Opinion
Frontline: paying for potholes
By The Front | November 10Some of us are lucky enough to live within walking distance of school, but in reality Western students are spread throughout Whatcom County, some even commuting from Skagit County or Snohomish County. Leaving over an hour before your class starts can take a toll on your morning, with the cherry on top of arriving to campus to park in the depths of the C Lots and being late to class.
Frontline: Limited sustainability
By The Front | November 1Whether it’s in the Viking Union or The Atrium market, we’ve all been there — staring at a wide selection of garbage cans, wondering what’s recyclable, what goes in the landfill and what goes in the mysterious unlabeled can at the end.
The Ethics of WikiLeaks
By The Front | October 31“WikiLeaks” has become a buzzword for anti-establishment Americans. The organization, specializing in revealing otherwise-restricted documents to the public through hacking, has been a subject of controversy among the government and media since 2006.
A new kind of Frontline: Standing Rock
By The Front | October 18The federal government-approved pipeline is a $3.8 billion project.
The Political Front: The importance of Ken Bone
By The Front | October 10Kenneth Bone -- 🎵IT'S MR. STEAL YO GIRL🎵 #BONEZONE #Debate pic.twitter.com/myVpSBvE3w
Pronouns are for everyone
By The Front | September 19As someone who uses gender neutral pronouns, I encounter many well-meaning people who don’t understand the concept and value of personal pronouns. You know: she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs, and the variety of other pronouns that people may choose to be referred to by. It may have never crossed these well-meaning folks’ minds that they, too, have pronouns that they depend on in social, academic, familial, occupational and other realms of life. The secret is this: pronouns are important for everyone.