News
Bellingham citizens rally against nomination of Judge Kavanaugh
By The Front | October 3Rallygoers hold hands in solidarity during a speech at City Hall. // Photo by Jaden Moon
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Campus
President Randhawa addresses sexual misconduct procedures with email
By The Front | October 3In an email, President Sabah Randhawa announced plans create a separate Title IX Office focused specifically on investigating cases of sexual misconduct. // Photo courtesy of University Communications
Legislature
Indivisible Bellingham gets the vote out
By Julia Berkman and Emma Kivlin | September 27
Western Watchdog
Bellingham Police release sketch of September voyeurism suspect
By The Front and Cody Clark | September 27
News
Students march against Aramark
By The Front and Suzanna Leung | September 24Students and community members marched from Western's campus through downtown on Sept. 2 to voice their concerns about the university's contract with Aramark. // Photo by Suzanna Leung
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Interview with L.K. Langley, first-ever LGBTQ+ Director
By The Front and Logan Portteus | September 24L.K. Langley, former manager of Equal Opportunity Programs, will serve as the first-ever LGBTQ+ director at Western.
City & County
With planning stage over, public interest in waterfront redevelopment project wanes in time of need
By The Front | September 24Around 19-acres of land are available for redevelopment on Bellingham's waterfront. // Photo by Kelly Pearce
City & County
The end of an era for Terra Organica and the Public Market
By The Front and Gwen Roley | September 24The closure of Terra Organica and the Public Market came after several months of struggling to keep the business running. // Photo by Kelly Pearce
News
Paqui Paredes Méndez begins term as Dean of College of Humanities and Social Sciences
By The Front and Gwen Roley | September 24This fall will mark the beginning of the first full academic quarter Paqui Paredes Méndez will serve as dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Paredes was appointed to the two-year term in May after the former dean, Brent Mallinckrodt, announced he would be stepping down.
News
Plans for affordable housing lag as waterfront construction progresses
By The Front and Schuyler Shelloner | September 24Waterfront construction is expected to be complete by fall 2020. // Photo by Zoe Deal
News
Behind the series on how Western handles sexual misconduct cases
By The Front and Asia Fields | August 13
Western Watchdog
Western's sexual assault prevention efforts lacking, administrators agree
By The Front , Haley Ausbun , Asia Fields and Rebekah Way | August 8What the meetings have mostly focused on: • Haven (required by Clery Act; Office of Civil Rights recommended making mandatory) • Sexual assault campus climate survey (required by 2015 state legislation) • Memorandum of understanding with law enforcement (required by 2015 state legislation) • Compliance with the federal investigation into Western • Revising policy (to be compliant with federal guidelines)
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Permanent protection for Galbraith Mountain
By The Front | August 1Galbraith Mountain boasts more than 50 miles of singletrack trails that span over 3,000 acres, according to the Whatcom Mountain Bike Coalition website. // Photo courtesy of Lincoln Humphry
News
19-year-old woman pepper sprays attacker, escapes unharmed near Raptor Ridge
By The Front and Sara Bourgeau | August 1Deputies located and apprehended Christopher Daniel Tucker near the Pine and Cedar Lakes trailhead.// Photo by Katie Rickel
Varsity Sports
Athletics travel budget: still a costly game
By Cutter Kilgore | August 1In the program’s last season in 2008, Western was spending a quarter of a million dollars on football travel alone, Steve Card, Western’s former Associate Director of Athletics for business and financial affairs and current Athletic Director, said. // Photo courtesy of WWU Athletics
