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City & County

Day trips and travel destinations for WWU students

By Madrona Raney | November 7

For students without access to a car, the local bus system accesses local trails, including the North Chuckanut Mountain Trailhead. The Outdoor Center is an on-campus community that engages students in outdoor activities and shines a light on the areas surrounding Western. The Outdoor Center offers equipment rentals, day excursions and overnight excursions for as little as $5.

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Recreation

Level up your evening: where every drink is a power-up

By Jackie Hopkins | October 29

Fairhaven's 1-Up Lounge is changing the gaming scene with craft cocktails and mocktails, paired with over 4,000 gaming options. The lively sounds of people chattering and buttons clicking creates an intimate gaming experience for people of all ages. The 1-Up Lounge has been open since 2017 at 121 McKenzie Ave., Bellingham, Wash.

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News

3 things to know the next time you grocery shop

By Grace Aukschun-Johnson | October 23

When was the last time you had a wonderful meal? Really think about it. Now, can you recall the cost of preparing that meal? In the fall of 2022, Western Washington University and the Washington Student Achievement Council worked together to distribute a survey to students at 39 different colleges and universities throughout the state. According to the survey, two out of every five students had faced food insecurity within 30 days of their response. 

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City & County

Worn Again Thrift’s 2024 Fall Drop yields massive crowd

By Hope Rasa | October 14

Worn Again Thrift in downtown Bellingham held its annual Fall Drop event on Saturday, Oct. 5. A crowd mostly of people in their late teens and early twenties – overwhelmingly Western Washington University students – were stationed in a line outside the store, stretching a full block down Champion Street before Worn Again opened their doors at 11 a.m. 

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City & County

Bellingham’s digital Big Buck Hunters

By William Morton | July 31

There are three bars in Bellingham that have a Big Buck Hunter machine. Big Buck Hunter can be played with one to four players, and costs $1 to $3 per player, per game, depending on if you are playing the casual or ranked mode. Kat Chawkins has been playing Big Buck Hunter for just under a year. She sits at the 80th spot on the Big Buck Hunter Global Skill Leaderboard as of July 28, 2024.

Meet Lemon Bear
City & County

Chasing a feeling: Meet Lemon Bear

By Genesi Funston | July 24

All undergraduates of Western Washington University, Lemon Bear’s five members, Riley Thayer, Dustin Valdes, Sean Atkins, Abby Knipe and Laila White, first met through happenstance and mutual friends. They had chemistry right off the bat and making music came naturally from there, according to Thayer.

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