Academic Technology and User Services (ATUS) has confirmed that an another phishing spam email has been sent out using a compromised Western student’s account. It is advising recipients to delete the email, which says recipients have an online PDF document to view. ATUS has resources to help students and […]
Read moreBy Rachel Sandal Have you been struggling to put food on the table? The AS Board of Directors discussed an idea to address the issue of food insecurity at their meeting on Wednesday. Christian Urcia, apartment coordinator at Birnam Wood, proposed the idea that Western and the AS […]
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A 20-year-old Western student was struck by a car while crossing Bill McDonald Parkway near campus the evening of Tuesday, Jan. 23, a Bellingham Police Department spokesperson confirmed. While the officer on scene did not know how severe the student’s leg injury was, the victim was alert and […]
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By Isa Kaufman-Geballe Western unveiled its new Sustainability Action Plan this past December, joining 60 other U.S. universities in a 20-year commitment to improve current systems of sustainability across campus. The plan, which took two years to develop, is comprised of 10 different chapters dedicated to departments such as […]
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By Zoe Buchli On Thursday between 4:24 p.m. and 4:51 p.m., Academic Technology and User Services (ATUS) at Western began receiving reports of a phishing spam email sent to Western emails claiming to be from the IT Department. The email directed students and faculty to follow a link […]
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By Rachel Sandal What makes people feel better when they are stressed, overwhelmed and tired? Dogs and cats. This week, Wilson Library will be hosting a group of therapy dogs and cats of different breeds for dead week and finals. There will be animals on the Wilson side […]
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By Monique Merrill With reporting help from: Lexi Foldenauer, Dante Koplowitz-Fleming and Raelynn Sheridan Content warning: this story contains subject matter regarding sexual misconduct. From 2009 to 2016, 58 reports of sexual misconduct went through the student conduct office at Western. One out of the 58 reported cases ended with the […]
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By Rachel Sandal Twinkling lights fell over the work of several local artists at Off the Canvas, an event put on by Western’s InterDisciplinary Entrepreneurship in Action Institute Friday, Dec. 1. The event had drawings, photographs, jewelry and other art on display and artists were there to talk […]
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By Rachael Buselmeier “Gotta catch ‘em all,” or at least some serious childhood nostalgia. On Monday, Nov. 27, a group of Western students gathered in the Underground Coffee House to watch “Pokemon the First Movie- Mewtwo Strikes Back.” The film follows the rise and fall of the first […]
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By Paul Kelly Ridgeway residents and campus community members are looking to increase dorm security. Students organized a safety walk in response to recent reports of lewd behavior, voyeurism and other crime on campus. “We’re doing a safety walk, and just checking the perimeters to make sure […]
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