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Montegomery Remer ('26) and TPUSA Cascades representative Sawyer Stone debate in Jackson Plaza on Jan. 13, 2026. Photo by Lucy Devlaeminck. Whether it’s the Constitutional Heritage Club (CHC) or Turning Point USA (TPUSA), it’s unclear how Willamette’s prospective conservative club will move forward. This is the lingering question after Associated Students of Willamette University (ASWU) senators voted — for the third time — to refuse affiliation to the group earlier this mont

Amelia DeSentis ('27, right) and Maddie Strate ('27, left) working in the Writing Center on March 11, 2026. Photo by Mac Childers. Open Monday through Saturday, the Writing Center is a space where all Willamette students can come to receive help from Writing Center consultants, regardless of discipline or where the student is in the writing process. However, the rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and AI chatbots has raised concerns about how students use AI when

Robin Linares, the inaugural AAJA Portland-Peter Wong political reporting intern, works on the Oregon Senate floor on Feb. 20, 2026. Photo by Julia Shumway/Oregon Capital Chronicle Article originally published by Oregon Capital Chronicle at oregoncapitalchronicle.com . Despite attending university across the street from the Oregon State Capitol for the past three years, reporting inside its marbled walls was one of the last things I thought I’d be able to do. Now, as a third