Editor's Note: A previous version of this story was corrected to reflect the timeframe of when the university completed a reduction in retirement contributions. This decline is partly due to COVID, ...

In December 2023, Willamette published its Campus Climate Survey Report for the first time since 2019. This survey is conducted every four years to better understand the experiences of students, ...

Most little things are probably forgotten. Most aspects of the way we go about our lives are too unnoticeable to take down on paper or—in recent memory—too much like individual atoms of a needle ...

Former President of the Associated Students of Willamette University (ASWU), Oakley Rae Phoenix ’(23), has resigned. In an email to the entire student body, Former Vice President Ian Curtis (‘23) ...

The onset of fall brings jackets, boots and more back into the clothing rotation. Sweater weather is a special time of year at Willamette and people have a lot of thoughts about fall fashion. Hunter ...

Spring lies just around the frigid corner, and like the coming flowers, many Bearcats are considering their next bloom. Some believe deliverance lurks within the Sparks fitness complex. However, the ...

Hello, Bearcat Fan! Happy Thanksgiving Break to all who celebrate (me) and to all of you who remain in Salem not shirking your responsibilities (not me …). I wish you the best. But Bearcat sports have ...

While an hour down the road, Portland Association of Teachers union members recently concluded a month long strike, earlier in the fall educators and faculty at Willamette took a stand of their own.

Topic: If you could have lunch with any famous person (dead or alive), who would it be and why? Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed are from the individual staff members and do not reflect ...

Willamette traditions seem to be slipping through the cracks one by one: first Freshman Glee, an annual tradition where each class would competitively create and perform an original song, and now the ...

Hello, Bearcat Fan! It is a good day to be a Bearcat, and for once I don’t just mean that rhetorically. Our wintry sporting friends went out and sunk their claws into the competition this week, making ...

A new automatic door button has been installed at the west entrance of Smullin Hall with funding from the Associated Students of Willamette University (ASWU) as part of a campus improvement project ...