Sophomore Felicia Jarvis (center) talks to senior Michael Buckner (left) about the email President Bruce Shepard sent to the student body. Community member Reese Semanko (right) holds a sign protesting Shepard on Monday, Feb. 8 in Red Square. // Photo by Chritina Becker
February 9, 2016 Continue reading
Two proponents of GPT filed extensive, detailed comments for Cherry Point to support their partisan position with regard to the Comp. Plan on Jan. 8, the last day to file comments with the Whatcom County Planning Commission. Continue reading
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
21 hours ago November 30, 2015 Bellingham Racial Justice Coalition
Events leading up to and following the violent threats against Black students at Western Washington University Continue reading
November 30,02015 Press Release contact: Maru Mora Villalpando
Noisy Waters NW note: Here is the link to the entire WWU Students Open Letter which explains a chain of events starting in July and culminating in violent threats being made on November 22, 2015 against specific WWU students of color. Continue reading
November 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.
November 6, 2015 The Boynton Blog
Labyrinth, the annual publication of the Women’s Center at WWU, invites your creativity. Continue reading
Photo courtesy of Emma Eliason.
October 4, 2015
JUNE 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
June 5, 2015 Dylan Nelson
Dozens of students camped outside of Western President Bruce Shepard’s office to urge the Western Foundation to divest. Continue reading
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