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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...

Sage Kiernan-Sherrow  | News Editor Becoming an annual tradition, Family Weekend brings relatives and chosen family of Western students to campus for a three-day bonding experience and the chance to learn what Western has to offer. This year’s Family Weekend took...

Sage Kiernan-Sherrow  | News Editor As one drives down Main Street towards Independence, there is a large chunk of land currently being developed to the right of the road. Many locals know this area as the “S-curves,” but Monmouth City Council building official, Larry...

Sage Kiernan-Sherrow  | News Editor In the foyer of Hamersly Library, students and faculty met on Jan. 14 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment. To commemorate the occasion, attendees were invited to add a rainbow cutout of their...

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...