Not a balanced article whatsoever / Facebook post, Sj Robson

$10,000 bail.jpg20 hrs December 2, 2015  Sandy Robson

I usually think WWU’s The Western Front newspaper does a good job of its coverage on stories. However, I think this Dec. 1, 2015 article about the bail hearing for Tysen Campbell, who allegedly posted one or more online racially-charged threats against WWU’s AS President Belina Seare, is not a balanced article whatsoever, and it is inaccurate. Continue reading

It’s Not About The Mascot / Fish & Bicycles, Howard Muhlberg

vikingNovember 25, 2015  Howard Muhlberg

When I began writing this post Monday, it was a VERY different post.

I’d read the news that some students and a professor at Western Washington University (WWU, Western), my place of employment for the past 15 years, were calling for a change of the university’s mascot, the Vikings, claiming it conflicts with Western’s commitment to diversity.

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Huxley students create environmental justice minor / The Western Front, Nick Belcaster

western front bannerJUNE 29, 2015    Nick Belcaster

Western students will be able to explore the idea of social justice in environmental issues next year with a new minor program created by Huxley College of the Environment.

The new environmental justice minor is slated to be offered starting winter quarter 2016, and will attempt to enlighten students as to how different social groups are affected by any environmental problem, said Tim O’Melia, a junior at Western. Continue reading