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The Willamette University Choirs
Written by Sarah Samala, Class of 2028 Every December, Willamette University’s choirs come together in a decorated Hudson Hall to perform the annual wintertime concert, “Holidays in Hudson”: a night of carols, music and holiday joy for the Salem community. While the origins of this concert only span back to 1985, the Willamette choirs themselves
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The Bistro
Written by Sarah Samala, Class of 2028 Wide windows littered with posters of campus events, a hand-drawn chalkboard menu, and a variety of donated couches and painted chairs; students, faculty and the Salem community are all-too familiar with Willamette University’s resident coffee shop, the Bistro. Located across from the Willamette University Bookstore in the Putnam
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Homecoming Contests
Written by Savanah Anderson, Class of 2028 To most, Homecoming is a celebration for alumni consisting of a football game, a dance, and maybe the wearing of mums, as is the case for a majority of universities and high schools. The Willamette students of decades past, however, had a different idea. A lot of different