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Construction continues on the new career center on the first floor of Putnam University Center on Oct. 7, 2025. Photo by Jack Godsil. The newly remodeled Career Center is now formally open and available to students following months-long construction on the first floor of the Putnam University Center (UC).  The center is offering three new interview rooms, which are small rooms that students can book for virtual or in-person interviews or if they need to film something for a c

Jackson Plaza and the Mark O. Hatfield Library blocked by cones as officials search the area on Sept. 30, 2025. Photo by Skeet Starr. On Tuesday, Sept. 30, Willamette University received an anonymous bomb threat to the Willamette libraries.  The Salem Reporter  reported that Willamette staff received the bomb threat at 8:40 a.m. to a university email. In an interview with The Collegian, Executive Director of Campus Safety AJ Christensen specified that the threat came through

Graphic by Robin Linares. On Thursday, Oct. 2, the Associated Students of Willamette University (ASWU) senate voted 12-1 with one abstention to approve the new divestment proposal to remove the ASWU endowment from the Willamette University endowment. Now, ASWU seeks board of trustee approval of the proposal.  The new proposal requests to remove the approximately $400,000 ASWU endowment funds from the university endowment and place the funds in a general ledger (GL) account, a