Costs outpace donations for Western Hub of Living Essentials
The Western Hub of Living Essentials, which offers free food and cleaning supplies for students who may not be able to afford necessities, is facing its own affordability concerns.
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The Western Hub of Living Essentials, which offers free food and cleaning supplies for students who may not be able to afford necessities, is facing its own affordability concerns.
The Bellingham City Council extended the moratorium limiting development in the Silver Beach neighborhood by six months to protect the water quality of Lake Whatcom.
Road2Home opened its first winter shelter at Civic Stadium on Dec. 1, 2023, and it offers nightly housing, unlike its previous shelters.
Book clubs give a sense of community, but the pressure to finish a certain book by a specific time can make some wary of joining an organized book club.
Western Washington University works to prepare students for post-graduate careers through career development workshops offered year-round.
After a three-year hiatus of improvisation-focused performances due to the pandemic, Western Washington University will return on Feb. 9, 2024 with the Commedia dell'arte-style production "Masks Play."
A crowd exceeding Squalicum Boathouse’s capacity of 100 guests was spilling out of each of its doors in lines, listening in on ABC Recycling’s neighborhood meeting on Dec. 5, 2023. Some members of the crowd came to listen to the presentation set up by the company behind the proposed metal shredder, but most came to shout and disrupt.
Making up tens of millions of dollars of Western Washington University’s revenue each year, mandatory student fees pay for a huge array of services.
In the age of music streaming, CDs are making a comeback. Gen Z is flocking to thrift stores and record shops to find their favorite albums in physical form.
The last event of the competition is the slalom event, which is the most natural form of water skiing for most Western Washington University athletes.
The second day of Nationals is perhaps the toughest event for most skiers. Using a smaller ski with less support than a slalom or a jump ski makes for a slippery challenge that can take a long time for skiers to master.
The National Collegiate Water Ski Association Nationals is an extravagant event for everyone involved, except for Western Washington University. Due to the lengths they have to go to make traveling to the lakes at Zachary, Louisiana, possible, they are left with a lot less to offer than their opposing teams.
When the buses stop running at 10:30 p.m., students have limited options. Some don’t have cars to get to and from campus, and tools like Uber and Lyft can be costly. This is where Starlight Shuttle shines.
After an open roller skate event thrown by Whatcom Roller Skaters in Lynden took place this summer, Rosa Caldwell and co-worker Billy Reeves were inspired. With no roller skating venues in Bellingham, Caldwell knew she wanted to create a place in town for when the sun stopped shining.
Put on by a nonprofit of the same name, National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, is an annual challenge to write an entire 50,000-word story during the 30 days of November.
Looking beyond the curtain of the joyous holiday season can reveal those who are struggling. Donation drives are important in helping out children and families who are often overlooked.
Starbucks was voted the best-tasting coffee on Western Washington University’s campus, pulling 42% of 172 votes, according to a poll on The Front’s Instagram on Oct. 23. But taste alone isn’t enough to determine the “best” coffee spot on campus.
Most eating disorders develop between the ages of 18 and 21, the time when a lot of high school students begin their journey in college, according to the National Eating Disorders Association. According to the National Library of Medicine, many young adults also suffer from body image issues; it is estimated that 20-40% of women and 10-30% of men struggle with this.
Nestled in a tree-covered valley, surrounded by stark mountain peaks and bordered by the turquoise glacial waters of Diablo Lake, sits the North Cascades Institute’s Environmental Learning Center
High gas prices, increased inflation and record-high greenhouse gas emissions encourage many to consider alternatives to traditional modes of transportation. Electric scooter and bicycle rentals have been a popular choice among cities and universities across the nation, but Bellingham has yet to introduce this emerging technology.