Opinion

Opinion

Removing Ramirez from office could further fracture administration's relationship with students

By The Front and Suzanna Leung | June 27

On April 28, Western’s student body elected Ana Ramirez as the Associated Students vice president of governmental affairs. She is also the first undocumented student to be elected to the AS Board. However, administrators could remove Ramirez from her position due to her lack of work authorization. This should not be the case.

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Frontline: Administration unsupportive of rape survivors

By The Front | June 1

As seen among universities across the country, campus sexual assaults aren’t isolated incidents — 11.2 percent of all students experience rape or sexual assault. Western’s campus is no exception.

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Guest editorial: Don’t blame fellow students - public institutions are chronically underfunded

By The Front | May 25

The latest Western Front editorial, "Western's greedy business hurts students" fails to look beyond our campus (as is common), and misses the primary culprit of many problems - systemic underfunding of our public institutions.

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Frontline: Western's greedy business hurts students

By The Front | May 18

Western is a business. In order to run a good business, costs must be low and profits must be high. Western’s sure-fire way to ensure profit is through students’ tuition. In that case, it’s no wonder student enrollment reaches a new all-time high every fall quarter.

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Frontline: Coach Halsell has to go

By The Front | May 2

Parents send their children off to college with peace of mind, believing the safety of students will be the university’s top priority. When their safety is jeopardized, it’s expected that the school will hold people accountable and that steps are taken to redress the situation.

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Frontline: Proposed homeless shelter a necessity

By The Front | April 27

There’s a cycle set in place by the homeless crisis we face in Bellingham; camps continue to be built and torn down.

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Frontline: Fixing the bus system is a group effort

By The Front | April 19

Students are being left out in the cold due to the Whatcom Transportation Authority’s route changes. Those who rely on the bus system hold mixed feelings over the revisions implemented on March 19.

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Frontline: New Pepsi ad is hard to swallow

By The Front | April 11

Now more than ever, we want our voices heard.

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Frontline: Investing in jobs means investing in environment

By The Front | April 5

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Frontline: More involvement equals government accountability

By The Front and Anna Edlund | March 8

At this point, it seems ridiculous to think climate change deniers still exist. And even worse, that we have one representing us in government.

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Frontline: University must take stance amid turmoil

By The Front and Anna Edlund | March 7

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Frontline: Protesting remains an act of privilege

By The Front and Anna Edlund | February 14

Opinions of the Editorial Board

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Frontline: Sanctuary city designation in Bellingham vital

By The Front and Anna Edlund | January 31

Opinions of the Editorial Board

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Frontline: A defense of peaceful protests

By The Front and Anna Edlund | January 29

Opinions of the Editorial Board, in collaboration with Melissa McCarthy

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Frontline: Twitter's redemption

By The Front and Anna Edlund | January 23

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Frontline: Act to protect Oyster Dome

By The Front | January 23

Opinions of the Editorial Board

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OPINION: 2016 in review

By The Front | January 4

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Tips for keeping a resolution

By The Front | January 4

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Frontline: Act on frozen America

By The Front | December 1

At the start of fall quarter, Washington state was shocked by an active shooter who killed five at the Cascade Mall in Burlington. As always, this issue was surrounded by questions of race, motive, mental health and citizenship status. In the aftermath of the attack, there was collective hope that America could improve in preventing motives for tragedies like these, and begin to move forward toward being a better country overall.

Arts & Music

Blog: Laughing at Donald Trump

By The Front | November 28

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