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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Oregon Senator cosponsors campus sexual assault bill
A bill formed last year addressing sexual assault on college campuses is being urged in part by Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) and 34 other cosponsors to be passed by the Senate immediately.
This week in WOU history
May 3, 1998, Campus Public Safety responded to a report of a man wielding a handgun outside of Valsetz Dining Hall.
Oregon DHS fails all 13 federal child care standards
Recent federal report findings regarding Oregon’s Department of Human Services’ responsiveness to child welfare concerns show the department is failing in all 13 standards.
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.
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.
Endangered English Majors
Western Oregon University’s English department has seen a rapid decline in English majors within the last few years.
Clinton wants to “get to the bottom” of the alien conspiracy
Are we alone in the universe? Are extraterrestrials visiting our planet?
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?
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.






