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A time-honored Halloween tradition is watching scary movies, especially with friends or family. Many horror movies are a dime a dozen, since they have relatively low budgets and high revenue, but a unique horror can prove extremely compelling and can stick in the mind like a knife to the back. Here are five such critically acclaimed movies to consider watchi
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On Oct. 16, local Salem musician Ronan Baker will debut a two-act concept album as part of the band Light Treason at the new venue Venture Hall, which was fast-tracked to open at the old Cinebarre after the Grand Theater unexpectedly closed in Sept. The first act was performed last year at the currently shuttered Grand Theater, but Oct. 16 will be the first
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On an early October day, the typically quiet Martha Springer Botanical Garden was transformed into a place of education and merriment, as Growing Oaks hosted their annual OakFest. OakFest is a celebration of the Oregon white oak, a deciduous tree native to the Willamette valley. The event serves as both a celebration of the Oregon white oak and a call to act
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The experience of being an international student is equally filled with doubts and certainties. When asked “how would you describe it,” every single student that I know always responds with something along the lines of “I don’t know what to tell you,” like they can’t grasp all the stories, plot lines and outcomes that they have lived in months. But you have
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Founded in 2018, the Students Organizing for Access to Resources (SOAR) Center served as a volunteer-run location for students to obtain items like food, clothing and textbooks. Until 2025, the center served its purpose on the third floor of the Putnam University Center, but its doors shut at the end of the 2024-25 academic year. However, some remnants of th
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For the upcoming spring 2027 semester, Willamette administration has decided to temporarily discontinue fitness classes (colloquially known as FITS). While the cut comes from budget concerns, FITS faculty mourn the loss of a fitness outlet for students outside of sports.The FITS classes include fencing, pilates, yoga, tennis, and several other cardio and int
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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 still making a choice. According to an article by Tufts University, in the last midterm election, only 18% of 18-19-year-olds and 24% of 20-29-year-olds cast a b
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A Bearcat guide to the election and voter registrationOregon is in full election season for 2026! Races for the Senate, House of Representatives and other stateside positions are happening this November. Oregon residents now have the opportunity to cast their vote, if registered, by Election Day, Tuesday Nov. 3. The final day to register to vote in Oregon is
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Keenan Yoshizawa (’27) recently spent a semester abroad at the University of Galway in Ireland last spring. While there, the program took excursions around the island from North to South and East to West. This is a small collection of Yoshizawa's photos from the many sites around the Emerald Isle.The canals of Galway. Photo taken on Jan. 20, 2026.The Cliffs
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Generative AI is rapidly changing our society in ways we can’t fully understand. Young and old people alike are becoming increasingly dependent on an unreliable and ethically questionable technology. Its sycophantic nature combined with its lack of empathy or critical thinking often enables or encourages dangerous behavior, especially in younger people with
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