Editorial
Letter from the editors: community editorial board
By Lauren Gallup | May 22Hello Front community,
Opinion
Columns
Opinion | Searching for signals from the stars
By Torie Wold | May 21Traditional modes of religion have been a guiding light for so many people across the nation for hundreds of years now. But recently, as trust in institutions wavers, other modes of spirituality have been on the rise, such as astrology.
Opinion
Opinion | Beyond a name, beyond the individual
By The Front | May 19This piece was submitted to The Front by faculty who will form the new Environmental Studies program in Fall 2021.
Columns
Time to Up Your Sauce Game
By Torie Wold | May 17With a bowl of chopped lettuce and tomatoes waiting on the table, Everett resident Julie Stult searched her fridge high and low for her favorite salad dressing.
Columns
Body Neutrality: learning to accept your body as it is
By Torie Wold | May 10The journey of self-acceptance is a long one for most. With the rise of social media, our society has created an extremely toxic culture surrounding body image.
Campus
Opinion | By the time you read this, we will already be dead
By Maria Ugas | May 10Maria Ugas is a junior at WWU, studying Law and Social Justice at Fairhaven College. She enjoys chai tea, long walks with her children, and working to defund the police state.
Education
When sexual education fails the LGBTQ+ community, what do we do?
By Sophia Heit | May 7Our innate instincts are what have kept the human race alive for all this time. We have the instincts to run from danger, to fight for survival and to have sex. But, what if the very thing that keeps the human race alive can also put us in danger?
Recreation
It’s sunny again; here are some local resources to help you make the most of it
By Hannah VanO | April 26It’s been over a year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 as a pandemic, and hiking trails and parks are starting to get busier.
Columns
Is violence against women really a women’s issue?
By Torie Wold | April 21Content warning: This article includes discussion of sensitive topics, such as violence against women, sexual assault and harassment.
Columns
Building and maintaining healthy roommate relationships
By Sophia Heit | April 20Paper ripped from the telephone books is sprinkled across the room, the furniture is turned over and the contents of the trash bin have been dumped onto the floor.
Health & Wellness
Birchwood food desert: another policy failure
By The Front | March 30By Finn Calvert
Viking Voices
Viking Voices: What books are students reading throughout the pandemic — besides textbooks?
By The Front | March 11By Dia Wondimu
Opinion
A year of Zoom University
By Lauren Gallup | March 11It’s been a year since Western Washington University announced the rest of winter quarter 2020 would be remote.
Editorial
How to cover a protest: We want your thoughts
By The Front | March 5By The Western Front Editorial Board
Administration
The cost of staying closed
By Lauren Gallup | February 21The challenges of online learning have students longing for a return to in-person classes — but with COVID-19 actively circulating and uncertainty about when more people will get vaccinated, is Western Washington University’s announcement to reopen in fall too soon?
