Campus
College budgets are a balancing act, COVID-19 has added more weight
By The Western Front | April 12By Lauryn Haywood
Western
Education
Dr. Tesla Monson receives grant from the Leakey Foundation for research
By The Western Front | April 7By Alison Ward
Housing & Development
Tiny house village expects to open in Bellingham
By The Western Front | April 6By Adela Cruz
People
BIPOC in mental health services: a missing piece in Bellingham
By The Western Front | April 5By Dia Wondimu
Environment
$30,000 goes to water quality research on the Nooksack River
By The Western Front | April 5By Gaia Crans
Campus
For the second time, a cryptic manuscript with strange symbols, drawings and swastikas was dropped off at Viking Union
By Nate Sanford | April 3Editor’s note and content warning: This story includes discussion and opt-in access to images that include swastikas. The Western Front uses “antisemitic” instead of “anti-Semitic” in accordance with the findings of Western’s Task Force on Preventing and Responding to Antisemitism. The task force was made up of students, faculty, staff and administrators, and the report can be found here.
Campus
Breaking: Parties still to blame as Western COVID surge reaches 67 cases
By Clay Wren | April 1Sixty-seven positive cases, including both on-campus and off-campus students, have been linked to an ongoing COVID-19 surge among Western students, according to a Western Alert sent out Thursday, April 1.
Campus
Attorney for WWU donors pressures journalists, hosting site to remove reporting on fraud charges
By Caroline Brooks | March 29Grace Borsari and Fred Kaiser — who donated $10 million to Western Washington University for a new STEM building with their names on it — have retained an attorney in an attempt to remove public records obtained and posted by The Front during an investigation into the donors’ history of tax evasion.
Campus
No to “No Exit” — WWU students petition against play
By The Western Front | March 26By Emily Feek
Campus
BREAKING: Western COVID surge linked to at least two parties
By Nate Sanford | March 23Health officials have traced a recent surge in COVID-19 cases among Western students to parties and other large social gatherings, according to a Western Alert sent on Monday, March 22.
Recreation
Western’s upcoming ‘Mindfulness Hike!’ gives students breath of fresh air
By The Western Front | March 12By Belle Wright
Campus
Western marketing team wins prestigious award for recruitment video
By The Western Front | March 11By Gaia Crans
Campus
Meet Western Washington University's new Peace Corps recruiter Abby Senuty
By The Western Front | March 4By Alison Ward
Education
Center for Canadian-American Studies turns 50
By The Western Front | March 4By Elisa Espinoza
Housing & Development
Residents worry as Bellingham population rises
By Caroline Brooks | March 4Bellingham’s population, like most West Coast towns, is growing exponentially and has been since the mid-1980s. Bellingham currently holds just above 92,000 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Campus
Professionalism skills in pajamas? Western releases WeLearn
By The Western Front | March 1By Lauryn Haywood
Health & Wellness
Wade King Student Recreation Center now open via reservations
By The Western Front | March 1By Gaia Crans
Campus
Outback Farm speaker series highlights diversity, food justice efforts
By The Western Front | February 25By Olivia Palmer
Health & Wellness
Wellness Wednesdays give students outlet for de-stressing during quarter
By The Western Front | February 25By Belle Wright
