Inside this issue: Andrea Gibson is coming to Western! PAGE 4
Interested in studying abroad this summer? PAGE 8
“Stories Deployed: The Veterans Chronicles” PAGE 10 Vol. 31 #28 05.09.16
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AS Productions is bringing the Bellingham Circus Guild to Back 2 Bellingham Something Wonderful is a show about a boy who dreams of a magical adventure, through land and sea, filled with fantastic characters! Rocks and water come to life, creatures of ocean and forest come out to play and caterpillars metamorphosis into colorful butterflies! Some of Bellingham Circus Guild's most amazing artists will inspire you with breathtaking acrobatics, aerials, dance, slack rope and juggling.
Friday, May 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center Mainstage $20 general, $15 students and alumni members, $10 children under 8
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EVENTS Poetry and Lyric Night Monday, May 9 // 7 - 9 p.m. // Underground Coffeehouse // Free Sign ups start at 6:30 p.m., show starts at 7 p.m.
Salsa and Bachata Dance club weekly meeting Monday, May 9 // 8 - 10 p.m. // VU MPR // Free There will be an hour lesson in either L.A. Salsa or in Bachata, followed by an hour long social.
NAMI on Campus Monday, May 9 // 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. // AW 205 // Free Weekly meeting for NAMI on campus. The club seeks to advocate for mental health on campus and to provide support for people living with mental illnesses as well as their friends and families.
Zine Club exhibition Monday, May 9 - Friday 5/13 // 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. // B-Gallery // Free Exhibition by the Zine Club. For more information on the exhibit and the zine club, turn to PAGE 9.
Open Mic Night Tuesday, May 10 // 7 - 9 p.m. // Underground Coffeehouse // Free Signups for a 5 minute slot start at 6:30 p.m., the show starts at 7 p.m.
Comedy Open Mic Night Thursday, May 12 // 7 - 9 p.m. // Underground Coffeehouse // Free
Culture Shock Thursday, May 12 // 7 - 9 p.m. // Performing Arts Center // Free Hosted by the Ethnic Student Center this event will feature different performances that range anywhere from spoken word to cultural dances.
Stories Deployed Friday, May 13 // 7 - 9 p.m. // Old Main Theatre // Free Stories Deployed is a storytelling event that allows veterans on campus and in the community to share their unique experiences. Free refreshments will be provided at intermission. Some of the content may be graphic in nature.
Andrea Gibson Saturday, May 14 // 7 - 9 p.m. // Performing Arts Center mainstage // $12 students, $18 general admission ASP Special Events and the Queer Resource Center present an evening with poet Andrea Gibson. For more information read turn to PAGE 4.
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Poet Andrea Gibson to perform at Western BY MORGAN ANNABLE
Design by Bailey Kass // AS Review
Did You Know? WESTERN
Interesting facts about WWU A COLUMN BY WILL MCCOY
Queer, genderqueer poet Andrea Gibson speaks about topics from gender to war to white privilege to love. According to their own website, “Andrea Gibson is not gentle with their truths.” The AS Queer Resource Center (QRC) and ASP Special Events have partnered to bring Gibson to Western on May 14 at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. Tickets cost $12 for students and $18 for general admission. Gibson was the first winner of the Women’s World Poetry Slam and they have headlined many prestigious performance venues all over the nation. Author/actor Carlos Andrés Gómez had glowing words of praise for Gibson. “Andrea Gibson’s work is at once deeply haunting and profoundly inspiring,” he said. “Their words cut so sharply and completely they cannot be shaken. To call them one of the best poets is a gross understatement. They are a rare artist who forever changes those who experience their poems.” Gibson has several books out, a handful of which are several self-published, as well as albums of their po-
etry. The latest one, Flower Boy, was released in 2011 and it combines music and poetry. Some tracks on the album are poems with music in the background, and others are songs. In addition to using their poetry to promote social awareness, Gibson has worked with various activist groups and performed at peace rallies, organizations against Palestinian occupations, and events focusing on examining the wrongs of capitalism, patriarchy, and white supremacy. Gibson teamed up with Kelsey Gibb in 2013 to launch Stay Here With Me, a support system in the form of a website. Stay Here With Me is described as “an interactive, safe space offering collective support while encouraging individual healing to keep those who visit alive today, and wanting to stay alive until tomorrow.” Gibson is a long time friend of comedian Tig Notaro, who performed at Western last quarter. In an interview between the two artists, Notaro asked Gibson what it meant to be genderqueer. “That just means that I don’t necessarily identify within a gender binary,” Gibson said. “I’ve never in my life really felt like a woman and I’ve certainly never felt like a man. I look at gender on a spectrum and I feel somewhere on that spectrum that’s not landing on either side of that.” Gibson has many of their poems on YouTube, so check them out to get ready for their on-campus performance.
