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ASWU Treasurer Peyton Edmunds (’29) presents at the ASWU Senate meeting on Oct. 15, 2026. Photo by Keenan Yoshizawa. This school year, the Associated Students of Willamette University (ASWU) have created new accountability guidelines to aid campus clubs in managing their finances properly. In years prior, the ASWU senate had struggled to hold campus clubs accountable for funding, especially when they went over their assigned budget. Recently, the issue of how to manage fund

A WEMS volunteer wears their signature logo on Jan. 16, 2026. Photo by Sofie Szigeti. Willamette Emergency Medical Services (WEMS) is transitioning from an official emergency medical response agency into a traditional on-campus student club structure. This change, as the club approaches its 30th anniversary, was initiated by the WEMS student leadership team due to logistic and sustainability concerns. During a campus town hall on Sept. 28, WEMS student leadership discussed t

Management states this will be the final time the Bistro seeks ASWU relief Bistro employee Tabi Momeyer ('27) takes an order at The Bistro, Willamette's student run coffee shop, in Salem, Ore. on Oct. 12, 2026. Photo by Adrienne Anderson. The Associated Students of Willamette University (ASWU) senate voted unanimously to relieve the Bistro’s debt of $25,275.39 on Oct. 22. This is not the first time that the Bistro has sought financial support from the ASWU senate, but it will