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The Willamette Dance Company showcase this semester took place on April 16 and 17, and Smith Auditorium was packed for both performances. On Friday night, the line to get into Smith extended all the way to Eaton Hall. Dance Co. is a student-driven performance group that allows students of a wide variety of experience levels to come together and perform original choreography. This was Margareth Ramos’ (’26) last semester of Dance Co. after being the group’s president for two y

As the temperature increases, Willamette University students head to the Quad to enjoy some much-needed sunshine. Throughout the past week, students have engaged in activities including studying, sunbathing, spikeball and racing. Almost all day every day, there have been masses of students getting their vitamin D. The weather of the past week has been a hint of what’s to come as we push onward toward summer to experience more of the joys of Salem's warmth. All photos taken on

Salem’s Saturday Market was bustling on March 21, with crowds alternating between the market and Cherry Blossom Day at the Capitol, which happened to coincide. The weather was pleasant under a partly-clouded sky, so waiting in long lines at the various pastry and drink stands was more tolerable for market-goers and their canine friends of all sizes. Next to the typical fresh farm produce, many vendors stood out for their 3D-printed toys and other knickknacks, inciting some b