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Claire Warthen ('27, left-front) hypes up her teammate during walkouts on Sept. 18, 2024. Photo by Keenan Yoshizawa. Coming into 2025, Willamette women’s soccer found itself in a bit of a scoring vacuum.  Last season, center forward Nina Krassner-Cybulski (’25) bagged a whopping 11 of the team’s 20 total goals on the season, ranking in the top 3 in the Northwest Conference in multiple individual offensive categories. This year, the team has struggled to find an attacking auth

Someone asks ChatGPT how to use their phone less. Art by Dasha Allyn. Last year, I wrote a piece  arguing against the use of artificial intelligence and large language models. Foolishly, I believed generative artificial intelligence (AI) could be a flash in the pan. I assumed it would go the way of NFTs, rather than cement its place as a generation-defining technological advance. If everyone resisted, considered its detrimental impact on the environment and its potential for

Dream Takemoto celebrates a point at Willamette volleyball's spring tournament on April 5, 2025. Photo by Patricia Krepel. At just 5-foot-3, sophomore defensive specialist Dream Takemoto (’28) may not grab the eye by height, but she is already becoming a driving force for Willamette’s volleyball team. On Nov. 8, the Bearcats clinched a playoff berth at No. 4 in conference. Takemoto led the Northwest Conference in total digs on the regular season, and on Nov. 10, she earned NW