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A duck in a Willamette jersey about to score a goal on the soccer field while the crowd cheers behind them. Art by Wes Mowry-Silverman. Hello, Bearcat Fan! I hope we all feel rested and rejuvenated post fall break. I know I do, mostly thanks to the fact that the Bears are suddenly the No. 1 seed in the NFC. I sure hope this doesn’t age poorly! Anyway, not much has happened this week in Bearcat sports, so let’s get onto the news! Women’s basketball  played UC Santa Cruz twice

Chicken katsu curry, a popular dish that was served during the Akimatsuri fall festival on Nov. 4. Photo courtesy of JSSL. On Nov. 4, you might’ve noticed a line much longer than usual at Goudy Commons. Maybe you saw the Japanese-inspired decorations on all the tables and walls. That day, Japan Studies Student Leaders (JSSL) hosted Akimatsuri, a fall festival at Goudy serving Japanese foods. The festival celebrates the fall harvest season, and JSSL worked with Goudy and Bon A

Bistro cookies, now priced at $2, on Oct. 6, 2025. Photo by Mac Childers. The Bistro, Willamette’s student-run coffee shop, is known beyond its drinks for its affordable cookies. But as the economy faces inflation and other factors that have caused costs to rise, the Bistro has raised the price of its chocolate chip cookies from $1 to $1.50 and now, as of fall semester, to $2.  In a conversation with The Collegian’s Aubrey Lee, Emma Stephens (’26), the general manager of the