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CWU Union Presidents respond to staffing attrition: “It can't be understated enough the toll that the attrition is taking on all staff”
CWU Union Presidents respond to staffing attrition: “It can’t be understated enough the toll that the attrition is taking on all staff”
Brandon Mattesich, Co-Editor-In-Chief • November 13, 2025

Over the past few years, CWU has taken an attrition approach to decreasing staffing numbers at the university, in response to lower enrollment and lower state budgets. Across the state, different universities...

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Book of Elders and Wise Women--Books that Alyanna Ayala used as sources for her presentation.
A discussion from Thrive: The power of women in matriarchal Indigenous societies
Mulholland Dunlap, Staff Reporter • November 13, 2025

Many North American Indigenous tribes were matriarchal societies. This means that women were their main leaders and governmental figures, according to Alyanna Ayala, the student event programmer at the...

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The gambling addiction epidemic
Tage Dayton, Columnist • November 13, 2025

The World Health Organization reported that 17.4% of the world's population has an addiction to gambling. This addiction is on the rise worldwide, specifically, sportsbetting. It's hitting younger generations...

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The gambling addiction epidemic
Tage Dayton, Columnist • November 13, 2025

The World Health Organization reported that 17.4% of the world's population has an addiction to gambling. This addiction is on the rise worldwide, specifically, sportsbetting. It's hitting younger generations...

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