Campus

WWU faces effects of $18 million budget cuts

By Austin Wright and Milo Whitman

Western Washington University announced a comprehensive cost-reduction strategy in response to several financial deficits last month. The administrative structure of several departments and divisions of the larger campus will be reorganized, and, approximately 8% of Western’s annual operating budget will be cut in increments through the 2026-2027 academic year.

Varsity Sports

WWU women’s basketball trounces Cal State East Bay in home opener

Washington State

Post-election gathering sparks hope for democracy in Bellingham

City & County

Brew connections, community and coffee at the “Morning Buzz”

Opinion

Remembering Eric Bachman

By Julia Hawkins | November 9

Nothing can prepare you for a sudden loss. You can hope and pray for the safety of all those around you, but sometimes, we lose the people we care about and there’s nothing we can do. I lost my best friend on Oct. 31, 2024.

Club Sports

WWU men’s rugby set to defend conference title

By Sam Whitney | November 21

Campus

Education evolves as peer mentors join the classroom

By Madelyn Jones | November 20

Campus

Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week events at Western

By Cody Mills | November 18

Western

Rent your heart out with ATUS

By Aidan Hadley | November 15

Working with a college student budget sometimes means making sacrifices to afford the important things. Academic Technology and User Services, Western Washington University’s technology integration and support department, offers a convenient solution for students who need access to various tech equipment with their equipment loan program.

What is...Jeopardy Magazine?

By Aidan Hadley | November 15

For the editors of Jeopardy Magazine, these fast-passing weeks of November are the calm before the storm. As the literary and arts magazine approaches their first submission deadline of Dec. 15, 2024, the editors are focused on spreading the word about their publication before the floodgates of entries open.

BRIEF: WWU's Caring Communities empower students through peer support

By Madelyn Jones | November 11

Western’s assorted peer support groups, known as Caring Communities, are designed to strengthen social ties and promote a sense of community, while also offering informal guidance and helping students access valuable on-campus resources, according to the wellness website.

WWU's new safety app is live

By Cody Mills | November 11

Western Washington University’s new Western Safe app was released on Oct. 18, 2024, 245 days after the deactivation of the LiveSafe app. Developed by University Communications, University Dispatch and University Police in association with a vendor, to be tailored to Western’s community.

Local News

Organizing against hunger in Whatcom County

By Larson McDonagh | November 15

The Bellingham Food Bank, the most high-traffic food bank in Washington state, is working with the Bellingham City Council to provide $1 million in funding, while the Whatcom County Food Bank Network asks for $2 million from Washington state.

Q&A: Shari Franjevic on leading Washington's Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act

By Sabrina Diamond | November 14

Washington state is taking a significant step to address toxic chemicals in cosmetics with the Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act. Beginning in January 2025, the legislation will restrict the use of nine hazardous chemicals and chemical classes in personal care products sold by many retailers. The law represents an initiative towards safer and more transparent products that benefit public health and the environment.

A sugar lover’s guide to Bellingham

By Grace Aukschun-Johnson | November 14

Do you have a sweet tooth? Do you believe dessert really should come first? Well, you're in luck Bellingham has plenty of spots to satisfy your sweet tooth any time of day.

The Bellingham Circus Guild stuns viewers with monthly Vaudevillingham show

By Vanessa Ewart-Northrop | November 13

Every thirty-odd days, the Bellingham Circus Guild unfailingly fills with a familiar warmth. The smell of cologne, perfume, popcorn and warmth fills the air and a band of four older men in tweed and plaid, who go by the Poor Man’s Jug Band, play old-timey folk and roots music under a yellow light before the show begins.

Sports Recreation

WWU women's basketball is ‘hungry’ for another title

By Alex Couckuyt | November 13

Western Washington University's women’s basketball team is ready to defend their back-to-back Great Northwest Athletic Conference titles in the 2024-2025 season.

Past and present meet at WWU softball alumni game

By Sam Whitney | November 7

The active Vikings softball roster, the 33rd in program history – called Team 33 for short – faced off with players that had come through the program before them on Saturday, Oct. 26 at Viking Field in Bellingham Wash.

WWU hockey returns to Bellingham with Pitbull-themed game

By Jackie Hopkins | November 7

Western Washington University’s men’s club ice hockey team will host a Pitbull-themed game filled with bald caps and goatees at Bellingham’s Sportsplex Arena when the Vikings face the University of Idaho Vandals this Friday at 7 p.m.

WWU waterski team snags seventh place at NCWSA Nationals

By Jonah Billings | November 6

The Western Washington University Waterski team competed at the National Collegiate Water Ski Association National Championships in Martindale, Texas, from Oct. 10-12, taking home seventh place in Division II.

Opinion

Western students vote at satellite election center in Viking Union

By Oren Roberts | November 5

On Tuesday, the multipurpose room in Western’s Viking Union transformed into a temporary election center. The “voting hub” gave students the opportunity to cast their ballots in-person — 'I Voted' stickers and all — without ever having to leave campus.

Washington State's Climate Commitment Act threatened by a new ballot initiative

By Ella Gage | November 1

Initiative 2117 could repeal Washington State’s Climate Commitment Act , one of the most progressive climate policies in American history. Conservative-founded political group Let’s Go Washington has collected millions of dollars and 400,000 signatures to get the anti-CCA initiative onto the ballots of Washington voters this season.

Vote early, be happy

By Oren Roberts | October 26

Your ballot is likely already in your mail pile – so, don’t wait until November to fill it out and bring it to a drop box near you.

Western student collaborates with the Seattle Opera’s Creation Lab

By Julia Hawkins | October 25

On a hot day in August 2024, music student and singer Nehemiah Jones drudges his way home, exhausted from his job as a desk attendant in the Fairhaven dorms at Western Washington University. As he chats to his partner on the phone, the device buzzes. He sees that it’s a notification from his professional email and realizes that it may be important.

WWU faces effects of $18 million budget cuts

Remembering Eric Bachman

WWU men’s rugby set to defend conference title

Education evolves as peer mentors join the classroom

Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week events at Western

Western

Rent your heart out with ATUS

What is...Jeopardy Magazine?

BRIEF: WWU's Caring Communities empower students through peer support

WWU's new safety app is live

Local News

Organizing against hunger in Whatcom County

Q&A: Shari Franjevic on leading Washington's Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act

A sugar lover’s guide to Bellingham

The Bellingham Circus Guild stuns viewers with monthly Vaudevillingham show

Sports Recreation

WWU women's basketball is ‘hungry’ for another title

Past and present meet at WWU softball alumni game

WWU hockey returns to Bellingham with Pitbull-themed game

WWU waterski team snags seventh place at NCWSA Nationals

Opinion

Western students vote at satellite election center in Viking Union

Washington State's Climate Commitment Act threatened by a new ballot initiative

Vote early, be happy

Western student collaborates with the Seattle Opera’s Creation Lab

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