Editor's Note: This story was written last quarter. The author was a member of The Front's spring 2025 staff.
Apartment hunting is in full swing for the upcoming school year at Western Washington University. A new set of students is about to learn how to deal with landlords and housing on their own for the first time.
Western’s student meal plans for the 2025-2026 school year are set to change in the fall. This will likely raise the costs and reduce access to food for many students who live on campus. The dining program intends to shift towards a dining system giving students a set number of meals per week while cutting the number of Dining Dollars students receive.
As Western Washington University transforms from spring to summer, opportunities for involvement change drastically, and campus life and activity lessen substantially. The transitional season can serve students choosing to remain in Bellingham from June through September as a time to step outside of their usual circles and campus routines.
On Tuesday, May 28, from 10 a.m. -3 p.m., the Washington State Department of Health and Social Services (DSHS) mobile office was parked at Western Washington University’s Flag Plaza, near the Wade King Student Recreation Center, to assist students in applying for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Western Washington University’s end-of-year celebrations will shut down Commercial Street in downtown Bellingham with an event called Last Night Out on June 4, 2025, for graduating seniors and all students.
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.
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