By: Jamal Smith Sports Editor As you feast with your family and friends this Thanksgiving, it is important to “give thanks,” but also to think about people that are less fortunate. According to a 2013 U.S. Department of Agriculture report, 14.3 percent of U.S....
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Rank your school: do college rankings really matter?
By:Alvin Wilson Staff Writer “Top 100 colleges in the U.S.! Click here to see where yours ranks!” Odds are, if you browse the internet or use any social media, you have seen a headline like this. But how much help do they really offer? Does the rank of your college...
The Forgotten
By: Megan Clark Campus Life Editor On the heels of Veteran’s Day on Nov. 11, 2015, Virginia became the first state in the United States able to help all of its 1,400 homeless veterans find permanent housing. The veterans made up just nine percent of the homeless...
Misery in Missouri
By: Jenna Beresheim News Editor After years of unaltered courses of action in the event of discrimination, the University of Missouri’s president and chancellor both resigned within a few hours of one another on Nov. 9, 2015. “I take full responsibility for this...
Magma chambers mapped under Mount St. Helens
By: Alvin Wilson Staff Writer It has been more than 35 years since Mt. St. Helens, the most active volcano in the Pacific Northwest, erupted in 1980, and scientists are still discovering more about it. According to a report released Wed. Nov. 4, 2015, a series of...
Freebie Friday fun resumes
By: Brianna Bonham Staff Writer Freebie Friday happens every week on campus and it is a chance for students to play games, win prizes, and even get discounts and freebies. The event is put on by the Werner University Center (WUC) in collaboration with the Student...
China to lift one-child policy for continued economic prosperity
By: Alvin Wilson Staff Writer China announced late last month that the government will lift their one-child policy, which was put into place 35 years ago in order to prevent rapid population growth. The one-child policy was introduced in China in 1980 and was...
Oregon posts 5300 job loses in September
The State of Oregon lost 5300 jobs in September, ending 36 consecutive months of job growth, according to a report from the State of Oregon Employment Department.
Lock it up
Jennifer Halley, a fifth year English major, and several neighbors in the area, awoke to the fact that their cars had been broken into and any valuable contents stolen, on Oct. 26, 2015.
ACP individual award winners
The Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) announced the winners for the national Pacemaker and Individual Awards at the National College Media Convention in Austin, Texas, Oct. 31, 2015.



