Cora McClain | Editor-in-Chief It’s strange, Western, I’m sitting at my desk at 11:58 p.m. and all is peaceful and quiet. Why is that strange? Well, the past 10 months acting as editor-in-chief has been anything but. From acting without an adviser in the fall to...
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Opinion: No postponement, shame on WOU
Caity Healy | Managing Editor I remember feeling the pit in my stomach and my heart skipping a beat as I checked my email on April 9, and saw an email from President Rex Fuller with the subject line “Commencement 2020.” I knew this email was coming, as most students...
Opinion: Mental health days should be an option
Howl Editorial Board Picture this: a student has work until 9 p.m.; an 8 a.m. class to attend the next day — with a class right after and another at 2 p.m.; five assignments due in a couple of days; is currently running on four hours of sleep and is most definitely in...
Opinion: Designed for connection — a Deaf lens
Dr. Kara Gournaris | Guest Contributor I started working at ֲƵ on Jan. 1, 2010. I still remember the first time I walked through the doors of the old College of Education (COE) building. The yellowish color of the walls caused me to squint my...
Letter to the Editor
Submitted by Erik Morgan Jr. | President Associated Students of ֲƵ To the WOU student body: I’m writing to you to encourage each and every student to participate in the Incidental Fee Committee Open Hearing on Thursday, February 27th at 4pm in...
Guest opinion: WOUnews is still not news
Stephanie Blair | ֲƵ Class of 2018 I recently received word from a current student that Western’s Marketing and Communications (MarCom) department has just launched “Today at WOU” and included in the subject line of this all-student email blast...
Letter to the Editor
Submitted by Dr. Rob Winningham President Fuller has stated that WOU is committed to becoming the first four-year public university in Oregon to become a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). After reading the thoughtful opinion piece that Mia Sierra wrote for the...
Opinion: An evaluation of hierarchies in relationships
Kay Bruley | Photo Editor Valentine’s Day is here finally, and love is in the air. It’s not just one day really though; all month you will see pink and red decorating the world. For many though, it seems like all year, with romance feeling like a constant celebration...
Opinion: Soulmates, not what we think they are
Hannah Greene | Sports Editor Soulmate: a person ideally suited to another as a close friend or romantic partner. Destiny, chance, meant to be, etc. Why do soulmates have to refer to a friend or someone we love? Why can’t this beautiful term represent a connection...






