Zoë Strickland | Managing Editor On Friday, Dec. 1, the lights on the giant sequoia will be turned on for the 50th consecutive year. Despite it being the 50th annual tree lighting, the first time the tree was adorned with lights wasn’t 50 years ago. In 1940, lights...
Sam Dunaway | News Editor Many Western alumni have moved on to accomplish extraordinary things after graduation. One notable individual is Mason Dunn, whose advocacy and dedication has led to major policy changes for transgender rights and won him the 2017 Leadership...
Sam Dunaway | News Editor The 2016 election marked many Western student’s first time voting in a federal election. Western Oregon University, along with hundreds of other campuses across the United States, took part in a study to acquire data on student voting rates...
Sam Dunaway | News Editor When the fire burns in the shape of a “W,” students gather to touch-up Western’s logo on Church Street and hundreds take to the bleachers to cheer on the Wolves, it can only mean one thing: homecoming. The theme of the week, “Feels like ‘97:...
Sam Dunaway | News Editor The minds of Western Oregon University students are often occupied with upcoming exams, social events and balancing various responsibilities. But for more than half of Western students, food insecurity is also on that list. Food insecurity,...
Sam Dunaway | News Editor Many Western students are utilizing bicycles this fall to ride to class, complete errands or enjoy the last remnants of sunshine before the rain takes over. But for many students, the ongoing issue of bike theft on campus leaves them without...
Sam Dunaway | News Editor The CCare program, also known as Oregon Contraceptive Care, returns to Western to offer its services to students free of charge. The program provides free birth control services, emergency contraception, Pap smears, STD testing and health...
Zoë Strickland | Managing Editor On Oct. 19 and 21, the Wolves’s women’s soccer team played one game on the road and one at home — neither ended favorably for the Wolves. The team headed to Portland, Oregon on Oct. 19 to face Concordia University, currently ranked...
Sam Dunaway | News Editor On Oct. 14, thousands gathered at the Riverfront Park in Salem for the Out of the Darkness Community Walk. Organized by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the walk’s mission was to raise awareness and support individuals affected...
Sam Dunaway | News Editor Positioned on the third floor of Hamersly library is a new and powerful exhibit titled “In The Picture, Revisited.” This gallery, created by Dr. Hank Bersani and Dr. Chloe Hughes, and updated by Hughes, analyzes the representation of ableism...
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