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WWU women’s rugby and the executive orders

The women’s rugby team at Western Washington University made an instagram post  after President Donald Trump announced the executive order banning trans women from women’s sports. This post took a stand against the order, stating that “all athletes deserve to play.”


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Sports

How could Bellingham acquire a WHL team?

The Bellingham Hamsters? The Bellingham Beavers? The Bellingham Bananas? Who knows what a semi-professional hockey team would be called in Bellingham, but the thought of there being one for some of the region’s most ravenous fans of the sport brings promise enough that maybe, just maybe, one day the vision could come to fruition.


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Sports

After graduation, these WWU runners are still chasing the dream

In spring 2010, Courtney Olsen became a Western Washington University track and field program record holder in two events: the women's 1,500 meters and the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase. Now, over a decade later, Olsen has traded the title of “school record holder” for “world record holder,” and she’s not done yet. 


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