The logo for Western is recognizable anywhere. The combination of dark and light blue lines that flow over the word Western is known by everyone on campus, but how did we get this logo and what does it mean? The idea for a new logo was a part of a larger rebranding initiative Western went through in 2009. Prior to 2009, people outside of Bellingham did not know a lot about Western. The original logo was the front doors to Old Main “We kept here from various places like the legislatures in Olympia that Western was a hidden gem, but we don’t know much about your school,” Steve Swan said. A research firm was hired to look into what Western stands for and what are some its core values. The whole campus was involved in this research, from faculty, staff, administration and students. The research showed what people at Western thought about the university, and what people from outside Bellingham thought of it too. “The sense of place and beauty of our campus was one of the top three things that people were reminded of when they thought about the quality of Western,” Swan said.
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Registration for summer classes opens BY BECKY CAMPBELL
Summer is right around the corner, as it summer quarter and it is full of classes that students can take. From online courses to in-class instruction, Western Washington University students have a wide variety of unique classes that they can choose from. Taking classes during the summer months can be tricky for many students due to scheduling conflicts, but at Western, students have the opportunity to take a multitude of summer courses that are either term-based or self-paced depending on which works better for the individual. Western also offers one online degree (Human Services, B.A.) and a TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) online certification program for those seeking to further their education in those fields. Online courses include those in the fields of accounting, anthropology, art & art history, communication, computer science, dance, decision sciences, economics, education, english, environmental science and environmental studies, Eurasian studies, finance, geology, health education, history,
journalism, liberal studies, library studies, linguistics, management and management information systems, marketing, mathematics, music, operations management, political science, psychology, sociology, Spanish, TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages), theater and women, gender and sexuality studies. Out of these programs, there are some unusual classes are being offered that most students may not be aware of. Medical Anthropology (ANTH 424) is an introduction to an area where biological and cultural anthropology interface. This course includes health and disease in evolution, the relationship between disease and world view, the healer and the cultural milieu, and comparative studies of healing practices. This class will be instructed by medical anthropologist Sean Bruna who specializes in address in geographical, theoretical and methodical areas. This course runs from June 21, 2016 through July 29, 2016. Topics in East Asian Films (A/HI 397O) will explore various topics relating to East Asian Film including direc-
Design by Zach Becker // AS Review Nature was another theme that was found in the research as well. With the two themes of Nature and sense of place, Western’s administration started to look for a logo. The hired an outside firm again for concepts, but they also asked students to provide some ideas as well. An idea submitted by a student was eventually chosen as our logo The three dark blue lines on top of the logo represent Mt. Baker. The two lighter blue waves represent Bellingham Bay. Although these were the original symbols in the logo, people started seeing other things as well. “Different people see different things within the logo,” Swan said. “Some people have seen a fish or birds in the logo, and we thought that was great. These comments just add on to the theme of place.” The logo was made abstract on purpose so that people would be able to interpret its meaning differently. Western is so diverse that there is no one common way to understand this logo, Swan said.
