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Mt. Hood Summit Trip of 1894
Written by Juliette Burns, Class of 2026 “At the dawn of the fourteenth day of August a party of professors, students and friends of Willamette University; twenty in all, left Salem with loaded wagons and upright alpen-stocks plying the college colors, the baggage wagon heaped high”1 So begins the six chapter chronicle in the Collegian…
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Hawai’i Club
Written by Juliette Burns, Class of 2026 The Hawai’i Club at Willamette University has a long history of providing a space for students from Hawai’i on campus, while opening up dialogue and sharing experiences about Hawaiian culture. The club’s origins trace back to the Hawaiian Student Union (HSU), which was formed in 1968. Their stated…
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The Native and Indigenous Student Union at Willamette University
Written by Juliette Burns, Class of 2026 Throughout Willamette University’s history, the school has been undeniably tied to the Indigenous populations in the Willamette Valley region. The very begining of the university was as the Oregon Indian Mission Manual Labor School, started by the Methodist missionary Jason Lee in the 1830s.2 Indigenous children at the…