Cora McClain | Editor-in-Chief So it’s November, which means the most family-centric holiday is right around the corner. It’s a wonderfully festive time that brings people together through love and thankfulness. That’s right — it’s Christmas (and other winter...
Caity Healy | Managing Editor Think back to when you were in middle school or high school, when one of your teachers, sat the class down and gave you the sex ed talk. Of course, this is assuming your school actually decided to give you said talk — my school district,...
Ashlynn Norton | Digital Media Manager For a very long time, self-care felt like a very elusive thing to me. What I heard from the majority of society and my friends was that it consisted of taking bubble baths and binging on Netflix. I didn’t know how to start...
Sage Kiernan-Sherrow | News Editor Let me begin by first saying: I am in no way particularly knowledgeable about music production or the music industry; my opinions are just that — opinions — and I make no pretense that my tastes are more impeccable than anybody...
Kyle Morden | Designer In design, white space isn’t just unnecessary waste — it has a purpose. If used correctly, it will provide elements to ensure satisfaction to any viewer. It’s a simple and powerful tool that can be misunderstood by many. As a student designer,...
Caity Healy | Managing Editor October is here, fall has officially begun, and with it, the celebrations and festivities that often come with it. Pumpkin spice is back in rotation at most coffee shops, those little Pillsbury sugar cookies with the ghosts and pumpkins...
Chrys Weedon | Entertainment Editor Joey Gibson, defendant in multiple lawsuits for defamation, negligence, trespassing, intentional infliction of emotional distress and several other charges, visited ŔÖ˛ĄĘÓƵ June 4, 2019 after being invited to speak...
Caity Healy | Editor-in-Chief I’m going to be entirely real with you all — I’ve been sitting here, staring at a blank screen and wondering how to write this piece for a ridiculously long time (ugh, illusion shattered — I write my stories on a laptop just like everyone...
Caity Healy | Editor-in-Chief The other day, I came across a video about a 14-year-old gamer name Danik Soudakoff. Soudakoff is Deaf, and she is working to make Overwatch a more accessible game by creating signs for specific aspects of the game. For the first part of...
To The Western Howl Editor, “Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war.” –Maria Montessori The Early Childhood Studies program faculty is compelled to express our concern regarding the June 4 speaker at the...
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