Western Academic Workers United’s operational student employees paused their strike Monday, June 2, after university administration agreed to hold bargaining talks.
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Western Academic Workers United has set a strike deadline of Wednesday, May 28. If Western Washington University administration does not meet the union’s demands, including bargaining rights, the student union’s operational student employees will begin picketing that morning.
Around 150 student workers and supporters gathered in Red Square at noon for International Workers’ Day on May 1. They marched to Old Main in support of Western Academic Workers United (WAWU) and its operational student employees' battle for union recognition by Western Washington University’s administration.
Western Washington University’s Viking Union Gallery will close fall quarter of 2025 and be repurposed to house the La Plaza Latine Student Center. This decision comes from Melynda Huskey, Vice President of Student Affairs at Western.
The first months of the Trump administration have brought uncertainty and complications to the National Institute of Health (NIH). A funding freeze, a communications freeze and overhead cost caps are among some of the challenges facing researchers at Western Washington University.
A grasshopper was found in a student’s food in the Viking Commons at Western Washington University on Feb. 23, 2025.
On February 12, 2025, the University Police Department (UPD) investigated two incidents of malicious mischief and burglary in Edens Hall North. An unknown individual pried open cabinets and drawers in the front desk area of the building. No items were reported missing.
On Friday, Feb. 14, Western Washington University's Board of Trustees voted to reduce the Active Transportation Fee that had previously been overcharged to students. The 16.67% increase in fees from 2023 will be reduced to 5%.
On Wednesday, Feb. 19, the nine Washington State Supreme Court justices will visit Western Washington University to hold a Q&A session from 9-11 a.m. in the Wilson Library Reading Room. On Thursday, Feb. 20, the court will hear two cases from 9-11 a.m. in the Wilson Library Reading Room. Both events will be open to the public.
Western Washington University increased the student transportation fee more than three times the amount allowed without student approval, university Chief Financial and Business Officer Joyce Lopes acknowledged last month. As a result, students taking more than six credits were overcharged for fall and winter quarters.
The Associated Students (AS) of Western Washington University held a luncheon on Thursday, Jan. 29, to discuss how students can participate in student government.
In response to recent executive orders issued by the Trump administration, Western Washington University has issued a new policy on federal immigration enforcement’s access to campus and student records.
Editors Note: This article was modified to more accurately reflect the differences between what the OSEs and ESEs were outlining in their letters, as well as to more directly and accurately specify the demands of both groups.
Kaiser Borsari Hall will be opening at the beginning of winter quarter. The building is located on the southeast edge of Western Washington University’s campus behind the Communications Facility.
In November 2024, Western Washington University students entering campus markets were met with this message on a large, human-sized sign: “STOP. SHOPLIFTING IS A CRIME.”
For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, Western Washington University has announced an increase in total enrollment, wavering at 14,700 students as of Oct. 7., 2024.
University Police is ending its dispatch call center and will begin outsourcing officer responses to What-Comm 911 on Jan. 1, 2025.
The Whatcom County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office determined that they could not prosecute the Dean of Libraries John Danneker who was arrested on Monday, Oct. 14, for “communication with a minor for immoral purposes.”
John Danneker, Western Washington University’s Dean of Libraries was arrested on campus Monday evening, Oct.14.
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