By: Zoe Strickland Managing Editor On April 4, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit made the decision that workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation is in violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. “We conclude today that discrimination on the...
By: Jade Rayner News Editor In an email sent to Western faculty and staff on April 4, President Rex Fuller laid out upcoming changes and work going into the 2017-2019 biennial budget. According to the message, Oregon’s seven public universities sent the Higher...
By: Jade Rayner News Editor On the evening of April 4, 2017, Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley took the Senate floor, and proceeded to hold it for the next 15 hours in protest of Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil M. Gorsuch. The New York Times described it as, “It was the...
By: Jade Rayner News Editor Sexual Assault Awareness Month is here and, while it’s important year-round to know the resources available to survivors of sexual assault, April is dedicated to raising awareness of this issue. According to http://www.nsvrc.org, one in...
By:Darien Campo Designer Tuesday, March 29th, Congress met to pass legislation that has sent the internet into an uproar. In one of the last moves made under the Obama administration, the Federal Communications Commission issued a rule which gave internet users a...
By: Jade Rayner News Editor March 19, 2017 marked the death of 85-year-old educator, scholar and historian Mary Maples Dunn. She is regarded as, “… a champion for women- and women’s history” according to Smith College. Dunn did her graduate work in U.S. colonial...
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By: Stephanie Blair Editor-in-Chief On March 24, fewer than 20 days after its initial release to the public, the bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, and replace it with American Health Care Act was pulled from the House floor before being...
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By: Jade Rayner News editor March has been observed as Women’s History Month since 1987, as designated by Congress through Public Law 100-9. Since then, the National Library of Congress, National Gallery of Art and other notable locations use March to “… join in...
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