tor-and-country specific topics. The focus will be on the analysis of storytelling techniques used and the stylistic strategies developed within the standard film practice of the time. Films studied will also be examined within their historical contexts and contemporary artistic norms. Taught by faculty member Jeffery Purdue, this course will run from June 21, 2016 through July 8, 2016. Dinosaurs and Their Environment (GEOL 303) is a three-credit course being offered this summer (as well as fall, winter and spring quarters) that focuses on dinosaurs and their world, their biology, behavior, evolution and what the world was like during their reptilian reign. Being taught by Professor Thor Hansen, this course will be offered from June 21, 2016 through July 29, 2016. Professor Hansen has been with the Western Geology faculty since 1985 and received his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1978. For more information on summer courses being offered on Western’s campus and through it’s extended education learning centers, visit www.wwu.edu/ee/westernonline
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Back 2 Bellingham returns on May 12 BY WILL MCCOY One of Westerns famous traditions, Back 2 Bellingham, is right around the corner, and the Alumni Association are excited to reveal one of the biggest events of the year. Back 2 Bellingham is a weekend that showcases all the great things Western does. Students, their families, alumni and community members can the weekend. The event starts on May 12 and continues until May 15, the days are packed with different events and activities. On average, Western’s campus is filled with 3,000-4,000 people on this weekend “The Western experience is so different for everyone and that is the whole nature of Back 2 Bellingham,” Chris Roselli, Program director of Young Alumni and the Student Scholarship Initiative, said. “We try to create something that is different for everybody so that there is something that they can identify with.” An appreciation ceremony for Alumni is held on May 12, and is the first event of the weekend. The ceremony recognizes different Alumni that have made contributions to their communities. On May 13, the Bellingham Circus Guild we be hosting an event in the PAC for all to watch, and there will be several showings of the planetarium as well. Back 2 Bellingham kicks into high gear on Saturday May 14, Roselli said. The events on this day go from the morning into the night and is definitely the pinnacle of the weekend. “Back 2 Bellingham is crazy and fun, there is a lot going on all weekend,” Roselli said. “It continues to grow each year. Alumni who go for the first time fall in love with this weekend instantly.” Classes without quizzes is one of the most popular events on this day. Alumni, students and family members can attend lectures from different faculty members on relevant and interesting topics. “Alumni love to come back for this event because they miss learning in the same environment they graduated from,” Roselli said. The carnival in Red Square will have several activities for all ages. There will be a dunk tank, human Hungry Hungry Hippos, a 30 ft. inflatable slide and a 250 ft. zip line that spans the Old Main Lawn. Around 30 AS clubs will also be providing entertainment or showcases for everyone to enjoy. Lunch on the lawn will provide attendees with live music from the band Baby Cakes, as well as a barbeque style lunch. Students who did not buy a ticket are given the opportunity to use their meal cards to buy lunch and eat outside. The party in the library is intended for students, alumni and other adults over 21. The fourth floor study room will be cleared out and filled with guest enjoying jazz music and drinks provided by Boundary Bay. Later in the night, the Boundary Bay beer garden will open for the first time and attendees can finish the party downtown. The last day is filled with intramural tournaments, Relay for Life, and a lowrider car show. Several departments will also have reunions on this day. Two notable reunions this year are Mathes’ 50 year and the Ethnic Student Center’s 25 year reunion. The original concept for Back 2 Bellingham was to mirror a homecoming event. This idea started to percolate when Western still had a football team, so a homecoming event seemed to fit. “I started to ask students alumni what is one thing that makes you think of Western, and if I asked 100 people I would get 97 different answers,” Roselli said. “What makes Western so great is that there is no single thing that draws people together.” The idea for a homecoming morphed into something much bigger, and the first Back 2 Bellingham was in 2009. “The one common denominator that people love about Western is Bellingham, and that is why we decided to call it Back 2 Bellingham,” Roselli said. Tickets are on sale now and are $15. If you decide to purchase one the day of, the price will be $20. Do not miss out on one of the biggest events Western has to offer. If you attend the Back 2 Bellingham weekend, you will be hooked for life, Roselli said.
