Street view of the City Hall July 9, 2019. // Photo by Zachary Jimenez By Mia Amis In the last four years, there have been a record number of women elected into federal offices. According to the Center for American Women and Politics, 40.8% of the Washington State […]
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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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Western Washington University made $585,490 on parking tickets in 2018. // Photo Illustration by Oliver Hamlin and Stella Harvey By Samantha Baxley Parking at Western is one of the most complained about topics on Western’s campus, where no one is safe from getting the dreaded yellow paper on […]
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By Lauren Gallup With significant state funding directed towards Western’s College of Science and Engineering in the past five years, the University Planning and Resources Council discussed pre-proposals for funding for the next state budget request, with discussion around funding for the College of Ethnic Studies. Associated Students […]
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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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By Chris Johansen University Police swore in two new officers, Ben Vandermay and Monte Wallace, on April 17 in order to fill vacancies following the departure of two officers from the department. Vandermay and Monte were sworn in by Rich Van Del Hul, Western’s vice president for business […]
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By Stella Harvey, Ray Garcia and Zoe Buchli This story is the second section of a four-part investigative project from an advanced reporting course taught by Betsy O’Donovan. We contacted DeShaun Dowdy multiple times to set up an interview to provide him a chance to respond to the […]
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Facebook post accusing former Western student of sexual assault raises questions about university procedures.
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Information compiled by Mariena Xiong, Infographic made by Esther Chong By Crista Blowers Western’s Vice President for Enrollment and Student Services Melynda Huskey sent a public statement via email addressing the university’s most recent efforts for advancing campus inclusionsivity. According to the statement, Huskey and Western’s President Sabah […]
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Photo by Esther Chong By Colin Murphy On Monday, April 8, Western’s Faculty Senate addressed the use of racial slurs in the classroom and its relation to academic freedom, holding an open discussion intended to gather the opinions of faculty and guests. The senate brought a mediator to […]
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