Jae Ranney (they/them) is a campus news reporter for The Front this quarter. They are a second-year journalism news/ed major. When they’re not hounding you for a quote or chasing a lede, they enjoy playing the drums in their metal band, or making folk music with their guitar and banjo. You can reach them at jaeranney.thefront@gmail.com.
A grasshopper was found in a student’s food in the Viking Commons at Western Washington University on Feb. 23, 2025.
In fall 2023, Western Washington University’s Learning, Environment, Action and Discovery (LEAD) restoration group began restoring a portion of Western’s forested north campus using the unique Miyawaki planting method.
The same night that Jules Toney’s professor told her that Western Washington University’s Intensive English Program (IEP) and Asia University America Program (AUAP) were being discontinued, Toney created a petition asking Western to save these programs.
Editors Note: This article was modified to more accurately reflect the differences between what the OSEs and ESEs were outlining in their letters, as well as to more directly and accurately specify the demands of both groups.
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.
Solutions by The State News
