By Megan Sokol Western is searching for a new counseling director after former director Shari Robinson stepped down at the end of academic year 2017-18. Members of the Western community value Robinson for her involvement in student activities and her passion for the mental health profession. Robinson accepted […]
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Emmett Linklater built his tiny home with help from his father. // Photo courtesy of The Spokesman-Review by Ellen Anderson As Western students are experiencing the effects of the Bellingham housing crisis, one incoming freshman has turned a high school project into a housing solution. Spokane native […]
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Students for Farmworker Justice is working to spread information about a U.S Department of Labor program called H-2A. // Photo courtesy of Students for Farmerworker Justice by Makani Moses Imagine a scorching hot July day and a migrant farmer works in an orchard filling a bucket with […]
Read moreby Mikhaela Woodward David J. Trimbach is studying important policy changes and community activism through a familiar lens: the meanings and emotions behind the places we call home. Trimbach is a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Oregon State University. In his presentation […]
Read moreby Makani Moses Western’s Math Placement Assessment will see another iteration as the test moves from an unmonitored online test to a proctored format. The proctored format will increase the current fee of $35 MPA by $10. The additional fee will be sent to HonorLock, an online proctoring […]
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A gender neutral bathroom will be open from Friday, June 1 until the end of finals week. It will replace the women’s bathroom on the fifth floor of Wilson Library. // Photo by Mathew Roland By Alyssa Bruce What was once a women’s restroom on the fifth floor […]
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A group of International Buddies pose playfully after their annual bonding trip at Lakewood Boathouse. // Photo courtesy of Sydney Randolph By Alison Eddy Imagine taking a boat ride in Bellingham Bay, surrounded by students from all over the world. You are meeting new people, learning new languages […]
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Madison, a Western student and survivor. // Photo by Taylor Nichols By Asia Fields and Melissa McCarthy Content warning: This story contains descriptions of sexual assault. Eight survivors of sexual assault who are current or former Western students say the university needs to better address sexual assault and […]
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By Stella Harvey CW: Sexual assault A rape was reported in Birnam Wood Apartments at 7:40 p.m. on Saturday, May 26, according to a Western Alert advisory email. A female student and resident of Birnam Wood Apartments reported she was raped by a man in her apartment at […]
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By Stella Harvey It’s been a year since a resident advisor movement brought Western’s attention to the RA position, but the work has continued behind the scenes. According to Leonard Jones, director of University Residences, RA stipends increased from $731 annually to $1,440 this year in response to […]
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