Sage Kiernan-Sherrow | News Editor “Our dead are never dead until we have forgotten them,” said Western’s Multicultural Student Union Representative, Paola Sumoza, during the Dia de los Muertos celebration on Oct. 30. The MSU hosts a Dia de los Muertos celebration...
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Take Back the Night shows support for student survivors and urges a continued conversation about sexual violence going forward
Sage Kiernan-Sherrow | News Editor Taking place at the tail-end of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Take Back the Night was hosted by Abby’s House on Oct. 26. Take Back the Night originated in the ‘70s after a cumulation of incidents, most predominantly, the...
UHaul partners with Western to provide additional transportation options featuring rental cars available to students
Sage Kiernan-Sherrow | News Editor Western is a fairly isolated little campus. Students without a vehicle may find it hard to get from campus to another desired location. Cherriots — the bus system that runs through campus — has sparse hours of operation and...
Western is faced with a 4.5 million deficit after a 5% decrease in enrollment was reported for fall term
Sage Kiernan-Sherrow | News Editor After an unpredicted low enrollment turnout, Western is having to financially restrategize in order to minimize the effect on students. Compared to fall of 2018, enrollment is down by 5%. The effects that has on the university is...
A fusion of art and technology
Sage Kiernan-Sherrow | News Editor On Oct. 18, the Natural Sciences building had its grand reopening, welcoming students and faculty alike to view the new premises after more than two years of remodelling the interior and exterior for student success. The renovations...
A wealth of resources at the Health and Wellness Fair
Sage Kiernan-Sherrow | News Editor Walking into Western’s Health and Wellness center on Oct. 23, students were instantly greeted by a wall of positivity-related sticky notes, and invited to “take one, leave one” to encourage kindness and gratitude. This was the...
Stories from the children
Sage Kiernan-Sherrow | News Editor Editor’s note: Content warning — “The most painful thing you can do to a kid is separate them from the adult who cares for them,” said Willamette University Law Professor Warren Binford regarding the current United...
Made by students and for students, the ASWOU Book Exchange recognizes the perils of textbook costs and decided to do something about it
Sage Kiernan-Sherrow | News Editor There is a general consensus among college students and that consensus is this: textbooks are extremely expensive. Luckily, Western’s student government, ASWOU, developed the ASWOU book exchange. Operating all year under the ‘My...
The history of homecoming on Western’s campus from 1939 to 2019
Caity Healy | Managing Editor Homecoming — it’s common to see U.S. schools celebrating it, but the history behind the festivities isn’t usually made explicitly clear. As it turns out, the etymology of the term is about as literal as it gets. According to Vice,...
Western’s annual homecoming was full of “wild” delights with a Western-themed twist
Sage Kiernan-Sherrow | News Editor Homecoming is an important week-long community-building event at the heart of Western’s traditions. This year, the homecoming theme was “Wild, Wild Western.” Western began their “wild” festivities with the 3rd annual Homecoming...