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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

Various hands holding civic tools, a Willamette ID card among them. Art by Adrian Axtell. With Oregon’s primary election approaching on May 19, incumbent Mayor Julie Hoy and Councilor Vanessa Nordyke, both mayoral candidates, agreed to discuss the upcoming election with The Collegian. Hoy chose to respond to questions with written answers, while Nordyke spoke with The Collegian. The voter registration deadline for the May primary ended April 28, with ballots mailing out start