On Friday, Feb. 14, Western Washington University's Board of Trustees voted to reduce the Active Transportation Fee that had previously been overcharged to students. The 16.67% increase in fees from 2023 will be reduced to 5%.
Western Washington University increased the student transportation fee more than three times the amount allowed without student approval, university Chief Financial and Business Officer Joyce Lopes acknowledged last month. As a result, students taking more than six credits were overcharged for fall and winter quarters.
Since the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, Western Washington University’s campus has undergone many expansions and renovations in the name of ADA compliance. However, students today find that much of campus has yet to offer adequate mobility access in their day-to-day lives.
Western proposed the Coast Salish style longhouse for the first time as a part of the 2021-23 budget. Accompanying the budget, Assistant Director of Capital Budget Brian Ross published a project proposal outlining the goals of the project, including increasing Native student enrollment.
As the summer of 2019 approached, fourth-year Western student Mike Oh had a decision to make: pay rent or go without groceries. With his student loans halted for the summer, Oh became strapped for cash in an increasingly costly college city.
At Western Washington University, the desk of the director of the office of the internal auditor is unoccupied — but unlike the other desks and chairs on campus left alone since COVID-19, it has been empty since November 2019.
Journalists are often called “watchdogs.”
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
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.
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