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No nonsense, just good beer
By The Front | September 30Roughly four years ago, three friends who shared a passion for beer had an idea to start their own brewery. After several years of planning, Eric Wight, Jameson Longman and Chris Bierman have seen that idea manifest itself into Bellingham’s latest brewery, Gruff Brewing Co.
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The artist's expression
By The Front | September 27Makena DeGolier can’t keep a smile off her face. The 21-year-old Western student is an ambitious artist overflowing with happiness and passion she channels into her creations.
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Food trucks drive to end hunger
By The Front | September 23Since the dawn of humankind, people have hunted for the best eat. In more recent years, a new option has entered the fray, one far more elusive than the average fast food stop or supermarket: the food truck.
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Reuse, recycle or reduce?
By The Front | September 19Throughout campus, coffee cups are being thrown into recycling bins meant for paper. But is that where they should go? According to the Associated Students Recycle Center, the coffee cups belong in composting bins instead.
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The dress makes the bride: Frankie & Maude bridal atelier
By The Front | September 19Fairy lights twinkle brightly in the windows of the studio. Luxurious white fabrics drape over mannequins, sparkling silver tiaras are placed delicately on tables and veils line the brick walls.
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Local radio show brings horror to Bellingham
By The Front | September 19On New Year’s Eve 1936, Fairhaven High School burned to the ground. In 1929, a coal mine underneath Bellingham’s downtown was sealed for mysterious reasons. Could this be the work of a ghost, or maybe some shadowy organization? Through radio, “Bellingham Terror” unveils the ghostly, albeit fictional, stories surrounding these local tragedies.
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Local 6 year old boy goes viral
By The Front | September 19After Henry’s teacher played a video on what Henry said he thinks was Earth Day, he got in the car and broke down in front of his mother. Hill caught the breakdown on video and shared it to Facebook in May 2016. Within hours, it had gone viral. Now four months after the video was originally posted, it has more than 18 million views and has been shared over 27 thousand times – including one share from Leonardo DiCaprio.
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A Q&A with Karen Stout
By The Front | September 19Director of W. Morse Institute for Leadership Karen Stout has been a communication studies professor at Western for 15 years.
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To stand or not to stand?
By The Front | September 19If you were to walk around various offices at Western, you may notice that the incorporation of desks with adjustable heights have become more common. Recent studies show they could be beneficial not only for faculty and staff, but for students as well.
