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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By Allyson Roberts The campus community was alerted to the presence of a man who had what appeared to be a rifle slung over his shoulder via Western Alert on Tuesday, May 14, around 5 a.m. According to the alert, University Police responded to the incident after a […]
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The Mary Anns practice before performing at the finale of the Sounds of the Underground Battle of the Bands on Sunday, May 5. // Photo by Mike Oh By Maxwell Leidig The audience at the Bellingham Alternative Library anxiously awaited the judge’s to announce the winner of Western’s […]
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By Lily Nichols Jesse Moore, former speechwriter and aide for former President Barack Obama, visited Western on, April 24 to open up a discussion for students on how they can pave their own paths in their careers. Moore, originally from Lynnwood, graduated from Western in 2005 with a […]
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Photo courtesy of Abby Theige By Crista Blowers A campus advisory notified students on Monday, May 6, of an arson investigation following a fire set to a wall outside the Environmental Studies building. The fire destroyed a poster advertising an event held by Students for Life of America, […]
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Photo Illustration by Oliver Hamlin By Grace McCarthy and Western Front Staff Editor’s note: This story was originally published on May 8, 2019 without including sufficient responses from Sheila Webb, Steve VanderStaay, Lizzy Ramhorst and McNeel Jantzen. The Western Front is dedicated to fair and balanced journalism, and […]
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The Western Washington University Hip-Hop Dance Team performs at their annual showcase. // Photo by Emily Feek By Emily Feek When the stage lights turned on, the WWU Hip-Hop Dance Team entered the Performing Arts Center stage and assembled into three lines. As the music grew louder, the […]
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Lia Cook receives flowers from friends after giving her TEDxWWUSalon talk about inclusivity in STEM on Friday, April 19. // Photo by Claire Ott By Claire Ott Students filled Academic Instructional Center West 204 with excited chatter on Friday, April 19 as they waited for the TEDx talks […]
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Illustration by Shannon DeLurio By Bryant Hill Candidates for the Associated Students Executive Board of 2019-2020 sat amongst each other for a two-hour forum hosted by Young Democrats of WWU on Thursday, April 18. AS Executive Board elections will open Monday, April 29 and will last through May […]
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By Sarah Porter Students, faculty and experts on campus security are questioning Western’s preparedness for an active shooter. Some Western faculty sent emails to President Sabah Randhawa in response to a statement he made on preventing gun violence. In these emails, which were obtained by the Front through […]
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