Back 2 Bellingham 2015. Photos by Trevor Grimm // AS Review
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Weekly Club Spotlight:
Swim Club BY CHRIS BESWETHERICK The Wade King Recreation Center swimming pool is offered to all students on campus, and without a real swim team to use the pool, a group of students created the Western Swim club. The club competes in several meets each year as they near the national competition during the spring. WWU’s swim club is competes through the U.S. Masters Swimming organization and participates in about four to six meets each year, and there are multiple age groups who compete. “In my age group, I compete against 18-24 year olds,” Sabrina MacViar, a member of the swim team said. “There are more adult age groups which go up pretty high. At our last meet there were all sorts of different ages of Underground Coffeehouse Wednesday Night Concert Series swimmers.” While there were no swimmers in this age group, the Master’s club allows even century old competitors to compete. Two weeks ago the club competed in a meet at the Wade King Rec Center, where many of Western’s club members placed first in their meets. “I placed first in the 100m free for my age group,” MacViar said. “Overall, the club feels accomplished and successful.” With these high rankings, it heightens the chance for anyone in the club to enter nationals. Before any swimmer can qualify for the national competition, they first must compete in the various meets during the school A MUSIC REVIEW BY IAN SANQUIST year, and then place high enough in the championship round at the King At the Underground Coffeehouse this Wednesday, Teens Killed Indie will play with Metsa. Teens Killed County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Washington to be eligible for Indie is a garage rock band that will play their first show this Wednesday. Metsa is a bedroom electronica nationals. Since this is simply a club, rather than a sport on campus, there are no producer who makes music that he says is inspired by the changing seasons. tryouts necessary. Anyone can join and compete so long as they want to, Teens Killed Indie is comprised of three Western students. Though they haven’t yet posted any full so long as they contact the head coach or request to join the WWU Swim recordings, the band has uploaded an eighty-four second video to Facebook that shows them playing snippets of two songs in a dorm room. The space is cramped and cluttered, a laundry bag hangs from the Club facebook group. The club also meets four times a week from Monday through Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Wade King Pool. frame of a lofted bed, under which someone (a roommate?) appears to be doing his own thing (homework?) as the band practices. Someone else, whose most visible feature is his socks, lies on another bed as the band plays. The group plays segments of two raucous, fast-paced songs. The singer and guitarist, Colin, has a natural rock star’s approach to the microphone, appearing, as he cocks his hip and tosses his head back, to be seducing it as he sings into it. The band says their sound is influenced by such acts as The Growlers, Ty Segall, and King Tuff. Their dorm room is obviously too small to contain their raucous energy, and it will be exciting to see them perform onstage at the Underground Coffeehouse. Metsa, a twenty-year old bedroom producer from Seattle, describes his music as “future bass.” Sampled field noises, like chirping birds, play across the skittering textures of his songs. In addition to his music, Metsa has a sleek visual aesthetic, framing all the art for his recordings in hexagons, and using as his logo or symbol a white silhouette of a pine tree framed by that same hexagon. With his future-oriented sound and consistent and tasteful aesthetic, it’s obvious that Metsa is a savvy young musician with not only an ear for compelling sounds, but a sense of marketing. Fans of Four Tet and Aphex Twin will find something to love in the crisp textures of the “Forest Floor EP.” There always seems to be something going on in the background of Metsa’s songs—silverware clattering, someone taking a breath. The effect is that of a deep focus electronica, anchored by shimmering, melancholy notes of bass and synth. It wouldn’t be hard at all to imagine Metsa playing at an electronic music festival—and not in a year or two, but now. His “Icicles EP”, full of stuttering, pulsating drums, glossy synths, and delicate string Western’s Swim Club. Photo courtesy of Sabrina MacViar patterns, is a fine contribution to the ever-growing field of electronic music. Metsa and Teens Killed Indie will play in the Underground Coffeehouse this Wednesday at 7 p.m.
BANDS OF THE WEEK
TEENS KILLED INDIE & METSA
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Want to study abroad this summer? Apply now!
