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ASWU President Stevie Bergstrom ('26) speaks about the board meeting at the ASWU senate meeting on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. Photo by Mac Childers. Disclaimer: The Collegian receives most of its funding from ASWU. Willamette’s board of trustees voted in favor of the Associated Students of Willamette University’s (ASWU) reserve management plan at their meeting in late October, which removes ASWU’s funds from direct investment alongside the Willamette University endowment. The

ASWU senate meeting on Nov. 13, 2025 in the Montag Den. Photo by Keenan Yoshizawa. On Nov. 20, the Associated Students of Willamette University (ASWU) senate voted unanimously against club affiliation of a Willamette student chapter of Turning Point USA (TPUSA). This decision came after weeks of debate amongst senators and following ongoing pushback against the chapter from the Willamette student body. In September, prospective president of the TPUSA chapter Lexi Thorsett (ʼ2

ASWU senate vote in favor of tabling the resolution to affiliate a Willamette chapter of TPUSA with ASWU on Nov. 13, 2025 in the Montag Den. Photo by Keenan Yoshizawa. In their upcoming Nov. 20 meeting, the Associated Students of Willamette University (ASWU) senate will vote on whether or not to affiliate a Willamette chapter of Turning Point USA (TPUSA). Two prior discussions resulted in the senate not reaching a consensus. At their previous Oct. 23 meeting, the ASWU senat