ISSUE 26
Don’t give up on the beautiful things
by Lauren Alexander
When I was a little girl, I would often visit my grandma’s house in San Pedro, California with my parents. In the first room of her small house there was an old stand-up piano that had been out of tune for as long as I can remember. My mom knew maybe four complete songs on it, and I would beg her to play them for me. The minute my parents left, I would start playing with the piano… read more
News
Lu’au celebrates Polynesian culture, history and mythology
by Madison Melenudo
Hawai’i club’s annual Lu’au unites students and teachers from a range of different backgrounds and cultures in order to share the diverse traditions of Hawai’i with the school and the Salem community. This is one of Willamette University’s most popular events, with students… read more
Green Fund looks toward progress
by Kellen Bulger
WU community prepares for 19th annual Wula
by Eli Kerry
Understand your right to protest
by Dorian Grayson
Oregon speaks out against Rep. Greg Walden
by Kellen Bulger
Did Trump choose right?
by Jessica Weiss
Lifestyles
by Dorian Grayson
A recent Netflix original series has taken social media by storm. It has been the subject of memes on Twitter, whispers in classes and Netflix practically slaps me in the face with the advertisement whenever I want to watch “The Office.”… read more
Let’s all go to the Bistro! The student-run success of WU
by Amarit Ubhi
The only thing you need to study for finals: A good playlist
by Holly Walsh
Cycle through ‘The Raven Cycle’
by Madelyn Jones
Sports
Track sprints to a great finish
by Eric del Prado
The Willamette men’s and women’s track teams competed in the Northwest Conference Championships this past weekend at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington… read more
Intramurals Weekly
by Ibraheem Hafuda & Rachel Rischer
Baseball finishes second in the NWC
by Louis Knox
Why Nike’s attempt at a sub-2-hour marathon is problematic
by Kellen Bulger
This Week in Sports
by Aaron Oda
Opinions
Testing populism in the Fifth Republic
by Quinlyn Manfull
The two front runners in France’s most consequential vote in recent history are Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen. This election is not only influential for France and its future, but also the future of the European Union, and will give us insightas to just how popular this Trump form of populism can be…read more
Bashing on national defense and “Trumpcare”
by Jessica Weiss
Confessions from the Undocumented
by Maria Sandana and Gonzalo Garcia Reyes
Why you should read young adult novels
by Madelyn Jones
The myth of objectivity
by Dorian Grayson
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