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Editor’s Note : In addition to resources on campus, Oregon’s 988 crisis line is available if you or someone you know is facing mental health struggles, emotional distress, alcohol or drug use concerns, or just needs someone to talk to. Marion County also offers 24/7 support for anyone in crisis. The Willamette community is grieving a student who died on campus over the weekend. The Salem Police Department responded Saturday to a report that the student in question was found

The Willamette University Mill Stream. Photo by Iris McClure. This information was provided by ASWU Director of Communications Katelyn Beissel Rosales and compiled by Alma Snortum-Phelps, publication editor for The Collegian. Here are the candidates for the Spring 2026 ASWU Senate elections, organized by graduating class. Voting begins Friday, April 11 at 8 a.m. and will end Monday, April 13 at 5 p.m. Class of 2027 Claire Warthen Hey Bearcats! My name is Claire Warthen (she/h

ASWU Treasurer Mitch Septoff ('26) presents on organizational funding challenges to the ASWU senate on Jan. 29, 2026 in the Montag Den. Photo by Lucy Devlaeminck. Disclaimer: The Collegian is an ASWU-funded organization. As an organization, members of The Collegian executive team are currently having funding discussions with the ASWU treasurer and treasurer-elect. These discussions remain separate from The Collegian’s journalistic coverage. Unknown to the wider student body,