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The WITS help desk on Jan. 23, 2026. Photo by Mac Childers. Ahead of the spring semester, the Willamette Integrated Technology Services (WITS) help desk let go of more than half its student workers and cut student hours, leaving some former employees confused. At the end of last semester, the WITS help desk leadership, which provides on-call tech help to the campus community, informed its student workers that their hours would be reduced to 20 hours per week, divided among al

ODP, WEB and Lū‘au among student groups with lowered spring budgets ASWU Treasurer Mitch Septoff ('26) presents at the ASWU senate meeting on Jan. 29, 2026. Photo by Lucy Devlaeminck. Disclaimer: As a student organization, The Collegian was also impacted by funding changes. Advocacy efforts remain separate from news coverage. Willamette’s student organizations are facing significant funding cuts. In December , the Associated Students of Willamette University (ASWU) senate vot

Bearcats enjoy the 2023 edition of the Black Tie Affair. Photo by Anushka Srivastav. One year after its cancellation due to problems with event logistics and a resulting lack of ticket sales following the event’s move to PNCA , the Willamette Events Board’s (WEB) historically popular Black Tie Affair is set for March 7 from 8-11:30 p.m. at the Salem Convention Center downtown. The theme for this year's event is "Royal Ball." Jodi Santillie, assistant director for Student Eng