Ayden Sweat

Ayden Sweat (he/him) is the photo editor for The Front this quarter. He has previously been a campus news reporter for The Front. Ayden is in his fourth-year at Western studying visual journalism and minoring in anthropology. Outside of the newsroom he hosts a radio show at KUGS-FM Bellingham, cooks and explores the outdoors. He can be reached at aydensweat.thefront@gmail.com

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PHOTO STORY: Black Noise Records sees largest Black Friday turnout ever

By Ayden Sweat | December 9

At 10 a.m. on Nov. 29, a line stretched down the block outside Black Noise Records in downtown Bellingham. Amidst the overcast and cold weather, the line created a vacuum of brimming excitement and whispered conversations as customers waited for the doors to open. It’s a vinyl enthusiast's dream at the beginning of the holiday shopping season: Record Store Day Black Friday.

Campus

Fall Info Fair enlivens the community

By Ayden Sweat | September 30

Dense crowds of students shuffled from table to table, meeting new faces and collecting goodies at the Fall Info Fair, hosted by Associated Students on Sept. 23 and 24. The annual event provides an opportunity for students to discover and engage with hundreds of organizations, on-and-off campus.

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Wade King Recreation Center’s field is top priority for renovation

By Ayden Sweat | March 12

After 20 years of use, the Wade King Recreation Center turf field at Western Washington University has developed uneven turf distribution, abrasions and divots across its surface, posing injury risks.

Campus

WWU’s design department struggles with outdated facilities and accessibility issues

By Ayden Sweat | March 12

For the past 20 years, the design department at Western Washington University has tried to secure funding to resolve their ongoing frustrations with the conditions of the Fine Arts Facilities.

Campus

WWU’s EDM Club electrifies music scene in Bellingham

By Ayden Sweat | February 16

For the past five months, the Electronic Dance Music Club at Western Washington University has seen rapid success by hosting events across Bellingham and shows no signs of stopping.

Campus

Indigenous cinema takes center stage at the Western Gallery

By Ayden Sweat | February 6

This winter, Western Washington University's Western Gallery presents two separate but related exhibitions, “What Was Always Yours and Never Lost with Children of the Setting Sun Productions.”

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PHOTO STORY: Black Noise Records sees largest Black Friday turnout ever

Fall Info Fair enlivens the community

Wade King Recreation Center’s field is top priority for renovation

WWU’s design department struggles with outdated facilities and accessibility issues

WWU’s EDM Club electrifies music scene in Bellingham

Indigenous cinema takes center stage at the Western Gallery

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