By Juliana Cohen As I once read on a Facebook status, a bumper sticker and probably someone’s lower back, “Change is the only constant.” With every new year, we lose a little part of ourselves and, one hopes, grow into a cooler, smarter “us.” I never
‘Big cost drivers’ are health care, reducing endowment spending By Bronte Dod Tuition and room and board costs will increase to a combined $56,500 for the 2015–2016 academic year. In an email sent to current CLA juniors, sophomores and freshmen, vice president of administration Monica Rimai wrote
By Joseph Lindblom-Masuwale Starting next year, campus dorms will have a renovated governing structure, led by the newly established Residence Hall Association. The RHA aims to create a more centralized structure for students to share concerns about residential life on campus. “It is a new organization that
By Bronte Dod and Zane Sparling An October trial date is set for Beau Wesley Smith, the former Willamette student who is charged with manslaughter in the first degree in the death of a Salem man. The five-day trial is set to begin Oct. 27 at the
By Joseph Lindblom-Masuwale and Emily Hoard Last Thursday’s ASWU meeting moved swiftly through the agenda as senators discussed topics ranging from the transitioning process for open student positions in the fall semester to brainstorming ideas for the Campus Safety Committee and the management of Willamette’s bookstore. Senators
Transition begins for incoming ASWU execs By Katie Dobbs The incoming student government president, vice president and treasurer were elected by less than 50 percent of CLA students, according to current ASWU Vice President Colleen Smyth. Last month, 845 students participated in the executive elections; all undergraduates—about
By Bronte Dod and Zane Sparling An October trial date is set for Beau Wesley Smith, the former Willamette student who is charged with manslaughter in the first degree in the death of a Salem man. [caption id="attachment_6857" align="alignleft" width="181"] [Photo Credit: Ashley Smith. Click image for
By Shannon Sollitt At a time dedicated to self-exploration and growth, it is expected that college students will look for ways to express their evolving identities. It is hardly surprising, then, that an estimated 23 percent of college students have at least one tattoo. Be they
Bearcats dominate Saturday’s games by Blake Lepire Safety focus group finds officer-student tension by Shannon Sollitt This ice cream tastes like apartheid by Anonymous Track and field overcome elements by Evan Giddings Get