A Bearcat guide to the election and voter registrationOregon is in full election season for 2026! Races for the Senate, House ...

The importance of voting as a college studentAs midterm elections abroach this November, everyone must make a choice. Even if you wave your right to choose between candidates, by not voting, you are ...

Across Willamette’s campus, a culture of civic engagement—actions that individuals or groups take to address the concerns and well-being of their communities—drives students to step up, get involved ...

Imagine the following: “Lush Life” by Zara Larsson is blasting through the car’s speakers as you stick your head out of the sunroof to greet the pink and orange sunrise, the warm breeze brushing ...

Last year, the Willamette administration prepared for the “demographic cliff,” or a decline in first-year enrollment brought on by low, recession era birth rates. But now, in the 2025-26 academic year ...

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If you have been on Indeed lately, maybe searching for a summer internship or a job after graduation, you may have noticed that a job listing has been posted for the head Men’s Soccer coach here at ...

As the first rays of spring sunshine touched the grass of Brown Field, Willamette students used to tune their instruments, set up tables, pray for the rain to stay away, and carry picnic blankets and ...

Ole Bolle, the giant 19-foot troll of the Portland Nordic Center, holds a very special place in the hearts of many. Invented by Danish sculpture artist Thomas Dambo, the giant lives in Fogelbo, ...

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 ...

Piles of clothes sit on chairs and machines stay full in the Southwood second floor laundry room. The backlog of students needing to do laundry grows as some clothes remain in the small room for weeks ...

While strolling through campus, many visitors are unlikely to make any connection between Willamette and singer, songwriter and country music legend Dolly Parton. You may be shocked to learn, however, ...