Western’s 2017-2018 Women’s Rugby team members. // Photo courtesy of Western Women’s Rugby Team By Nicole Martinson Junior Madison Spradling had never played rugby before college. Neither had sophomore Rose Bryers or senior Megan Stark. They were drawn in by the women’s rugby team’s camaraderie and challenging athletics. […]
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Quest Adventure Races, a recreation organization, recieved a grant for its Bellingham SwimRun event. The grant allowed them to create advertising video and photography work for the SwimRun. // Photo courtesy of Brent Molsberry By Nicole Martinson The City of Bellingham awarded tourism grants totaling $207,647 to […]
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By Nicole Martinson This year’s Whatcom County primary election is breaking records with the highest number of women candidates of any previous race, according to data published by the Center for American Women in Politics. The percentage of women in state legislatures has slowly gone up over time, […]
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By Nicole Martinson, Tanner Thompson and Emily Porter Lynden’s 21st annual Northwest Raspberry Festival posted record-breaking numbers for teams in its basketball tournament and participants in its car show. A record 227 teams competed on 16 courts in the streets of Lynden at the 20th edition of the […]
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by Nicole Martinson Black Lives Matter Bellingham organizer Jazzmyn Hannah opened July’s meeting on Wednesday, July 18 with a moment of silence in respect for Harith Augustus, who was shot and killed by police in Chicago on Saturday, July 14. Augustus was a cousin of Terrance Morris, BLM […]
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Tanker traffic associated with pipeline construction is expected to interfere with the endangered orca whales’ communication behaviors. // Photo by Nicole Martinson By Nicole Martinson The Canadian government agreed on May 29 to purchase the Trans Mountain Pipeline and expansion project from Kinder Morgan, an energy infrastructure company, […]
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By Nicole Martinson The MyWestern portal was down as Western Academic Technology and User Services worked on updating the system. Students had been unable to access the homepage when the software supporting the login page on MyWestern unexpectedly crashed on May 23. Since last week, the homepage has […]
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BIJA Chocolate for sale at the Bellingham Food Co-op. The company helps women obtain organic certification, enabling them to sell processed cocoa globally. // Photo by Nicole Martinson By Nicole Martinson Bellingham-based BIJA Chocolates is being recognized nationally for its support of women-owned cacao-processors. The Today Show featured […]
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By Nicole Martinson Mental Health Poetry was the focus at the Underground Coffeehouse during their open-mic night on Thursday, May 24. Speakers were able to read aloud poems they wrote pertaining to mental health. After signing up to speak, students shared their heartfelt writings to about 20 welcoming audience […]
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By Nicole Martinson and McKinley Kellogg Thousands of people gathered in downtown Bellingham to celebrate the 17th annual April Brews Day on Saturday, April 28. One hundred percent of the proceeds benefit Max Higbee Center, a local nonprofit. According to Executive Director Kait Whiteside, the fundraiser is so […]
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