Sam Dunaway | News Editor “Diversity” is a term that covers a broad range of topics including race, gender, ethnicity, age, religion, socioeconomic status and other components of a person’s identity. ASWOU aimed to educate the Western community on these topics during...
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Western’s outstanding leaders
Sam Dunaway | News Editor Leadership Recognition Night is an annual event that celebrates leadership and service at Western. The Delmer Dewey Outstanding Graduating Student award and the Julia McCulloch Smith Outstanding Graduating Student award are prized to two...
Admiring diversity from around the globe
Caitlyn Nakatsukasa | Staff Writer Western’s International Night aimed to break culture shocks and express the diversity of students from around the world. The event was hosted on May 11 by the International Club, an organization that promotes cultural awareness and...
$4 million surplus in university budget provides opportunity for growth
Sam Dunaway | News Editor On May 8, a university budget update given by president Rex Fuller and interim Vice President for Finance and Administration Jay Kenton disclosed a new revelation to Faculty Senate: the university budget, which was previously thought to be in...
D.R.E.A.M. club supports students with disabilities
Sam Dunaway | News Editor A new organization joined Western’s campus in April; D.R.E.A.M., which stands for “Disability, Rights, Empowerment, Awareness and Mentoring,” is a club that aims to provide a judgement-free zone for Western students, faculty and staff to talk...
African tradition shared with Western community
Sam Dunaway | News Editor Traditional African clothing, expressive dance movements and authentic cuisine characterized the African Students and Friends Association’s African Cultural Night on May 2. The evening aimed to educate guests on African culture while...
ASWOU elections come to a close
Zoë Strickland | Editor-in-Chief After a nearly-two-week campaign quest to meet the mandated 10 percent student voting quota, the 2018-2019 Associated Students of Western Oregon University leaders were announced on May 4. Evelyn Guzman, who currently serves as ASWOU...
25 years of celebration
Sam Dunaway | News Editor Bells that decorate clothing ring with every step, a drum beat that’s so loud that it vibrates the walls. Positive energy radiated from the arena during Multicultural Student Union’s 25th annual Pow Wow — the largest annual celebration of...
Podcast Roundup
Zoë Strickland | Editor-in-Chief “Decoder Ring” Hosted by Willa Pasket, TV critic for Slate, “Decoder Ring” aims to demystify certain aspects of culture. The podcast was launched on April 29 and has only produced one episode — a 30-minute piece on the history of the...
Initiative Petition 22 threatens Oregon immigrants
Sam Dunaway | News Editor Thirty-one years ago, the Oregon sanctuary law was put in place to prevent Oregon law enforcement agencies from “detecting or apprehending” individuals solely based on federal immigration law violations. A new initiative petition seeks to...
