Campus
Is Western prepared for an earthquake?
By Dante Koplowitz-Fleming and Hailey Jostmeyer | March 14
Students hope for more more gender neutral options in rec center
By The Front and Max Brunt | March 7People who don’t identify with the gender they were assigned at birth can often be placed in a dilemma when forced to choose between entering a male or female restroom or changing room.
Counseling Center not inclusive of student-led resources, students say
By Dante Koplowitz-Fleming and Roisin Cowan-Kuist | March 7Western’s National Alliance on Mental Illness chapter has severed ties with Western’s Suicide Prevention Advisory Committee after releasing a public statement to their Facebook page on Feb. 24.
Students and faculty dissatisfied with accessibility on campus
By The Front and Katja Tunkkari | March 7Large-scale problems such as the loose bricks and older buildings are difficult to tackle, Martig said. The bricks can routinely be replaced, but the geological placement of Western’s campus is the real source of the issue.
Security expert: Western's active shooter response, safety upgrade plans uninformed
By The Front and Sarah Porter | March 7Students, faculty and experts on campus security are questioning Western’s preparedness for an active shooter.
Western classrooms hard to secure in case of active shooter, the Front finds
By The Front and Sarah Porter | February 28Western Front staff found that the majority of buildings have classrooms with doors that swing outward, making them difficult to barricade, and doors that do not lock from the inside.
New Women, Gender and Sexualities Studies major added to humanities department
By Dante Koplowitz-Fleming and Max Brunt | February 21The Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies program will be getting its own major starting fall quarter 2018.
Western grieves sudden loss of professor
By The Front and Emily Stout | February 21At the entrance of the computer science department, a table is set up in memory of James Lee Johnson, known to his colleagues as Jim, a professor who died unexpectedly in his Bellingham home on Wednesday, Feb. 14.
International programs discussed at Provost forum
By The Front and Emily Stout | February 18
Huxley students demand increased accountability for sexual harassment
By Dante Koplowitz-Fleming and Roisin Cowan-Kuist | February 14Content warning: This story references sexual harassment and sexual assault.