News
Local creators celebrate the full moon
By Stella Harvey and Lili McMurtrey | October 28
Candidates answer tough questions at Western's State Representative Candidate Forum
By The Front | October 26Pinky Vargas - D, speaks about the need for gun reform at the candidate forum. Vargas is running for a spot on the State Senate, representing the 42nd District. // Photo by Jaden Moon
Historic author Ella Higginson gets her time in the spotlight
By Julia Berkman and Jack Taylor | October 24Higginson resided where Mathes Hall now stands. A plaque has been placed on a boulder in front of the residence hall. // Photo by Jack Taylor
City Council discuss ballot resolutions, more at meeting
By The Front | October 24Many residents, labor union members and business owners from Bellingham and Whatcom County were also in attendance // Photo by Schuyler Shelloner
Randhawa and Huskey talk Title IX, Aramark over sandwiches
By The Front | October 24President Sabah Randhawa and Vice President of enrollment and student affairs Melynda Huskey held “Sandwiches with Sabah,” on Wednesday, Oct. 17, where students were given an opportunity to talk with two of the highest administrators at Western.
Over one thousand Western employees make less than Bellingham living wage
By The Front | October 24David Hamiter, the manager of the Student Technology Center, found that 1,122 of Western’s staff and faculty earn below living wage. // Photo by Oliver Hamlin
Bellingham wants green energy, green living
By The Front | October 24Solar panels were installed on Taylor Dock near Boulevard Park in summer 2018. // Photo by Harrison Amelang
International students left without adviser for six months while hiring process drags on
By The Front | October 24“It's a longer process than I like,” ISSS Director Richard Bruce said. “But it's not unusual to take this long." // Photo courtesy of Ricky Rath, The AS Review
Community policing officer to be stationed at Wilson Library
By The Front | October 24Student pose with Officer Bianca Smith outside her new office in Wilson Library. // Photo by Camryn Urban
'We are people and we deserve the same rights as everyone else.' Western graduate talks about accessibility in environmental movements
By The Front | October 20Flint said it is important for allies of the disability community to go out and pressure Western’s campus and other local establishments to become more accessible. // Photo by Emilee Kyle
Ransom Riggs makes a peculiar visit to Bellingham
By Stella Harvey and Hannah Blank | October 18
Remains of second missing snowboarder found on Mt. Baker
By Julia Berkman and Cody Clark | October 18Photo by Jake Tull
Sehome High School renovations near completion
By The Front | October 17Sehome High School's construction is ongoing and is expected to be completed by the end of this semester. // Photo by Jaden Moon
Title IX, Strategic Plan on the agenda at Board of Trustees meeting
By The Front | October 17At the Western Board of Trustees meeting on Friday, Oct. 12, the board heard both the results of the Title IX internal audit and the efforts of the Provost’s Office to make Western’s Strategic Plan more accessible to students.
Student. Parent. Business owner. Stephanie Oppelaar does it all.
By The Front | October 17Stephanie Oppelaar studies in the SMATE library before class Tuesday, Oct. 16. // Photo by Zoe Deal





















