan-Sherrow  | News Editor Philip Harding didn’t come to Western to convince students to believe the research of climate scientists and he certainly didn’t come to blame individuals for the climate crisis: he came to help students realize that individual...

Sage Kiernan-Sherrow  | News Editor Every year, the Incidental Fee Committee is tasked with determining how they are going to allocate funds permitted by student fees, if any changes to the incidental fees need to be made, and which departments will be granted...

Sage Kiernan-Sherrow  | News Editor Congress to Campus is a program focused on educating the public about and encouraging the practice of civic literacy and public service. Last Thursday, Feb. 13, former U.S. Representatives, Rod Chandler and Nick Lampson, came to...

Sage Kiernan-Sherrow  | News Editor The Timber Unity protest against Senate Bill 1530 on Thursday, Feb. 6, reportedly rallied over 2,000 people and brought over 1,000 trucks to the capitol, according to The Statesman Journal. It was countered by Renew Oregon, a...

Sage Kiernan-Sherrow  | News Editor Concordia University, located in Portland, is the largest private university in Oregon, and it’s closing permanently at the end of this semester in April — its 115-year run coming to an end. This makes Concordia the fourth local...

Sage Kiernan-Sherrow  | News Editor Out and Proud is an event hosted by Western’s Multicultural Student Union, which, “recognizes the challenges that people of color face within the (LGBTQ+) community as well as celebrate their achievements and successes,” according...

Sage Kiernan-Sherrow  | News Editor SONA is a program that allows Western’s psychology students and faculty to both post information about studies, and sign up to participate in them. According to Western professor, Jaime Cloud, prior to SONA, the psychology...

Sage Kiernan-Sherrow  | News Editor  Coffee Talks are an ongoing program hosted by the Service Learning and Career Development Center located in the Werner University Center. They are small, comfortable events that connect students with local businesses in the hopes...

Sage Kiernan-Sherrow  | News Editor Coronavirus is a multi-strand respiratory illness that, while newer, has been well-documented. A new strand, 2019-nCoV, caused an outbreak in Wuhan, China and has spread across borders, with 11 confirmed cases appearing in the U.S....

Sage Kiernan-Sherrow  | News Editor As students drive into Salem as part of their daily route or for a day perusing the shops of downtown, they’re met by sidewalks lined with sleeping bags and valuables belonging to the Salem homeless community.  The homelessness...