Madi Tessem (she/her) is a summer staff reporter for The Front this quarter. She has been a Sports and Recreation editor as well as City Life editor. Madi is going into her final year at Western, majoring in Communications with a Public Relations minor. In her free time she enjoys reading, painting and hanging out with her cat. You can contact her at maditesse.thefront@gmail.com
Bellingham is set to host Washington’s fifth Texas Roadhouse with doors opening October 7, 2024. This is the first Texas Roadhouse in North Washington, located in Cordata Center, off Guide Meridian Road.
September is Eat Local Month in Bellingham and to celebrate, the summer Front staff is going to be breaking down some of our favorite local bites open past midnight.
Western Washington University's Old Main and Wilson Library lawn are inviting a new sculpture to the area. The Bigger Big Chair, created by David Ireland, will make the move from the woods of the Fairhaven dorms to its originally intended location near the heart of campus.
Western Washington University’s Emily Rice is a sophomore from Portland, Oregon. Rice played in all 21 games this season as a defender for the women’s soccer team while starting in 11, averaging 56.1 minutes per game.
In just two years, Western Washington University’s Asia Hardin has become a leader on the women's soccer team. Hardin, a sophomore from West Linn, Oregon, started in all 21 games this season, playing a team-leading 1,875 minutes.
In June 2023, Jim Sterk became Western Washington University’s seventh director of athletics in the 109 years the university has been open. He rejoined the community to work with student-athletes who are where he once was at Western.
Western Washington University’s women’s soccer team placed second in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Championships in Ellensburg. The team has appeared in the GNAC final game for the last 11 years.
Western Washington University’s cross-country team placed first in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Championship on Oct. 21, 2023. The Vikings have won three of the four most recent GNAC championships, coming in as defending champions this year, favored to win.
Western Washington University’s Devyn Oestreich was the only underclassman to be selected from Western’s volleyball team for the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Preseason All-Conference Team.
Western Washington University hosted its first and only home event of the season with the Women’s Golf Invitational taking place Oct. 9-10. Western finished in second place with Dani Bailey leading the way for the team.
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