Campus
Western makes headway on Black student spaces and housing
By Jacob O'Donnell | May 14Please Note: We only include phonetic spellings by request of the source.
Western
Education
Bellingham School District levels the financial playing field for families
By Paige Thibaut | May 14Bellingham School District’s Project Free Education is aiming to reduce financial barriers for families of Bellingham students. 10 years ago, the district’s leadership team sought out to find costs, hidden and not-so-hidden, that were causing families to struggle to provide their children with necessities. The program finds itself still going strong today.
Administration
Western has yet to hire Black counselors requested by the BSO in June 2020
By Jacob O'Donnell | May 12Please Note: We only include phonetic spellings by request of the source.
Campus
Western’s employee vaccination site is a key element of reopening plans
By Zoë Parker | May 10Following a statewide vaccine eligibility increase to all those over the age of 16, Western Washington University announced plans for a vaccination site for employees and student staff. As appointment slots are booked, Western continues to iron out the logistics of the fall quarter reopening.
Campus
Opinion | By the time you read this, we will already be dead
By The Western Front | May 10Maria Ugas is a junior at WWU, studying Law and Social Justice at Fairhaven College. She enjoys chai tea, long walks with her children, and working to defund the police state.
Campus
Western's Black Student Organization celebrates its first year with an eye towards the future
By Jacob O'Donnell | May 8Please Note: We only include phonetic spellings by request of the source.
Education
When sexual education fails the LGBTQ+ community, what do we do?
By Sophia Heit | May 7Our innate instincts are what have kept the human race alive for all this time. We have the instincts to run from danger, to fight for survival and to have sex. But, what if the very thing that keeps the human race alive can also put us in danger?
Recreation
Backcountry Squatters’ plans derailed by COVID-19
By Talus Lantz | May 7Eva Copley just wanted to hang out with a bunch of other women, outside, exploring the backcountry around Bellingham.
Environment
Campus is seeing more scavenging than studying lately
By The Western Front | May 6Saving baby raccoons, controlling bats in residence halls and taking in orphaned kittens are all a part of the job for Western’s pest biologist, Sarah Neugebauer.
Administration
BREAKING: Western will require vaccines for fall quarter
By Emily Bishop | May 5Western Washington University will require COVID-19 vaccinations for students, faculty, and staff returning to campus for the 2021 school year.
Campus
Are Western students ready to return to campus in fall?
By Hannah VanO | May 5As Whatcom County moves into Phase 3 of Gov. Jay Inslee’s reopening plan, restaurants open up to 50% capacity and Western plans for in-person classes starting fall quarter.
Campus
WWU QueerCon turned into video game
By Cameron Martinez | May 4WWU QueerCon held their annual art convention on April 24 on the online platform Gather. This is their fifth convention and the second one to be held online.
Campus
Students with small businesses share their art
By Brianna Poulos | May 3Western Washington University students have turned their art and passions into small businesses, working from their homes to create imaginative and ambitious brands.
Campus
Ridgeway dorms: from party zone to isolation
By Cameron Martinez | May 3Western Washington University’s student housing requires that students diagnosed with COVID-19 live in isolation in the Ridgeway residence halls during a 10-day isolation period. This area of campus that was once home to parties is now an isolation zone.
Campus
Western postpones forum on fall return, citing rapidly evolving COVID-19 situation
By Nate Sanford , Caroline Brooks and Kelton Burns | April 29Citing Washington’s rapidly evolving COVID-19 situation, President Sabah Randhawa announced Thursday morning that Western Washington University will be postponing a Q&A forum on fall reopening until further notice.
Culture & Religion
Coast Salish style longhouse to be built on Western's campus
By Nicola Wasmuth | April 28After the Native American Student Union made demands for a Coast Salish style longhouse to be built on campus five years ago, Western Washington University confirmed a proposal in August.
Health & Wellness
Should Western require the COVID-19 vaccine for fall 2021?
By Torie Wold | April 27After a long year of remote learning, Western Washington University students are eager to get back into the classroom. As vaccinations continue to roll out across the country, returning to normal routines feels closer than ever. But not if everyone doesn’t do their part.
Health & Wellness
Outdoor center expands offerings amid pandemic
By The Western Front | April 27By Rowan Forsythe
Campus
Concerns raised by students of color loom as WWU’s Honors Program becomes an honors college
By Zoë Parker | April 26As Western’s Honors Program begins the transition to being called the Honors College, expected to finalize in fall 2022, honors students of color remain concerned about diversity, equity and inclusion moving forward.
Recreation
It’s sunny again; here are some local resources to help you make the most of it
By Hannah VanO | April 26It’s been over a year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 as a pandemic, and hiking trails and parks are starting to get busier.
