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Western lays off all RAs and apartment advisers
'Roughly 10' may remain to work with dwindling ranks of on-campus students This article was amended on April...Who, exactly, is ‘essential’?
State offers new reporting options for employees concerned for their safety In this April 2019 file photo,...How local businesses are adjusting to closures caused by COVID-19
A microscopic view of the virus SARS-COV-2, which causes the respiratory illness COVID-19. // Photo courtesy the Centers for Disease Control...Western suspends in-person classes for duration of spring quarter
SARS-CoV-2: The virus behind the behind the COVID-19 disease. // Illustration by Katie Linton, adapted from CDC public domain illustration
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As COVID creeps in, delivery services bustle
From groceries to restaurant food, drivers are experiencing a boom in business In this October 2019 file...‘Speak’ author offers ‘Shout’
Laurie Halse Anderson's book tour has been canceled, but her autobiographical poems are a new entry in 'resilience literature' for young...Suddenly you have time to read?
Books illustration by Shannon DeLurio By Emma Bjornsrud We fill our time binge-watching Netflix, scrolling...Battling it out until the end
Local band Hockey Teeth takes home a victorious win in battle of the bands contest
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Western lays off all RAs and apartment advisers
'Roughly 10' may remain to work with dwindling ranks of on-campus students This article was amended on April...Western suspends in-person classes for duration of spring quarter
SARS-CoV-2: The virus behind the behind the COVID-19 disease. // Illustration by Katie Linton, adapted from CDC public domain illustrationFirst WWU Student tests positive
Concerned students ask university to be more transparent about testing and data By Izzie Lund
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Who, exactly, is ‘essential’?
State offers new reporting options for employees concerned for their safety In this April 2019 file photo,...‘Virus is widespread in our area’
Health Dept., WWU: 'Assume all public areas have had exposure' On Tuesday, the Whatcom County Health Department...As COVID creeps in, delivery services bustle
From groceries to restaurant food, drivers are experiencing a boom in business In this October 2019 file...
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No basketball regionals. Thanks, COVID-19.
Redshirt sophomore Erwin Weary, Jr. puts shots up in an empty Carver Gymnasium. Western’s men’s and women’s basketball teams will end...Western ice teams warm fans’ hearts
Club figure skating and hockey teams fundraise through fun night of competition Victoria Dinh performs the...Women’s b-ball fail to clinch GNAC title
Sophomore forward Katrin Gimmaka shields the ball from two University of Alaska Anchorage defenders on Saturday, March 7. // Photo courtesy...Men’s basketball GNAC champs
Leif Anderson converts clutch four-point play to give Vikings first championship since 2017 Freshman guard D'Angelo Minnis...
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Western lays off all RAs and apartment advisers
'Roughly 10' may remain to work with dwindling ranks of on-campus students This article was amended on April...Who, exactly, is ‘essential’?
State offers new reporting options for employees concerned for their safety In this April 2019 file photo,...‘Virus is widespread in our area’
Health Dept., WWU: 'Assume all public areas have had exposure' On Tuesday, the Whatcom County Health Department...Western ice teams warm fans’ hearts
Club figure skating and hockey teams fundraise through fun night of competition Victoria Dinh performs the...
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Listen to the art of guzheng, performed by Haiqiong Deng
By Thomas Hughes The distinct resonance of 21 plucked nylon strings will fill Western’s Concert Hall...Veni Vidi Ascendi 2020 gets off the ground Feb. 1 at Western
Update: Check out our coverage of the event here. By Thomas Hughes You can drag the map and you...Music Events in Bellingham Jan. 18-19
By Thomas Hughes You can drag the map and you can zoom by...Western Student Builds Ceramic Career at Local Businesses
Gabe Virgen sits in the studio and inspects mugs that didn't make the final cut in a recent batch on Sept. 8. // Photo...
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New jazz director brings big change to program
Western’s jazz program will groove to a new beat as a new director steps in and revamps the curriculum.
Kevin Woods, Western’s newly hired assistant professor of music and director of jazz studies, said he plans to revive Western’s jazz program over the next few years by introducing new courses and promoting community involvement.
His goal is to build the program...