“WikiLeaks” has become a buzzword for anti-establishment Americans. The organization, specializing in revealing otherwise-restricted documents to the public through hacking, has been a subject of controversy among the government and media since 2006.
The federal government-approved pipeline is a $3.8 billion project.
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As someone who uses gender neutral pronouns, I encounter many well-meaning people who don’t understand the concept and value of personal pronouns. You know: she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs, and the variety of other pronouns that people may choose to be referred to by. It may have never crossed these well-meaning folks’ minds that they, too, have pronouns that they depend on in social, academic, familial, occupational and other realms of life. The secret is this: pronouns are important for everyone.
In my role at Western, I have the privilege of participating in conversations with students, faculty and student services professionals about ways we can shift our language to be inclusive of people with diverse gender identities. Though sometimes subtle, these shifts are powerful in their recognition that transgender people — and particularly people with non-binary gender identities — are possible, and present.
Communities change and so do news organizations. People come and go, as well as their traditions.
Welcome 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.
“With all the stuff about harassment from social media and stuff last year, that obviously has to be addressed. Making people feel safe on campus is probably one of the most important things he could do.”
Alright readers, it is time for my final opinion piece. And even though you may be sick of talking politics, I want to end my time with a final message before November — a message that I have said in previous pieces, and one that I will continue to spread. GO OUT AND VOTE.
Yesterday the video went viral... today the movement begins
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