Lauren Gallup

Lauren Gallup (she/her) is the spring 2021 managing editor of The Front. She is a fourth-year news/editorial journalism major, whose writing has been featured in Klipsun, 425 and South Sound magazines. Her reporting seeks to answer, provoke and increase understanding. You can find her retweeting great journalism @thelaurengallup or reach her at laurengallup.westernfront@gmail.com.

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Campus

Western’s sexual assault prevention program is up for renewal — does the online training do more harm than good?

By Lauren Gallup , Makenna Marks and Payton Gift | June 14

Sitting at their laptop, a Western Washington University student goes through the first module in the program entitled, “Sexual [Assault] Prevention Ongoing: Taking Action.” They move from page to page, exploring what the course contains, with definitions of sexual misconduct, a pre-course quiz and pages titled “Recognizing the Problem,” and “Microaggressions.”

Editorial

Letter from the editors: community editorial board

By Lauren Gallup | May 22

Hello Front community,

News

ForeFront Podcast Episode 2: 'Dancing into near-normal'

By Lauren Gallup , Nate Sanford and Kyle Tubbs | April 21

In the first part of this episode, we explore what a halting return to near-normal looks like and head to the Underground Nightclub, which is reopening after more than a year. We also talk about the murder hornet on Western’s campus. (Don’t worry; it’s dead.)

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Editorial

Introducing ourselves

By Lauren Gallup and Nate Sanford | March 30

Hello, all,

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Opinion

A year of Zoom University

By Lauren Gallup | March 11

It’s been a year since Western Washington University announced the rest of winter quarter 2020 would be remote.

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Administration

The cost of staying closed

By Lauren Gallup | February 21

The challenges of online learning have students longing for a return to in-person classes — but with COVID-19 actively circulating and uncertainty about when more people will get vaccinated, is Western Washington University’s announcement to reopen in fall too soon?

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Opinion

Journalism department needs faculty of color

By Lauren Gallup | February 16

One of the Society of Professional Journalists’ Code of Ethics is to “boldly tell the story of the diversity and magnitude of the human experience.”

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Western Watchdog

Former auditor files wrongful termination suit

By Lauren Gallup | February 15

At Western Washington University, the desk of the director of the office of the internal auditor is unoccupied — but unlike the other desks and chairs on campus left alone since COVID-19, it has been empty since November 2019.

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Opinion

Fired but not forgotten

By Lauren Gallup | February 5

Twitter said “bye-bye” for good to former President Donald Trump two days after rioters attacked the Capitol. What became a megaphone for the president over his four years in office has set a precedent that other social media sites have followed: no more Trump.

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Western Watchdog

Watchdogging Western

By Lauren Gallup | January 27

Journalists are often called “watchdogs.”