New trial date for Whatcom County employee charged with sexual assault
By The Front | February 5By Mairead Solferino
By Mairead Solferino
By Hailee Wickersham and Aryonna Willoughby
The state is moving to dismiss charges against four runners from Western’s track team, who were charged with public indecency for running naked on campus in January.
Four student-athletes from Western’s men’s track team were arrested on Jan. 19, and are accused of running naked on campus.
By Erasmus Baxter
A group of anonymous students are expected to file motions in a public records lawsuit this Friday, bringing the case — which seeks to make public the names of students found responsible for sexual misconduct — one step closer to its conclusion.
Charles Gregory Vergin on May 18, 2018 during his preliminary appearance in the Whatcom County Superior Court, where he initially pleaded not guilty. // Photo by Julia Berkman
Western student Shayne Merwin, who was arrested in connection with racist and homophobic vandalism, has chosen not to return to campus for the remainder of the quarter.
Illustration by Julia Berkman
Photo by Cody Clark