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- WU Bird Nerds flock together to protect the birds
Dead birds on campus are often victims of window strikes, which is what occurs when a bird unwillingly The WU Bird Nerds, the bird-watching club on campus, is led by three second-year officers: President Gregg states that the club also values doing volunteer and service projects on campus. He also has a goal of gathering people to help fill the bird feeders around campus. “When you’re walking around campus, try to listen and think about the sounds.
- Anti-vaccine protests inaugurate third year of COVID-impacted learning
Students on Willamette’s Portland campus should call 503-621-2061. Director of Campus Safety Ross Stout sent out an email on Wednesday, Sept. 1 to the Willamette community The Oregon Health Authority [reports] that the number of available staffed ICU beds remains low, with a statewide average of 7% reported on Sep 3. The [number] of Oregonians over 16 who are fully vaccinated (56.6% reported on Sep. 3) remains well below
- Sexual misconduct, discrimination protections at Willamette to remain despite reversal of Biden-era Title IX
2020 Trump-era regulations, which include fewer protections for victims and a reduced jurisdiction for reporting For instance, Title IX started applying to incidents between students off-campus — and even abroad — while the previous Trump-era Title IX applied almost exclusively to on-campus incidents. Although Willamette will continue to use the preponderance of evidence test, other campuses might go Higher standards of evidence may deter some victims from reporting, Landreman said.
- Network outage hits Willamette in March 2024, Lewis & Clark in March 2023
stating, “We are currently experiencing a network outage affecting core services on Salem and Portland campuses announcing and updating the community about a network outage that affected Willamette’s internet services, campus community about the incident, providing news about WITS’s progress on fixing the issue, changes in campus safety contacting information, and other resources available in the midst of the network outage. the college “brought in separate routers and hotspots that they’d set up at different points around campus
- ASWU Senate Candidates Fall 2024
I have so much passion for serving my community, and the campus I’ve fallen in love with. Some of my ideas include increasing campus safety/health measures, inviting fun and important figures to speak on our campus, hosting more fun events for all students, and of course, Kitten Fridays. Yes, kittens on campus! Yet, these are only the tip of my idea iceberg. As a transfer student, I offer a fresh perspective on our campus and clubs.
- Man robs $5,000 in Outdoor Program gear: new Montag security options being considered
Ross Stout, the director of Campus Safety, said that the Montag entrance by the Gender Resource and Advocacy Campus Safety was alerted to the break in by cleaning staff, and when officers arrived on the scene, Campus Safety is considering installing security cameras in Montag, but no decision has been made. There is already funding available if Campus Safety decides to install security cameras in Montag. Before the break-in, Campus Safety was already planning to install new cameras around campus, including
- The hauntings of Willamette University
The Collegian has reported on allegedly haunted campus locations since the 1920s. Students living there reported strange phenomena, such as television sets turning on randomly. As the oldest residence building on campus, Lausanne has been reportedly haunted since at least 1924, , with students reporting unexplained footsteps and other eerie occurrences. attributed these noises and activities to ghosts since at least 2002 when The Collegian’s October issue reported
- Goudy implements changes after undercooked chicken incident
Shortly thereafter, the management team at Goudy changed some of its cooking policies and food safety Two days after the incident, the Office of Student Affairs sent a campus-wide email stating that 12 to staff members receive extra training and can demonstrate that they understand these important food safety “We try to be as diligent as we can as far as safety goes.” More information on food safety can be found on Bon Appétit’s website.
- Willamette discontinues COVID dashboard
in the Willamette community during times that were difficult to navigate, strengthening the sense of safety and well-being throughout the campus. Every doctor's office, every clinic, every lab had to report the results–positive or negative. to the portion of the graph after the line) and then home tests became available, and people stopped reporting students and faculty at Willamette have a reliable and accessible way of keeping track of covid cases at campus
- Kaneko community on notice for slashed couch, trashed classrooms bill
Earlier in the year Kaneko, among other dorms, also suffered a string of bike thefts, leading Director of Campus Safety and Emergency Management Andrew Fresh to warn students to be aware of who they let into campus residents of the importance of reading the housing contract, which every resident must sign to live on campus “We really care for student safety and security, and behaviors like this have been really impactful for
- Opinion: Willamette is unprepared for the Big One
Willamette did not participate in this in 2021, and when asked about it, Director of Campus Safety Ross According to Director of Campus Safety Ross Stout, “CERT classes were taught on campus for a number of Campus Safety officers are trained in CPR and first aid, so we hope we can keep someone alive for 3-5 if they’re not on duty, their instructions are, in that kind of a serious thing, they would report and to respond, Brown said that if they aren’t on duty or on WEMS’ exec board, they aren’t expected to report
- Asthma and ashy rooms: Students say Willamette’s smoke response was inadequate
Several other students either left campus or thought about it because of the safety hazards the smoke She eventually came to the decision to leave campus for her own safety. it out in her house off campus. concern from students also arose surrounding the administration's actions when it came to ensuring the safety And for those who did come in, they were given the proper, to the extreme safety precautions.”











