On Tuesday, August 18, campus was abuzz with incoming students ushering in the new year, smiling through masks and an uncertain transition to campus life. prom and my graduation, but I'm honestly just glad I can be starting college and getting to live on campus A new “drop and go” system was implemented for all students in on-campus residence halls, giving each Any parents or guardians who tagged along were asked to leave campus immediately afterwards.

A visible effect of ASWU’s positive financial situation this year has come in the form of campus improvement

Noah Dantes Editor-in-chief An employee “not regularly working on campus” tested positive for COVID-19 The employee was last on campus Oct. 27, and was not in close contact with anyone at Willamette.

For the safety of everyone, we should stay online right now,” she said. feel uncomfortable meeting in-person, especially if you don’t want to get out of your dorm or go on-campus

Hugmeyer opined that the return to campus had invited new challenges, such as the events of the past week, and had introduced issues that the campus was not accustomed to dealing with, before apologizing Becca retorted that the program had been put together far in advance, adding “I made it.”

recruit as well as it caused a lot of peoples attention to fade from extracurricular activities to the safety past couple years, there haven’t been many opportunities to provide fun events for Greek life or the campus Sypher said that many adjustments for COVID-19 safety had to be made to programming this year. not had a university house for years, instead opting for unofficial residences in the dorms or in off-campus

hires at Willamette include the dean of baby nutria, who supervises the populations of baby nutria on campus

Noah Dantes Editor-in-chief A student living on campus became Willamette’s third COVID-19 case of the

However, without the Education Curator to hold workshops to teach professors on campus how to give their

projects and programs that advance sustainability, equity, and justice in and around the Willamette campus The next agenda item was officer reports. Advocacy Committee is trying to make bathroom signage more uniform and clearly indicated throughout campus

demonstrated yourself as someone concerned for students and interested in making positive changes on campus finding effective leadership strategies and working together in enhancing the student experience and campus

Noah Dantes Editor-in-chief A Willamette student living off campus tested positive for COVID-19 on Oct The student was last on campus Oct. 28, and anyone who was in close contact with the individual has