Lavender Menaces club navigates the past and present of sapphic exclusion
By Lynn Piefer | August 15Editor's Note: This story was written last quarter. The author was a member of The Front's spring 2025 staff.
Editor's Note: This story was written last quarter. The author was a member of The Front's spring 2025 staff.
The Western Gallery presents its annual art showcase after a year-long process spearheaded by graduating students in the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) program.
Western Washington University’s Japanese Student Association (JSA) will host its first heritage dinner in nearly a decade on May 18. The event will include food, live performances and a mochi-pounding demonstration.
Increasing amounts of U.S. high school students are taking college courses in high school, according to the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships. Western Washington University hopes to be a part of this continued trend by becoming more active in the College in the High School program.
Western Washington University’s new campus safety app, Western Safe, has reached over 850 downloads.
Many college students struggle with managing budgets and understanding financial literacy. According to the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA), only 40% of college students have taken a personal finance course at four-year institutions.
On April 9, Western Washington University launched a new application portal for students to apply for financial aid and scholarships.
As springtime rolls into Bellingham, the town sees an uptick in community events and activities throughout the city, including the Bellingham Farmers Market, a weekly event featuring over a hundred booths of vendors, farmers and artisans.
The idea for the Students for Ecological Restoration Club originated in spring 2024, when students Caleb Barville and his friend Bruce Cudkowicz realized Western Washington University didn’t have an ecological restoration club. With environmental science professor James Helfield as their faculty advisor, the club began hosting activities in the fall with Barville as director.
At Western Washington University, students are diving into some of the most unique and unexpected classes in higher education. While many universities are known for offering the typical mix of courses in fields like history, biology and business, Western has become a university for students seeking to expand their horizons with something a little more unconventional.
Editors note: This story has been edited to correct an error regarding Max Plante's previous school, Central Washington University, which was initially incorrectly identified as Eastern Washington University.
The crowd danced and sang along with Dollarbird during their set at Battle of the Bands in the Underground Coffeehouse at Western Washington University on Feb. 19.
Western Washington University first-year Maxwell Richards didn’t expect cleaning nursery signs for Bainbridge Gardens would kickstart his project to clean every sign on campus – but that’s exactly what happened.
Editors note: Aidan Hollander's name was changed to Violet after publication and has aptly been changed in the story to accurately identify them.
Kaiser Borsari Hall’s gender-neutral restrooms swept the polls for the best bathroom at Western Washington University.