By Rachel Sandal and Western Front staff At the Board of Trustees meeting on Feb. 9, the Board heard faculty concerns regarding shared governance, extended emergency rules, discussed student concerns with plans for the Multicultural Center and questioned whether Western could give more opportunity to diverse contractors. Shared […]
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Content warning: This story references sexual harassment and sexual assault. By Roisin Cowan-Kuist Huxley College students were given an opportunity to voice their frustration concerning issues of departmental sexual harassment Tuesday evening at a bystander intervention presentation hosted by CASAS. The event, which was co-sponsored by Huxley College and […]
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By Max Brunt After months of tension with university administration, the Faculty Senate voted unanimously on Monday, Feb. 12 to approve a new program for international students in partnership with Study Group, a privatized international student recruiting service. The Global Pathway Program is a set of coursework for […]
Read moreBy Tanner Fricke Western student William Lawrence Palmer, 19, was arrested on campus Saturday, Feb. 3 on suspicion of entering another student’s dorm room while intoxicated and urinating on the floor and on her roommate’s belongings. Palmer was charged with criminal trespass in the first degree, a gross […]
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By Zoe Buchli Western students now have access to a real-time tracker app that allows riders to follow the location of the late night shuttle. The app went live in January and gives students the ability to track the late night shuttle using minute-by-minute updates. The app is […]
Read moreBy Julia Furukawa It’s hard to find a house in Bellingham. Western’s Socialist Alternative Club, a branch of the national organization which promotes socialist ideals, hosted an event with the Bellingham Tenants’ Union on Wednesday, Feb. 7 in Academic West. The event was intended to foster conversation around […]
Read moreThe Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies program will offer a major, a new minor and additional courses to students next year. Currently, the program offers only a minor or support for students who want to pursue a student and faculty-designed major with a focus on women, gender or […]
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By Laurel Messenger The Associated Students Board of Directors announced they will not be filling the AS vice president for governmental affairs position that is now vacant due to Ana Ramirez’s resignation on Monday, Feb. 5. “We recognize that this decision may not have come easily and we […]
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By Sarah Porter The future of the Viking Union Gallery is uncertain. While the gallery is not being decommissioned, it will be homeless starting in March until members of the Associated Students, the VU and other Western faculty make some decisions. Lack of communication between the art and […]
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By Hailey Jostmeyer Western is attempting to address discrimination and a lack of inclusivity reported by people who identify as women, non-binary, LGBTQ, people of color and those with disabilities on campus. President Sabah Randhawa sent an email to campus on Dec. 6 announcing the creation of two […]
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