BillyAnn Stemple: Outstanding Graduate 2019

BillyAnn Stemple: Outstanding Graduate 2019

Bailey Thompson | News Editor Can you tell me a little bit about yourself? I grew up in Lincoln City, which is on the coast not too far from here. I’ve always known that I wanted to be a teacher, so Western was an easy choice for me because of the ED program. I am...

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Borderless Stories highlight inspirational migration accounts

Borderless Stories highlight inspirational migration accounts

Bailey Thompson | News Editor Carrying on a new campus tradition, M.E.Ch.A. and Unidos Club came together and hosted the 2nd Annual Borderless Stories event, an evening designed to share the stories of immigration parents in the Western community and to create a sense...

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Identity Theft event structures discussion around identities

Identity Theft event structures discussion around identities

Bailey Thompson | News Editor Although it can be difficult to completely understand how another person feels, one valuable first step is to talk with them. This is something that Triangle Alliance — Western’s LGBTQ+ social club — and Heritage Hall Government...

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BonnaWOU takes the Grove

BonnaWOU takes the Grove

Caity Healy | Editor-in-Chief On May 23, the clouds parted as three bands took the stage in the first-ever BonnaWOU festival hosted by SAB. Each band that was involved was local: Jimmy Wolfson, The Ferenjis and Chromatic Colors. Taking place in the Grove from 5 p.m....

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Western hosts its first ever Out of the Darkness Walk

Western hosts its first ever Out of the Darkness Walk

Bailey Thompson | News Editor In spite of the rain that threatened to spoil the event, Western’s first Out of the Darkness Walk for suicide prevention was a shining example of what can happen when a group of people come together to support a cause that they believe...

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Dr. Oberst retires from Western after 32 years

Dr. Oberst retires from Western after 32 years

Bailey Thompson | News Editor After 32 years at Western, Dr. Sharon Oberst is within her final month as a dance professor and the dance chair for the university. Looking back on those years, Dr. Oberst reflected on how much her position — and the dance department as a...

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Educators walk out for Student Success Act

Educators walk out for Student Success Act

Bailey Thompson | News Editor Rising early, joining together and donning red shirts, Oregon educators in Portland, Salem, Eugene, Medford, Bend and Klamath Falls made a statement on May 8, 2019. With thousands of teachers, students and community members going out into...

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Real Time Class Availability returns

Real Time Class Availability returns

Bailey Thompson | News Editor While students may not think very much about the way that they find their classes on a daily basis, a significant percentage of Western students became upset when they learned that the Real-Time Class Availability feature had been removed...

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