Dre's Planning Hack (2024)

07/05/2024

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) has launched a new 2024-25 initiative to encourage lower-income and under-represented students and families to apply to college. According to the official FAFSA website, the 2024-25 FAFSA will include “even more aid for single parents, including expanded eligibility for the maximum Pell Grant funds and a larger increase in Income Protection Allowance.” This new initiative that is now in the works, however, is causing delays that have been affecting Willamette’s financial aid team and students.

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Article by Karmen Zhao
Art by Alma Snortum-Phelps

07/05/2024

From reggae to indie rock, pop to jazz, music is embedded into the student life at Willamette, playing in ears as students head to classes. Whether they’re blasting their music from Spotify, Apple Music or Pandora, students find themselves listening to everything from “Praise Jah In The Moonlight” by Jg Marley to Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” as they work on homework, prepare for their finals, work out and eat. But how do Bearcats find new songs? How many hours per day are they streaming music and what else are they listening to?

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Article by Mari Kauffman
Art by Eli Fukuji

07/05/2024

During this year’s commencement ceremony, some may notice unusual footwear among the graduates. That’s because every year, students who worked as the Blitz mascot during their time at Willamette reveal their involvement in the role by wearing Blitz’s feet at graduation.

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Article by Alan Cohen
Art by Eli Fukuji

05/05/2024

On Friday, May 3, student protesters began a peaceful occupation of the third floor of the Putnam University Center (UC) to call on Willamette University to disclose and divest investments linked to the U.S. arms industry, joining the waves of student occupations across the country protesting Israel’s actions in the war with Hamas. As of Saturday, May 4 at 10:10 a.m., the protesters have since moved their occupation to the Hatfield Library, an area with increased campus visibility.

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Article by Robin Linares
Photo by Quinn Carbery

19/03/2024

Hello, Bearcat Fan! Spring crept into campus under the cover of night just in time to lure the next generation of Bearcat athletes into our noble web. Yes, my children, the llama lives here with us year-round. Just one ring of the bell, and you too can be a Bearcat … one of us! Let’s go to the news!

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Article and photo by S***t Starr

18/03/2024

Check out the ASWU candidates for this semester!

05/03/2024

Feb. 4, 2024, marked the 66th year of the Annual Grammy Awards. The music industry’s most recognizable faces were in attendance, including Taylor Swift, with six nominations stacked up for 2024. Swift went home with two Grammys this year but at what cost to her musical counterparts such as fellow popstar Lana Del Rey?

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Article by Priya Thoren
Art by Isis Coyle

04/03/2024

Topic: Favorite reality TV show

The Pick: M**f Mansion
Submitted by: Isis Coyle, Media Manager

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Compiled by Priya Thoren
Art by Eli Fukuji

04/03/2024

Willamette University is the home of quite a few invasive species, from plants to mammals. Contrary to popular belief, an invasive species does not need to be an introduced species. According to the Oikos Journal, invasive species are defined as “the rapid appearance of a state of dominance of a species.” They can be both native and non-native species — Willamette has both. The ecological effect and the impact on humans that a species has, not its place of origin, define if it’s invasive. In light of National Invasive Species Awareness Week from Feb. 26 to March 1, here are some invasive species Willamette students regularly interact with.

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Article by Lee Parsons
Photo by Jason Lehman

22/02/2024

Women's basketball has placed first in the Northwest Conference for the first time since 1996. The team officially took all of the regular season titles last week after a long, hard-fought season. Now, the battle for the conference championship awaits this coming weekend, starting Feb. 23.

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Article by Mary Vickery
Photo by Jason Lehman

14/02/2024

Happy Valentine's week, Bearcat Fan! In a desperate bid for validation I tried to hand deliver all 20 of my loyal readers love notes, but decided to abandon the project after getting booby-trapped twice, and then being guilted into attending a four-hour community theater interpretive dance performance. Let’s go to the news!

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Article by S***t Starr
Art by Carolyn Vazquez

12/02/2024

The average Bearcat tends to be very busy. Between the pressure of classes, jobs, clubs and sports, Willamette students are usually in need of a good break. With nearly a month to themselves, what did students do for Winter Break? According to most students interviewed about their break, we all did one thing far more frequently than anything else: nothing at all.

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07/02/2024

Uncover the mysteries of the blue mist and delve into a literary world created by one of Willamette’s own. Willamette librarian and new author John Repplinger released his debut young adult novel, available for pickup outside of his office. Following the intrigue of a magical blue mist and the journey of a brave young heroine, the novel, “Amara and the Giant's Ring: The Blue Mist,” explores themes of maturity, finding one’s place in society and self-acceptance.

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Article by Sage Lamott
Photo by Caramia Christensen

05/02/2024

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 Willamette. While you are definitely not qualified for the job, someone who is will be leading one of Willamette’s most successful sports programs next fall, as Coach Sam Adelman has resigned as head coach of Bearcat Men’s Soccer.

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Article by Jackson Garrett

Photo from Sam Adelman

31/01/2024

When Sparks Fitness Center reopened after the pandemic, there was a proposed fee for faculty to utilize the gym, although many staff members wanted to work out at Sparks for free. As a result, a conflict developed, even prompting some Willamette faculty to protest at President Thorsett’s office, as reported in this sports article. This issue asks the question as to whether or not WU faculty and staff should be able to utilize the Sparks gym, alongside students, for free. The common consensus among students? No. I conducted a verbal survey with roughly fifteen students on campus, and all of them expressed that not only do they feel as though faculty shouldn’t be able to use the Sparks gym for free, but that faculty shouldn’t use the Sparks gym at all.

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Article by Brooke Austin

26/01/2024

The name Shepard House may be unfamiliar to many students, but the building at the corner of Mill and Winter Street, right across from Lee and York, will once again be residential housing for the upcoming 2024-25 academic year. This shift reflects a growing need for student housing as enrollment numbers increase. Various groups currently using the building, such as Bearcat Chat and the Triathlon team, will be displaced due to an increase in need for student housing.

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Article by Gia Patel
Photo by Anushka Srivastav

25/01/2024

If you've been to a Bearcat football, basketball, soccer or volleyball game in recent years, then you've likely heard the booming voice of Jef Lucero. As a commentator and announcer, Lucero has become one of the most recognizable features of Bearcat athletic events. However, his talents reach far beyond the confines of the Willamette campus — he recently got the opportunity to stand in for a Seattle Sounders playoff game at Lumen Field in place of James Wollard, their usual announcer. In light of his recent success, The Collegian felt it was a good time to get to know the voice behind Bearcat victory.

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Article by Jackson Garrett

Photo from Willamette Athletics

24/01/2024

Ongoing concerns regarding maintenance and filling of menstrual product dispensers in residence hall bathrooms are causing a push for the housing department to rethink protocols.

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Article by Robin Linares

Photo by Lucy Devlaeminck

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