Obama surprises students

By: Jenna Beresheim News Editor On April 28, Josh Earnest, the White House press secretary was busy speaking to a crowd of college journalists gathered in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room when the President of the United States showed up for a surprise visit. “I...

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What’s in a delegate?

What’s in a delegate?

If you’ve been paying attention to this election cycle, you’ve likely heard the term “delegate” being tossed around quite a bit.

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ASWOU Elections Update

ASWOU Elections Update

ASWOU elections were upon Western’s campus once more the week of April 18 with booths and multiple events lined up throughout the week to draw in voters.

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Baby, I got your money

Baby, I got your money

Many students today are only able to attend college with the help of student loans. But what would happen if the students borrowing that money weren’t able to pay it back?

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Microsoft’s AI chatbot ‘Tay’ turned into a PR disaster

Microsoft unveiled its Twitter chatbot called Tay on March 23. According to the company, Tay was created as an experiment in “conversational understanding.” The more Twitter users engaged with Tay, the more it would learn and mimic what it saw. The only problem: Tay wound up being a racist, fascist, drugged-out asshole.

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