Varsity Sports
Western men's basketball remains unblemished in GNAC play
By The Front and Tyler Urke | January 13
Sports Recreation
Varsity Sports
Following in her family's footsteps
By The Front | January 13For Avery Dykstra, the newest signee for Western women's basketball, joining a Western athletics team has become a family tradition.
Recreation
From Bellingham to Biel: Western alumna rises to the top of cyclocross
By The Front and Tyler Urke | January 12Two quarter-inch scars sit on Courtenay McFadden’s right hip, reminding her every time she sees them that she’ll be getting matching ones on her left hip in the coming weeks.
Varsity Sports
Volleyball trio nabs national recognition
By The Front and Giovanni Roverso | January 12The American Volleyball Coaches Association named outside hitter and Western junior Abby Phelps a first-team All-American in December. Senior opposite Joelle Buckner and junior setter Brette Boesel were selected honorable mentions.
Varsity Sports
Western women's basketball drops fourth straight
By The Front and Ricky Rath | January 12
People
Experts on campus give tips on how to stick to New Year’s resolutions
By The Front and Jessica Vangel | January 11It’s 2018 and students are ready to keep the New Year’s tradition of making resolutions. Sticking to goals can be hard, but experts on campus have tips on how to help.
Arts & Music
Thinking outside the box
By The Front and Landon Groves | December 12When senior Matt Hoogestraat sat beneath the elegant arches and high ceilings of Seattle’s Sanctuary Ballroom, he was nervous. It was here, in the country’s oldest byzantine-style building, he’d find out whether or not Western’s senior industrial design class had won the Gray Magazine award for best student design.
Varsity Sports
Viking volleyball dominates all-league awards
By The Front and Alex Dupille | December 12From the Great Northwest Athletic Conference playoffs to all-conference honors, the Vikings’ volleyball team have a lot to be proud of.
Varsity Sports
Vikings earn first conference victory over Simon Fraser
By The Front and Samuel Biehn | December 12
Varsity Sports
Strong defensive performance gives Vikings another victory
By The Front and Zach Slagle | December 12
Arts & Music
On repeat
By The Front and Walker Sacon | December 1A vinculum is the horizontal line often used in math to indicate an infinitely repeating number or pattern. Western art students adopted this idea in their work.
People
Veterans Day from their perspective
By The Front and Joshua DeJong | November 29The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, 1918, marked the end of World War I. Armistice Day was created with the hope that one day there would be no more war. Our country has since fought in numerous conflicts and now we call it Veterans Day.
Varsity Sports
Age is just a number
By The Front and Zach Slagle | November 28When it comes to electing team captains, typically upperclassmen and — at the very least — previous starters get the nod.
Varsity Sports
Men's basketball looking down on the competition, literally
By The Front and Walker Sacon | November 28The Western men's basketball team faces a tall task as it works toward a potential repeat as Great Northwest Athletic Conference champions.
Club Sports
Hit like a girl
By The Front and Alex Dupille | November 22Power, technique, quickness.
Varsity Sports
Western volleyball dominates GNAC
By The Front and Samuel Biehn | November 21With a sweep against the No. 13 Northwest Nazarene Nighthawks at Sam Carver Gymnasium on Thursday, Nov. 16, Western volleyball not only extended their win streak, but gave the Vikings a new title.
