Washington State Supreme Court Justice Mary Yu speaking at the Supreme Court Justice panel on Wednesday, Oct. 9 //Photo by Claire Ott By Nolan Baker The Wilson Library reading room, known colloquially as “the Harry Potter room,” is normally a dead silent place for students to work diligently […]
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A group of attendees at the Fall Harvest Jubilee. // Photo courtesy of Terri Kempton By Elizabeth Hall Music floated through the crisp fall air as people danced around, played cornhole, and drank warm apple cider from paper cups. Bright-colored leaves on the ground showed signs of Fall […]
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Screen capture from The Western Front’s livestream of the meeting By Kiaya Wilson In a unanimous vote, the faculty senate passed a motion to create a subcommittee that will work on revising Section II of the Faculty Code of Ethics on Monday, Oct 7. The most recent revision […]
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The new board in the the Ethnic Student Center on Sunday, Sept. 29. It gives information about founding clubs and added its final club, the Queer and Trans People of Color (QTPOC). // Photo by Ana Soltero By Ana Soltero With the new Multicultural Center, the Ethnic Student […]
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Annah Young tending to the vegetables at her City Sprouts Farm stand while volunteer Alex Mclntyre promotes on Friday, Sept. 27 at the Birchwood International Market. // Photo by Claire Ott By Alix Condit The Birchwood International Market showcased cultural performances, music, art and food to celebrate neighborhood […]
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By Emily Erskine “Welcome Back Vikings,” one moment, white supremacists the next. I can’t help but feel absolutely exhausted. The cynical side of my brain bargains again and again that this is just a part of life in America for the foreseeable future. The optimistic side of my […]
Read moreBy Kiaya Wilson Four stickers from the white nationalist group Patriot Front were found on Western’s campus on Monday, Sept. 30. Three of the stickers were scratched off by the time University Police found them. One sticker was found near the Wade King Student Recreation Center, one was […]
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Richard Taldo exits his tiny home at Safe Haven on July 10. There were three occupied tiny homes, two for residents and one for the onsite office, while more tiny homes are in construction. // Photo by Alex Moreno By Alex Moreno A recent proposal to build tiny […]
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Timothy Bass awaits trial on May 10 for the 27-year cold case murder and rape of Amanda Stavik. // Photo by Mike Oh By Ally Burdett Timothy Bass, 51, of Everson, convicted of the 1989 kidnapping, rape and murder of 18-year-old Amanda “Mandy” Stavik was sentenced by Superior […]
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Photo by Esther Chong By Grace McCarthy and Esther Chong In a 15 to 3 roll-call vote, Western’s Faculty Senate passed a proposal to revise Section II of the Faculty Code of Ethics with language that condemns racism and additional forms of discrimination at the last senate meeting […]
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