News
News
Expansion of VU, student centers to begin
By The Front and Katja Tunkkari | January 11By Katja Tunkkari
News
Paid sick leave now an option for hourly workers
By Dante Koplowitz-Fleming and Giovanni Roverso | January 11By Giovanni Roverso
Administration
Western legislative agenda focused on STEM expansion
By The Front and Kelly Pearce | January 10Western representatives are beginning the months-long fight for gaining support and funding toward issues in higher education. The 2018 Washington legislative session began on Jan. 8 in Olympia and will continue on for three months.
Administration
AS jumps into new legislative year with an agenda
By Dante Koplowitz-Fleming and Jessica Vangel | January 10By Jessica Vangel
News
Eight candidates advance for vacant County Council seat
By The Front and Alissa Vanlandingham | January 10By Alissa Vanlandingham
News
Students' Take Back the Night march sheds light on campus safety
By The Front and Jimmy Goulding | December 5
Local Government
Community members campout at City Hall for homeless solidarity
By The Front and Paul Kelly | December 5The Stop The Sweeps campout, taking place in front of Bellingham City Hall between Dec. 1 and Dec. 4, is part of a larger national movement focused on treating the homeless with dignity. Sweeps, as they’re called, are the traditional method of addressing homelessness with forced evictions of homeless camps. The idea of this movement is to end sweeps, and create more stability in the lives of homeless.
Western Watchdog
Records show expulsion rare for sexual misconduct perpetrators
By The Front , Monique Merrill , Raelynn Sheridan , Dante Koplowitz-Fleming and Lexi Foldenauer | December 5Civil rights attorney Larry Hildes, and legal assistant Karen Weil, represented a student survivor in a case from 2015.
News
New degree planning tool to be released winter quarter
By The Front and Rachael Buselmeier | November 29In an effort to address Western's ongoing problem with bottlenecking, the registrar's office will introduce Degree Works, a new program to alleviate this issue, winter quarter.
News
Homeless rates grow during Bellingham housing crisis
By The Front and Monique Merrill | November 28Homelessness and affordable housing are deeply intertwined topics. According to a residential survey conducted in 2016, homelessness is the top challenge facing Bellingham, followed closely by affordable housing.
News
Campus community affected by death of former Western employee, student
By The Front and Emma Agte | November 28By Emma Agte
Campus
Rectifying the Ridge: students, police, work together
By The Front and Paul Kelly | November 22Ridgeway residents and campus community members are looking to increase dorm security. Students organized a safety walk in response to recent reports of lewd behavior, voyeurism and other crime on campus.
Campus
Graduation rates dictated by registration
By The Front and Joshua DeJong | November 21Its that time of year again, and we aren’t talking holidays. We’re talking registration and the stress of getting into classes. Will you make it into the class you need that’s only offered once a year? Are you going to be pushing graduation back?
News
Police say sketch subject not voyeur
By The Front and Walker Sacon | November 21Bellingham police have identified a man arrested on Nov. 7 near Laurel Park as the subject of a composite sketch they released last week.
News
Two Bellingham snowboarders missing on Mount Baker since Sunday
By The Front and Ray Garcia | November 16
