Written by: Libby Thoma | Freelance Writer Everyone has heard of the negatives of marijuana use, especially those of us who are in college. In 2020, college student’s marijuana use escalated so much that one in 12 college students used marijuana daily, and this...
Written by: Sierra Porter | Staff Writer In high school, some of us stressed to get straight A’s, some stressed to live their most active social lives and some just attempted to get by each day. Regardless of how we lived our high school careers, all of us had to...
Written by: Aubrey Laine Baker | Freelancer According to the American Red Cross, a critical, nationwide blood shortage has the medical demands of hospitals quickly outpacing their supply of blood donations. Aside from a general decline in donors, the nation’s...
Written by: Gretchen Sims | Editor in Chief Homecoming. While some view this as a chance to revel, others roll their eyes at this throwback to high school. However, campus-wide events like homecoming can be an excellent way to bring Western students together and get...
Written by: Hannah Field | News Editor Western’s move-in day featured hundreds of Western students flooding their respective halls and clamoring into their dorms so they could hang tapestries, adorn their walls and prop their stuffed animals upright against their...
Written by: Hannah Field | News Editor On Sept. 17, approximately six-hundred Western students brought with them their belongings and stood with their families outside of the dorm buildings — waiting to officially move in for the Fall term. The move-in process was...
Written by: Nicholas Sarysz The 2024 United States Presidential Election is just under 17 months away, which means many of the presidential nominees are declaring themselves for election, with a few big names still expected to be announced. Here is a brief overview of...
Written by: Mirella Barrera-Betancourt On May 31, Kim Johnson — the author of the best-selling, young adult novel, “This Is My America” — visited students and the community to speak on the success of her acclaimed debut novel. Johnson is the recipient of the Pacific...
Written by: Mirella Barrera-Betancourt Western will no longer require students and faculty to receive the primary doses of the COVID-19 vaccination — a change in policy effective on June 30. Beth Scroggins, director of the Student Health and Counseling Center,...
Written by: Mirella Barrera-Betancourt Beginning in 2025, restaurants and food vendors in Oregon will be required to ditch the use of styrofoam takeout containers under a new law passed by the Oregon Legislature. On Monday, May 8, Gov. Tina Kotek signed a ban on...
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