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New Whole Foods worries residents
By The Front and Alyssa Evans | September 19Local grocery stores are currently having to compete now more than ever due to a new organic grocery chain entering the area.
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What you missed over the summer
By The Front | September 19Previous president spends his last day at Western
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Get to know some of the Associated Students Board of Directors
By The Front and Alyssa Evans | September 19Pronouns: she/her/hers
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President Randhawa welcomes new students
By The Front | September 19Welcome to the 2016-17 school year at Western! Like many of you I also am new to this wonderful university and to Bellingham, having just started my official duties as president on Aug. 1. My wife Uzma and I have enjoyed learning our way around campus and our new hometown, meeting new people, and learning firsthand what makes Western and Bellingham such a special place to live and learn.
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President Randhawa and wife Uzma get their blue on at annual barbecue
By The Front | September 14The ninth annual Get Your Blue On BBQ kicked off with new President Sabah Randhawa barbecuing hot dogs and burgers with chef Patrick Durgan. The event, normally in the PAC Plaza, took place in the lawn in front of Old Main on Wednesday, Sept. 14.
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Professors team up to create and run employee training website
By The Front | July 27Western instructors Eric Kean and Kirsten Drickey have partnered up to run an online training software called Avizr.
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Western library makes renovations
By The Front and Rahwa Hailemariam | July 27Western libraries will begin its usual summer development project soon for the coming school year, bringing with it a new wave of additions.
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Attempted sexual assaults occur near campus
By The Front and Alyssa Evans | July 26“We definitely want to resolve this as quickly as possible, so we need to identify this person,” Bellingham Police Lt. Bob Vander Yacht said.
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Retired professor passes away
By The Front | July 19Retired associate professor Thomas J. “TJ” Olney died in an accident while paragliding above Blanchard mountain on Wednesday, June 13. Olney’s chute collapsed, which lead to his crash. Olney was 64 years old and had retired from teaching marketing this past June, Western Communications Director Paul Cocke said.
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Q&A with diversity award winner
By The Front | July 19Western psychology professor Dr. Joseph Trimble has been announced as the recipient of the 2015-2016 Diversity Achievement Award, alongside Dr. Trula Nicholas of the Woodring College of Education. They will receive their award at the Welcoming Convocation service which opens the 2016-2017 school year.
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RentHoop goes live
By The Front | July 19Paul Burke, a 2014 Western graduate, recently launched a new roommate-finder application. After the debut of the beta version, it took less than three weeks for the application to reach 1,000 downloads.
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Undercover officers catch texters
By The Front | July 12Undercover deputies from the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office are employing a new lookout strategy to enforce distracted driving laws.
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Campus construction renovates roads, lots, dorms
By The Front | July 12Carver Gymnasium, C lots and Nash Hall are among many buildings and lots currently under construction this summer, stacking up an $85 million bill, according to the Office of Facilities Development and Capital Budget.
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New bus service proposed
By The Front and Rahwa Hailemariam | July 7The Whatcom Transportation Authority, is now looking for input on the proposed plan for new service after creating new ways people could give their opinion, such as surveys and presentations to community groups.
