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Students eat in the Viking Commons dining hall in Bellingham, Wash on March 7, 2025. This is the room in which the grasshopper was found. // Photo by Jae Ranney
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March 12What appears to be a grasshopper in the food at the Viking Commons dining hall in Bellingham, Wash. on Feb. 23, 2025. The grasshopper was originally found in the kale on the plate. // Photo courtesy of Phiney Parent
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March 12The deceased grasshopper on a napkin after being removed from the plate on Feb. 23, 2025. The student shared that it seemed likely the insect had been “cooked” prior to its discovery in his food. // Photo courtesy of Phiney Parent
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March 12Students enter the Viking Commons dining hall in Bellingham, Wash., on March 7, 2025. This dining hall is one of three on Western Washington University campus. // Photo by Jae Ranney
