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Chasing a championship

By The Front | October 18

The Western men’s cross country team has been putting together an impressive run. After finishing second overall at the Saint Martin’s Open last month, the team secured fourth place at the 43rd Annual WWU Classic on Saturday, Oct. 8. Junior Isaac Derline finished his last race at the front of the pack after bouncing back from multiple injuries he dealt with last year. Derline is now looking toward the next two weeks and preparing for a strong finish at the Great Northwest Athletic Conference championships.

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Blades of glory

By The Front | October 11

Senior Billy Holbrook serves as club president  and team captain, of the Western hockey team. As club president, he is in charge of most of the team's operations, including travel accommodations.

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Men's soccer battles SPU to draw

By The Front | October 5

Looking to bounce back from a road loss at the hands of Saint Martin’s University, the Western men’s soccer team traveled back home to face rival Seattle Pacific University in a Saturday Sept. 24 matchup.

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A winning tradition

By The Front | October 4

In the last decade, rugby has wiggled its way into the realm of American sports. It has become increasingly competitive at the collegiate level with roughly 1.1 million participants in the United States, according to USA Rugby.

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Opinion: athletes demand change

By The Front | October 4

It has been over a month since San Francisco 49ers quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, sat during the national anthem prior to a preseason game in September. What happened next has been nothing short of a movement that has ignited a conversation about police brutality and the killing of unarmed black people by police in the United States. The peaceful protests have spanned from Garfield High School in Seattle, where the Bulldogs all knelt as a team prior to a game, to everywhere in between, including the Seattle Seahawks and the team’s arm-linking display of unity.

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In the net with Ashley Homer

By The Front | October 4

Ashley Homer is the starting goalkeeper for the Western women’s soccer team. She is a junior and plans on majoring in sociology. Homer transferred from College of Saint Rose in Albany, NY, and went to high school in Puyallup. After redshirting last season, she has started in all 10 games this season and has tallied six shutouts. Homer has helped lead the Vikings to a 9-0-1 start.

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Women's soccer dominates

By The Front | September 27

Two goals within the first 10 minutes sparked nationally-ranked number seven Western to a 5-0 win over the number 10 Bridgeport Purple Knights at Robert S. Harrington Field. The game was broadcast nationally on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app.

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Men's golf shines at home

By The Front | September 27

The Western men’s golf team is in third place after finishing the first 36 holes of its 45th annual Men’s Golf Invitational at Bellingham Golf and Country Club on Monday, Sept. 26. Senior Brett Johnson ended day one tied for the lead out of 96 players.

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Lounge, camp in style with a hammock

By The Front | September 15

The designs of most of hammocks are all very similar. They generally use some type of rip-stop nylon, and para-cord or some other rope with carabiners at each end. Their straps are almost always a nylon webbing, and the hammocks are rated between 200-600 pounds.

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