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Fire quickly contained, dinner service resumed as normal Salem Fire Department and Goudy staff respond to small kitchen fire during Goudy's lunch period on Tuesday, Aug. 25. Photo by Ethan Barker. Around 20 minutes after Goudy opened for lunch on Tuesday, a small kitchen fire caused patrons and staff to evacuate from the building. The Salem fire department was quickly on scene, bringing two fire trucks to Winter Street to assess the building. Officials determined that the fir

Clark from "Backrooms" stumbles into a new world of horror. Art by Adrian Axtell. This summer, two horror movies directed by Gen Z creatives who both got their start on YouTube were released. Many people thoroughly enjoyed both of these movies, based on their impressive box office and critical success. The success of these two movies and the fact that they are some of the first movies produced by our generation makes them fascinating to contemplate. Both films explore a wide

This spring, Willamette University’s independent student publication nearly doubled the number of ONPA awards it received compared to last year. (Left to right) Skeet Starr ('26), Amelia Hare ('28) and Gimena Baez Baez ('29) hold up their awards at the ONPA collegiate awards ceremony in Albany, Oregon on May 15, 2026. Photo by Natalie Pate. This year, Willamette University’s independent student newspaper, The Collegian, received a record-breaking 10 awards from the Oregon New

Polls and graphs showing Willamette's popularity on the website Niche. Art by Addie Martin. Every year, millions of high school students have the opportunity to decide where they’ll learn for the next (give or take) four years. Websites like Niche, which grade universities around the country on various subjects, could be one such example. Willamette, rated a B overall and 583rd of 1,613 colleges in the U.S., shines in terms of academics and professors. Other important categor