Outdoor recreation can connect us to our environment and promote health and wellness, but outdoor activities are often financially inaccessible.
Once a frontier hub for trade and industry, this corner of Bellingham has transformed into a modern-day haven of history, culture and community. Today, I’d argue it’s the best part of town.
It’s not unusual to see students eating alone, walking campus paths with headphones in, or reading quietly under a tree. What looks like isolation to some, may be an intentional practice of solitude for others.
The Orion bar has been a go-to spot for a night out in Bellingham since it opened in 2017. In December 2023, the bar opened a large, hidden room in the back of the building, creating a new spot that has only grown in attraction: the Odd Fellows Temple Room.
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As we bid farewell to K-Pop Chicken & Beer, a new restaurant shines in its place. Soho Asian Kitchen & Bar opened its doors on April 1, introducing something the city has been missing out on: authentic dim sum.
In Bellingham where blank walls and concrete corners dominate the city, a new initiative to liven the space is ongoing. Urban art is now being embraced as a tool for connection and neighborhood renewal.
One single blood donation can save up to three lives, according to the National Institutes of Health. Western Washington University will host a blood drive on April 15 and 16 in Viking Union room 565. Those interested can make an appointment online or try for a same-day appointment if available.
There’s a narrow idea of what “help” looks like for those experiencing behavioral health issues. Too many people have decided not to seek help because they believe hospitalization is the only option. Hospitalization is long-term care in a large, highly institutional environment like Western State Hospital or Smokey Point Behavioral Hospital.
Bellingham stores and restaurants once bustled with Canadian customers. Now, they look like ghost towns, comparatively. President Trump’s blitz of outrageous tariffs and scandalous comments toward Canada have Bellingham’s Canadian regulars staying home. Canadians are justified in giving the U.S. the cold shoulder. Americans, be warned; this isn’t temporary, and it’s going to leave a mark.
Terri Kempton teaches food and farming classes at Fairhaven College and is the manager of the Outback, a non-profit farm behind the Fairhaven complex. The farm hosts events, provides free food to the campus community and allows students and community members to get their hands dirty. It has historically been student-run, though recent student workers decided it would be beneficial for someone to provide structural support in a permanent role as students cycled through. Kempton was hired and has worked there for the past six years.
I cherish the X on my driver’s license, but on Feb. 5, I applied for a new passport with a different gender marker. It wasn’t something I wanted to do.
I never felt like a strong student. While many of my friends excelled in advanced classes, I felt lost. Sports saved me.
On January 4, 2008, I suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) that would alter the course of my entire life.
Let’s face it — confidence and body positivity aren't always easy. Most of us struggle with feeling at peace with ourselves and our abilities. Pole dancing offers a non-traditional approach to finding comfort in your own skin.
Screens are everywhere, but it’s about time we break out of their chains and get back to what’s good: playing board games.
Amazon has delivered 21,680 packages to Western Washington University since September, Jeff Rogerson, mail processing manager with Western’s Mail Services, said over email. That’s 30% of all packages delivered to campus.
If you’re looking for an inclusive and unique community at Western Washington University, the Ping Pong Club might be just that. The club offers a welcoming space for anyone, ping pong player or otherwise.
Chronic pain comes in many terrible flavors. Mine is fibromyalgia, an ache that lives in most of my body, most of the time.
As of writing this, I’m about to graduate from Western Washington University, and as I look back on the last four years of learning — and beyond — I’m recognizing ways I’ve grown as a person both personally and academically. I set out to write this piece as an amendment of sorts to a guest opinion I wrote for this publication back in August of 2022. I’ve come to appreciate the bigger ways I’ve evolved, learned to appreciate this evolution by holding myself accountable, but also accepted my own limitations.
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