Issue24.pdf
By Mason Kelliher Staff Writer Facing a tightened 2017 – 2018 budget, Willamette’s Board of Trustees was forced to make the rough decision to switch to one-ply toilet paper next semester. The decision came after the Board met to discuss ways it could save money with a thinning
By Madelyn Jones Staff Writer The acceptance of hookup culture on college campuses brings to focus the important topic of objectification. The meaning of objectification for this article is seeing a person not as a complicated human being, but as an object that helps you reach a
By Alex Gordon Staff Writer I was having a conversation with a friend recently about why they had been unable to go to bed before 3 a.m. for the last four days. Their answer essentially boiled down to: “I had to.” Their effort was valiant; putting off
By Philip Amur Staff writer In the digital age, there is a substantially lower degree of privacy than in the years before technology’s growth. This holds especially true for everything that higher authorities can see, such as social media posts, personal files and internet history. Though consumers
By Jeremy Hansen Staff Writer Late night satire and its various merits have become a more prominent topic of conversation in recent months, surprisingly coinciding with the new administration. Satirists have, after all, been given a fresh (or at least fresh as of two months ago) supply
By Quinlyn Manfull Staff Writer I probably could not list every concern I have about the future of the United States — and the world — under a Trump Administration. As April marks National Sexual Assault Awareness Month, I figured I would spend some time on an
By Kellen Bulger Staff Writer Most MLB franchises can look back in history and can be proud of winning either a World Series title or even just an American League or National League title. Only two teams are exempt from this, with one of those two being
By Louis Knox Staff Writer The baseball team took two of three games from the University of Puget Sound. In the first game of the series the Bearcats fell in a tight 3-2 contest. The team’s offense struggled to get started, and only recorded four hits total. Puget