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We are issuing an apology for publishing a guest column titled “OPINION: We need to change the stigma around sexual assault” on Oct. 20, 2022. This column was submitted by a guest columnist who is a Western student but is not affiliated with The Front or the journalism department. While the piece was tagged as “opinion” on our website, we initially failed to label it as a guest opinion piece in the headline. We take responsibility for publishing it, and we did so understanding that the column presented complex and even offensive ideas.
About 60% of Western students are enrolled in at least one face-to-face class this quarter. In-person classes are nice, but in this newsletter, we’ll see how simply getting to campus comes with its own set of challenges.
This week, read about the protests for abortion rights that took place at Res Square and Bellingham City Hall, as well as the COVID-19 outbreak at Lynden Christian School.
This week, learn about a bomb threat on campus and how high temperatures are bringing wildfires to the area.
This week, learn about hunger among students on campus and athletic event attendance at the public high schools.
This week, read an update on the Legacy Review Task Force, a piece on struggling restaurants and meet our incoming Editor-in-Chief.
This week, learn about how SINI-HHA has adapted to COVID-19, the newest dock in Bloedel Donovan Park and meet Western's Associated Students President for 2021-22.
This week, learn about why Western no longer requires SAT/ACT scores for admission, how to beat the next heat wave on a budget and meet The Front's new advisor.
Editor's note:
Over 300,000 protesters took to the streets to advocate for environmental justice at the People’s Climate March, in 2014. Leaders and policymakers are beginning to implement the concept and work grassroot coalitions have been pushing for years. // Photo courtesy of Robert van Waarden, Survival Media Agency via Flickr.
A picture of Thomas Henry Huxley fades out over a photo of Western's college of the environment. Editorial illustration by Nate Sanford, photo by Cameron Baird
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