Cycling in style

Cycling in style

Sam Dunaway | News Editor Scattered around campus, waiting in front of buildings and seated along sidewalks are bright orange bicycles that popped up around Western early spring term. The recently-launched bike share program allows students to grab a bicycle and, with...

Protesters demand congressional action on gun control

Byron Kimball | Freelancer Standing in solidarity with the victims of the Feb. 14 Parkland, Florida shooting and other acts of gun violence, hundreds of protesters gathered on the capitol steps for Salem’s own March for Our Lives rally. The event also served to demand...

Anthropology student sheds light on Islam

Anthropology student sheds light on Islam

Sam Dunaway | News Editor At Bazaar International Market in Corvallis, a variety of food products from across the Middle East line the shelves, cuts of fresh halal meat are available daily and a collection of teas invite curious customers. This is where anthropology...

Commemorating 100 years of women’s suffrage

Sam Dunaway | News Editor On Aug. 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment of the United States Constitution was ratified to prohibit the government from denying voting rights based on sex and allowed white women the right to vote. Nearly 100 years later, the Oregon 2020 Kickoff...

ASWOU Representative Assembly strives for inclusivity

ASWOU Representative Assembly strives for inclusivity

Zoë Strickland | Editor-in-Chief Once per month, the ASWOU Representative Assembly meets to discuss and collaborate on ways to improve inclusivity on campus. The most recent meeting took place on March 1. The board, which consists of a representatives from a myriad of...

Writing to fight domestic violence

Writing to fight domestic violence

Sam Dunaway | News Editor Western student Jamare Davis picked up a pen and notepad in the summer of 2017 and began writing, expressing his thoughts and feelings on an issue that he’d witnessed firsthand and one that he believed all people should be aware of: domestic...

Women of Culture event honors diversity

Women of Culture event honors diversity

Sam Dunaway | News Editor Education, awareness and celebration marked the various events and displays involved in Western’s annual Women of Culture celebration sponsored by Multicultural Student Union. The purpose of the Women of Culture events are to honor the...

Student voices are heard by the IFC

Sam Dunaway | Sam Dunaway The results of the Incidental Fee Committee’s final decision took a turn as the committee departed from their previously established preliminary budget allocations. Notable changes to the budget include a complete funding of both ASWOU and...

Giving back to Western students

Giving back to Western students

Sam Dunaway | News Editor In a time of rising tuition rates and unpredictable government funding for higher education, several departments on Western’s campus rely on donations from outside sources. Western’s Giving Day on March 6 played an important role in...