By: Jade Rayner News Editor On Wednesday, April 26 the Board of Trustees met to discuss various topics pertaining to Western, including the recommended tuition range for the 2017-2018 academic year. According to the meeting minutes, it was important to set a tuition...
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Don’t overlook mental health
By: Zoe Strickland Managing Editor Statistics show that the number of college students struggling with mental health has been steadily on the rise for the past few years. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and is devoted to educating the public on how mental health...
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With student loans comes great responsibility
By: Jade Rayner News Editor As spring term nears the halfway point, many students have begun to receive their financial aid packages for the 2017-2018 school year. However, it isn’t too late for those who still need to fill out their Free Application for Federal...
Know your candidates
By: Jade Rayner News Editor ASWOU is beginning the process of electing new candidates, and with that, they are offering numerous chances for students to get to know who they will be voting for. Students will need to vote using OrgSync. Voting will open May 1, and...
National March for Science takes Corvallis
By: Justin Oehler Staff Writer On April 22, scientists, science enthusiasts and self-proclaimed nerds gathered all over the world to raise awareness of the attack on science. Though this was early spring with rain clouds in the sky, more people turned out than the...
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One day for one Earth
By: Jade Rayner News Editor The 47th annual Earth Day will be observed on April 22, 2017. Earth Day was founded in 1970 by Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson; the idea to dedicate a day to focus on the environment was triggered by a massive oil spill in Santa Barbara,...
Respect the pack
By: Jade Rayner News Editor In the month of April 2017, two crimes involving racism occurred on campus and off, both towards Western students. One incident, revealed in an all-campus email from President Rex Fuller, “involved a student being subjected to racist...
Buckle up and keep your eyes ahead
By: Zoe Strickland Managing Editor April is the fourth annual Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Distracted driving in Oregon has been declared an “epidemic” by the Oregon Department of Transportation. Distracted driving involves driving while your attention is...
