At 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 2, immigration agents carried out one of the largest-scale raids in Washington since President Donald Trump was elected into office, arresting 37 workers at Mt Baker Roofing.
Western Washington University’s Viking Union Gallery will close fall quarter of 2025 and be repurposed to house the La Plaza Latine Student Center. This decision comes from Melynda Huskey, Vice President of Student Affairs at Western.
At Western Washington University, Associate Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience Josh Kaplan is working to unlock the science behind CBD and how it interacts with the brain.
Western Washington University student David Griffin won first place at the International Housewares Association’s (IHA) 32nd student design competition, winning $3,500.
A grasshopper was found in a student’s food in the Viking Commons at Western Washington University on Feb. 23, 2025.
In fall 2023, Western Washington University’s Learning, Environment, Action and Discovery (LEAD) restoration group began restoring a portion of Western’s forested north campus using the unique Miyawaki planting method.
There’s a narrow idea of what “help” looks like for those experiencing behavioral health issues. Too many people have decided not to seek help because they believe hospitalization is the only option. Hospitalization is long-term care in a large, highly institutional environment like Western State Hospital or Smokey Point Behavioral Hospital.
Bellingham stores and restaurants once bustled with Canadian customers. Now, they look like ghost towns, comparatively. President Trump’s blitz of outrageous tariffs and scandalous comments toward Canada have Bellingham’s Canadian regulars staying home. Canadians are justified in giving the U.S. the cold shoulder. Americans, be warned; this isn’t temporary, and it’s going to leave a mark.
The City of Bellingham will commence contamination cleanup for the former RG Haley International Corporation’s wood treatment site and Cornwall Avenue Landfill in the summer of 2025 in conjunction with constructing Salish Landing Park.
Whatcom County’s new jail and Behavioral Care Center (BCC) may include design elements intended to improve incarcerated people’s mental health. Design planning for the project is expected to begin in August 2025.
Despite the colder weather, mountain bikers in Bellingham ride on through the winter, embracing the unique challenges that it brings.
I never felt like a strong student. While many of my friends excelled in advanced classes, I felt lost. Sports saved me.
Western Washington University’s track & field team broke 11 school records on the way to its second consecutive Great Northwest Athletic Conference Indoor Championship.
From playing on a team with his brother as a child to competing in a professional indoor league to coaching at Western Washington University, Travis Connell has dedicated his life to soccer.
Terri Kempton teaches food and farming classes at Fairhaven College and is the manager of the Outback, a non-profit farm behind the Fairhaven complex. The farm hosts events, provides free food to the campus community and allows students and community members to get their hands dirty. It has historically been student-run, though recent student workers decided it would be beneficial for someone to provide structural support in a permanent role as students cycled through. Kempton was hired and has worked there for the past six years.
I cherish the X on my driver’s license, but on Feb. 5, I applied for a new passport with a different gender marker. It wasn’t something I wanted to do.
On January 4, 2008, I suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) that would alter the course of my entire life.
Let’s face it — confidence and body positivity aren't always easy. Most of us struggle with feeling at peace with ourselves and our abilities. Pole dancing offers a non-traditional approach to finding comfort in your own skin.
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