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Sam Dunaway | News Editor Many Western students are utilizing bicycles this fall to ride to class, complete errands or enjoy the last remnants of sunshine before the rain takes over. But for many students, the ongoing issue of bike theft on campus leaves them without...

Sam Dunaway | News Editor The CCare program, also known as Oregon Contraceptive Care, returns to Western to offer its services to students free of charge. The program provides free birth control services, emergency contraception, Pap smears, STD testing and health...

Zoë Strickland | Managing Editor On Oct. 19 and 21, the Wolves’s women’s soccer team played one game on the road and one at home — neither ended favorably for the Wolves. The team headed to Portland, Oregon on Oct. 19 to face Concordia University, currently ranked...

Sam Dunaway | News Editor Positioned on the third floor of Hamersly library is a new and powerful exhibit titled “In The Picture, Revisited.” This gallery, created by Dr. Hank Bersani and Dr. Chloe Hughes, and updated by Hughes, analyzes the representation of ableism...

Sam Dunaway | News Editor The Associated Students of Western Oregon University and Stonewall Center teamed up on Oct. 11 to host a rainbow-filled, empowering National Coming Out Day celebration. National Coming Out Day is a day for individuals in the LGBTQ+ community...

Sam Dunaway | News Editor Hundreds of Western students, staff and Monmouth community members gathered on Oct. 15 to take part in the March to Support Our DREAMers. The march was organized in response to the Trump administration’s decision on Sept. 5 to end Deferred...

Sam Dunaway | News Editor The Office of University Housing and Campus Dining is eager to unveil their latest approach toward campus sustainability: ReWOUsable food containers. The cleverly named dishes will take the place of expensive single-use paper plates and bowls...

Sam Dunaway | News Editor Oct. 1 marked the beginning of the updated 2017 distracted driving laws in Oregon. Distracted driving is defined by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration as, “anything that takes your attention away from the task of safe...

Sam Dunaway | News Editor Purple ribbons and smiling faces grace the Werner University Center in October as Alpha Chi Omega, the newest sorority on Western’s campus, educates others about Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Alpha Chi Omega’s website explains that the...