Banking on plasma

Plasma is in high demand, but controversy remains on payment for donations

STORY BY YVONNE WORDEN | PHOTOS BY KJELL REDAL

More than 30 beds at Bellingham’s BioLife Plasma Services Center are occupied. Behind visored facemasks, staff monitors…

The Grizzly Dilemma

Six years after the last grizzly sighting, experts are discussing how to bring the species back to the North Cascades

STORY BY SIERRA TRYON | PHOTOS BY NICK DANIELSON

Interrupted

Survivor of drugged driving accident struggles to find her place again

STORY BY ARIANA NAZARI | PHOTOS BY JAKE TULL

(Above) Chandra Johnson, who was involved in a devastating car crash in January 2015, practices violin along with songs she played from her…

Kombucha for a cause

Chris McCoy uses his business to bring the community together and support his ailing mother

STORY BY ARIANA NAZARI | PHOTOS BY JAKE TULL

(Above) Kombucha is brewed and canned behind the Culture Cafe to be sent to over 200 retailers around…

Finding forever

Four couples share their stories of falling in love at Western

STORY BY GENEVIEVE CARRILLO | PHOTOS COURTESY OF WESTERN ALUMNI

(Above) John and Vivian Sheridan walk across the beach following their California beach wedding in June of 2015. Courtesy…

Not just playing games

Western’s eSports varsity coach Kush Sharma has become one of the best gamers in the world

STORY BY FORREST DIMOND | PHOTOS BY JAKE TULL

(Above) Kush Sharma plays a League of Legends game after watching a match, in his dorm room at…

For the love of hip-hop

Highlighting the diversity of the current hip-hop scene in Seattle.

STORY AND PHOTOS BY SARAH CLIMACO

The “Seattle sound” has been something we all have been wanting to define. Seattle music can’t be defined by a box with specific…

Backyard Wanderlust

Traveling close to home can reduce the carbon footprint of tourism while still providing rewarding experiences

STORY BY YVONNE WORDEN | PHOTO BY KJELL REDAL

(Above) Ellie Moeller, 22, stands outside the Hidden Lake fire lookout off of Highway…

Walking for Jessica

Inspired by her sister’s illness, Western student Andrea Entz raises awareness and support for the National MS Society

STORY BY ARIANA HOYER | PHOTOS BY NICK DANIELSON | INFOGRAPHIC BY HANNAH AMUNDSON

Luke’s Superman Scar

Klipsun writer Evan Keen looks back on his nephew’s life currently living with a congenital heart defect

STORY AND PHOTOS BY EVAN KEEN

(Above) Now 9 years old, Luke is growing and thriving. He will need a third open heart surgery, but he…