Campus
College budgets are a balancing act, COVID-19 has added more weight
By The Front | April 12By Lauryn Haywood
Campus
Education
Dr. Tesla Monson receives grant from the Leakey Foundation for research
By The Front | April 7By Alison Ward
People
BIPOC in mental health services: a missing piece in Bellingham
By The Front | April 5By Dia Wondimu
Environment
$30,000 goes to water quality research on the Nooksack River
By Gaia Crans | April 5Western Washington University professor of biology, David Hooper, received a $30,000 grant to conduct research on the links between policy and riparian restoration for nutrient retention in the Nooksack River watershed. He’s conducting this research along with two first-year graduate students majoring in biology, Astoria Tershy and Patrick Damaree in collaboration with Amanda Stahl, a post doctorate at Washington State University.
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
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 Front | March 12By Belle Wright
Campus
Western marketing team wins prestigious award for recruitment video
By Gaia Crans | March 11“Fall Anthem,” a recruitment video produced by Western Washington University’s marketing team, was awarded the prestigious Grand Gold award in the 2021 Best of CASE VIII competition for the second year in a row. Seven other awards were also given to Western for marketing work this year.
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
Western’s communication department launches new research focused Twitter account
By The Front | March 7By Adriannah Roman
Campus
Meet Western Washington University's new Peace Corps recruiter Abby Senuty
By The Front | March 4By Alison Ward
Campus
Professionalism skills in pajamas? Western releases WeLearn
By The Front | March 1By Lauryn Haywood
Health & Wellness
Wade King Student Recreation Center now open via reservations
By Gaia Crans | March 1Western Washington University students can now return to the Wade King Student Recreation Center as of Feb. 16 to work out through reservations and with many added protocols to keep students and staff safe.
Campus
Outback Farm speaker series highlights diversity, food justice efforts
By The Front | February 25By Olivia Palmer
Health & Wellness
Wellness Wednesdays give students outlet for de-stressing during quarter
By The Front | February 25By Belle Wright
Varsity Sports
GNAC decision paves way for Western sports return
By The Front | February 25By Nathan Schumock
Campus
Western’s Education Abroad office hosts virtual conference event
By The Front | February 25By Adriannah Roman
