Sports Recreation
Health & Wellness
Put good in, get good out
By The Front and Alexia Suarez | November 7“If you eat good, you feel good; and if you feel good, you perform good.”
Varsity Sports
Vikings volleyball: straight to the top
By The Front and Mitch Farley | November 7Western women’s volleyball team clinched the number one seat in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference with a powerful win on Thursday night, Nov. 1. The win over Western Oregon University continued the Vikings’ winning streak, elevating them to near perfection with 22 straight wins this season.
Sports
Western women's soccer added to NCAA Championships
By The Front and Brooke Wilson | November 5
Arts & Music
Into the woods
By The Front and Hannah Blank | November 2____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>By Hannah Blank A short drive south of Bellingham off exit 242 to Nulle Road, lands you at the trailhead for Squires Lake. The trail is currently covered in vibrant fall colors, leaves litter the ground and little mushrooms poke out of the moss. A steady, uphill 0.4-mile jaunt will bring you to this picturesque, tree-lined lake with numerous trails available, including one trail around the entirety of the lake. The Washington Trails Association advertises the Squires Lake Loop as a moderate hike, good for anyone of all ages. For those looking to get their steps in, the Alger Alp path that breaks off from Squires Lake is a great trek that gives you a view of the valley. After reaching the lake, take a right to the Pacific Northwest Trail and stay on it until you reach the South Ridge Trail, forking off to the right. This is a consistent uphill climb that eventually turns into the old logging road, Forest Road 1340. Something to note is the severe lack of trail markers leading the way to the eventual lookout point. The majority of the trail is obvious, but there are numerous forks that lead off into the woods without signage. There are white painted markers on trees that act as breadcrumbs to the correct path, but are sporadic at best. Eventually, you reach an intersection of Forest Service Road 1000 which will then take you to the west-facing viewpoint on part of the Chuckanut Mountains. Despite the confusing directions, Squires and Alps are great hikes that can be as short or as long as one would like to make them. The diversity makes it great for a day of exploring nature and getting to see what the Chuckanuts have to offer.
Varsity Sports
Behind the scenes with the men's basketball team
By The Front and Oliver Hamlin | November 1
People
Get sex positive at WinkWink
By Stella Harvey and Anjali LeGrand | October 31Products like vibrators and dildos sit on the shelves for curious customers to touch and learn about. // Photo by Harrison Amelang
Club Sports
Girl's got game
By The Front and Hannah Blank | October 31Playing with the boys has never been an issue for freshman Anna Stensland. Having spent the better part of her youth as the only girl on her co-ed team in the Seattle Junior Hockey Association, Stensland has no trouble competing at whatever level she is placed in.
Varsity Sports
Men's soccer battles to clinch runner-up spot
By The Front and Ian Haupt | October 31Two goals in two minutes for junior forward Christian Rotter set the sail for the Vikings’ win over the Northwest Nazarene University Nighthawks on a cold and windy night at Robert S. Harrington Field on Thursday, Oct. 25.
Varsity Sports
Come on and slam and welcome to the jam!
By The Front and Andrew McClain | October 31The Western pep band could be heard from either end of campus as they blared away at the night sky to welcome guests to the Viking Madness basketball exhibition at Sam Carver Gymnasium on Friday, Oct. 26.
Club Sports
Archers, at your ready...
By The Front and Andrew McClain | October 31On Oct. 24, in the chill evening air of the parking lot outside of Laurel Church, you could hear the thrum of bowstrings and slap of arrowheads hitting targets.
People
The 'Turtle Man' of Bellingham
By Stella Harvey and Kamiah Koch | October 31Leroy Carlson shows off his boxes of turtles. // Photo by Kamiah Koch
People
Week in Review: Oct. 20-27, 2018
By The Front | October 29[video width="1920" height="1080" mp4="http://www.westernfrontonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/WR-Oct.20.mp4"][/video] Take a look back through the week of Oct. 20-27, 2018 with Western Front reporters and Photo Editor Jaden Moon. Fall festivities and campus activities captured from around town. // Video By Jaden Moon
People
Bellingham's artistic community shows up for Comic-Con
By Stella Harvey and Grace Westermann | October 27
