Celebrating Earth Day

Celebrating Earth Day

Bailey Thompson | News Editor With crowds of people moving from station to station — enjoying the warmth of a sunny Saturday in the Grove — Green Team members and volunteers in blue t-shirts helped explain the many activities that were included in Green Team’s Annual...

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Hawai’i Club’s 12th Annual Lūʻau

Hawai’i Club’s 12th Annual Lūʻau

Bailey Thompson | News Editor While many students may be consumed with the stress of midterms and other exams, a number of Western’s Hawaiian students took time on May 4 to come together and focus their attention on other important things like home, family and unity....

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Denim Day event supports sexual assault survivors

Denim Day event supports sexual assault survivors

Bailey Thompson | News Editor While DIY denim coffee mugs and bookmarks might draw people’s attention for being cute, Abby’s House and Alpha Chi Omega had more in mind when they organized a Denim Day event on April 25 in the Werner University Center. Instead of...

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Showing support for those affected by sex trafficking

Showing support for those affected by sex trafficking

Caity Healy | Editor-in-Chief “If you encounter a person in your professional or personal life that you think has been trafficked, your role isn’t to get a disclosure — it is to create a space that is safe and non-judgmental so that the survivor can experience support...

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The 26th Annual Pow Wow is celebrated at Western

The 26th Annual Pow Wow is celebrated at Western

Bailey Thompson | News Editor From the moment that the First Grand Entrance began, the energy within the Werner University Center’s Pacific Room was lively and infectious. Dancers both young and old joined together on April 27 for the 26th Annual Pow Wow held at...

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Introducing the ASWOU candidates

Introducing the ASWOU candidates

Bailey Thompson | News Editor   Kevin Figueroa: President “I am running for this position because I believe I can bring forward the advocacy students deserve and even beyond that. I believe that I am the best for this because of my experience within the ASWOU...

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Student veterans hosts campus-wide Easter egg hunt

Student veterans hosts campus-wide Easter egg hunt

Bailey Thompson | News Editor Brightly colored orbs are being carefully placed all around Monmouth Avenue — waiting to be found. All throughout the week leading up to Easter Sunday, students might notice the ongoing Easter egg hunt that is being hosted by WOU Student...

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Stonewall Center hosts “Queer People of Faith Panel”

Stonewall Center hosts “Queer People of Faith Panel”

Bailey Thompson | News Editor For many people in the LGBTQ community, it is challenging to continue associating with the religious groups they grew up with because they no longer feel like they are accepted by those communities. A common narrative says that LGBTQ...

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Q&A: Welcoming Lisette Cervantes to Abby’s House

Q&A: Welcoming Lisette Cervantes to Abby’s House

Bailey Thompson | News Editor Can you tell me a bit about your new position? I work with both Abby’s House and the Food Pantry. So, for Abby’s House, that is the Bilingual Advocate part. And that’s giving direct service to victims and survivors. And for the Outreach...

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