Zacharee Simms doesn’t sit still. There’s always someone to say, “Hello” to, a meeting to attend or an idea that is best explained standing. He has a frantic energy, like a spinning plate. The battery pack to this bunny: passion.
The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, 1918, marked the end of World War I. Armistice Day was created with the hope that one day there would be no more war. Our country has since fought in numerous conflicts and now we call it Veterans Day.
The crowds in the Viking Union Friday, Nov. 17, found themselves in the midst of an intimate atmosphere, where bands and fans alike enjoyed surrounding themselves with a full range of musical talent.
Several places in Bellingham open their doors to share a meal during the holiday season. The Lighthouse Mission Ministries has been hosting a Turkey Dinner on the day after Thanksgiving for 94 years.
To shave, or not to shave, that is the question.
The Western Community Outreach club is feeding those in need during the quarterly Be Our Guest event on Dec. 8. A gesture such as this may be familiar to most through the classic Disney movie “Beauty and the Beast,” and helping the less fortunate is a tale as old as time.
Not every Western alumnus can tell a packed crowd in the Underground Coffeehouse of the time they introduced Kendrick Lamar to former President Barack Obama.
Western students were given the chance to hold rocks from the surface of the moon in their hands. Geology professor Ben Paulson wrote a letter to NASA requesting lunar samples, and they were delivered to Western.
Western students are getting involved and serving the Bellingham community through the WWU Circle K club. The club is a student-led community service and leadership organization, dedicated to bettering the Bellingham area. Their motto is simple: “Live to serve. Love to serve.”
Both of Western’s basketball teams are preparing for back-to-back trips to the NCAA Division II playoffs coming off of strong 2016-17 seasons. The men’s team is chasing its second consecutive Great Northwest Athletic Conference championship, while the women’s team is going for its 17th NCAA playoff appearance under head coach Carmen Dolfo.
En route to another Great Northwest Athletic Conference tournament appearance, the Western women’s soccer team is ready to enter the postseason and defend its national championship title.
A truly horrific event occurred in downtown Bellingham last Halloweekend. The Pickford Film Center hosted its spookiest event of the season, Bleedingham.
The days become darker and colder as Halloween approaches. The chill air you feel could very well be a ghost passing by. Whether you believe in them or not, the stories of ghosts haunting Bellingham are no apparition.
Wilson Library contains the works of authors, poets and intellectuals from the past. What most don’t know is that these texts aren’t the only thing haunting the building, but the ghost of the first librarian, Mabel Zoe Wilson.
Retailers large and small are expecting record Halloween sales as more than 179 million Americans plan to celebrate the holiday, according to the National Retail Federation.
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