Bailey Thompson | News Editor Walking into the Polk County Fairgrounds and Event Center, a number of local children called names for door prizes and those involved with Polk County 4-H sat at a greeting booth in the entryway. Roughly 130 vendors gathered on Nov. 2-3...
Bailey Thompson | News Editor [fruitful_tabs type=”accordion” width=”100%” fit=”false”] [fruitful_tab title=”National Offices”]U.S. Representative District 5: Kurt Schrader [/fruitful_tab] [fruitful_tab...
Bailey Thompson | News Editor While some people might have expected the middle of the term to involve overwhelmed college students staying in their rooms and eating instant noodles, this wasn’t the reality for all — a fact which Triangle Alliance recently proved....
Natalie Dean | Freelancer Imagine if the pressure to perform to the highest standard in school was completely removed. An “A” could be earned through the amount of effort put into the material, rather than frantic memorization. A “D” was no longer reflective of things...
Bailey Thompson | News Editor Of the 52 majors offered at Western, sophomore Josh Salsbury has chosen to be a math major. After finding success and being awarded Outstanding Freshman in Mathematics last year by the Math Department faculty, Salsbury currently works as...
Bailey Thompson | News Editor Despite the rain pouring outside, a room full of Western students and staff came together on Oct. 25 — in the midst of Domestic Violence Awareness Month — to offer community and support to those affected by domestic and sexual violence....
Bailey Thompson | News Editor With the 2018 Midterm Elections approaching fast, Oregon voters have a limited amount of time before Nov. 6, the day they must elect Oregon’s next governor. Although Oregon has not had a Republican governor since 1987, Knute Buehler’s...
Bailey Thompson | News Editor At their Oct. 17 meeting, the Western Board of Trustees wrestled with a number of critical issues to Western’s future success. Regularly featured in these meetings, the Board heard reports from groups such as Faculty Senate, Staff Senate,...
Bailey Thompson | News Editor Beginning on Monday, Oct. 15, and continuing through Saturday, Oct. 20, students gathered together to celebrate another year at Western. Throughout the week, events sponsored by Student Engagement, SAB, ASWOU, Weekend Programs and Western...
Bailey Thompson | News Editor Holding signs and wearing t-shirts with messages about lost loved ones, over 1500 people gathered together at the Oregon State Capitol on Oct. 13 to participate in the Salem Out of the Darkness Walk for suicide awareness and prevention....
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