BY MORGAN ANNABLE
Students on the Rwanda study abroad trip last year. Photos by Grant McMeekin
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any Western students find study abroad to be one of the most memorable and educational experiences of their time in college. For more information about each of these opportunities and more, visit studyabroad.wwu.edu. Stony Brook University offers a study abroad program in Madagascar from September 11 through November 24. In this program, students will research alongside fellow international students as well as Malagasy students with the leadership of experts in primatology, ornithology, botany and a litany of other fields. Western has a direct exchange with Asia University’s TESOL Program. The program prepares Western students to teach English in an increasingly globalized world. There is no language requirement, but this program is only available to students already in the TESOL program. The group Wildlands Studies hosts several study abroad opportunities for students. In these trips, students partner with a team from Wildlands Studies to search for solutions to challenges in conservation. They have four available programs coming up this fall. Auckland, New Zealand is home to one such program, the theme of which is “Ecosystems and Conservation.” Participants in this program will be in New Zealand between October 23 and December 6 and students will receive 15 credits in upper division environmental science courses. They will work with a wildlife ecologist to learn how to identify various
species of parrots and rare forest birds, and to study alpine ecology, geology and human history of the region. The group will also work with local Maori to learn more about the intersection of indigenous culture and ecology. Another fall study abroad option through Wildlands Studies is a trip to Trelew, Argentina, in the Patagonia region. Students will explore ecosystems in the region, including the Atlantic ocean, the temperate forest and the ice-covered peaks of the Andes mountains. The goal of the program is to gain an understanding of the interactions among animals, the environment and human factors such as development and economic growth. Students interested in learning German might consider studying at the Goethe Institute, which offers courses in German language studies at all levels of study. Western offers several study abroad opportunities through CAPA The Global Education Network, including trips to Dublin, Florence and London this fall quarter. The Dublin trip focuses on the curricular themes of creative arts, media, the relationship between human rights and journalism, and globalization trends in business and society. Students in this program will also learn about Irish history and culture, focusing particularly on Dublin’s theater and playwrights. The trip to Florence will give students a chance to explore modern Italy via a good understanding of Florence’s history. Participants will also have the
option to do an internship in Italian, where they can work on their Italian language skills while networking with businesses, nonprofits and nongovernmental organizations. This trip is open to all majors. The London CAPA trip combines local visits, internships, service-learning and lectures, all of which are designed to bring students into a global conversation. The CAPA London team encourages participants to become a part of the city, rather than looking in as an outsider. Many of the courses offered take place not just in the classroom, but all over the city so that students can develop their analytical skills. There are a few options for Western students to study at the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom. All of the trips start on September 26, but one ends on December 9, another ends on January 20, 2017, and the year-long trip ends on June 23, 2017. Study abroad trips to University of Leicester are available to a variety of majors. Another popular summer study abroad destination is a community building course in Gashora, Rwanda. Students work with community members to identify grassroots approaches to community development. The trip is from June 27 to Augist 10, and is worth 12 credits. For many of these study abroad programs for the 2016-2017 school year, applications are due on May 10. To explore international programs, go to studyabroad.wwu.edu.
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Zine club curates new B-Gallery exhibit of their alternative publishings
BY CHRIS BESWETHERICK
Zine club will curate an exhibition in the B-Gallery of the Fine Arts Building to feature the works of the members of the club. The exhibition began today and will continue until the thirteenth during all operating hours of the B-Gallery. The Zine club will curate primarily the work they have made within zine club to add to their exhibit. So, for the past several weeks, the club has invested their scheduled meetings times to produce various works in order to fill the space of the gallery. “I’m worried the room will be empty,” Club President Mimi Jaffe said. “Zines are usually pretty small and flat.” Zines, which are similar to comic books, can be small to large, and are usually self-published make-shift books or newspapers used to tell stories, inform audiences, collaborate with artists or simply to create a fun art project. Other than making zines, the club also shares recognizable works from more-renowned artists. Jaffe has a collection of the “Boy’s Club” comics, a famous alternative publication. She once brought them to a meeting to show the members of the club. Viewing other artwork can inspire new ideas in audiences so through seeing this new material, members learned how the author made the comics, and what ideas went into its production, resulting in ideas for new work. Jaffe is currently making a collaborative erotic zine. Like many other collaborative zines, she has needed to network with friends interested in having their work published to compose the publication. For that zine, Jaffe wants to produce and receive work with erotic themes, meaning anything submitted should follow the constraint of her project. However, in the case of the club, Jaffe wants to approach her members’
work without any overarching authority. She wants members to design whatever they want. “I do not want to be dominant,” Jaffe said. “I want people to do their own thing with their zines.” The space works group-oriented; members are only coming to collectively make zines either independently, or in a group of the club’s members The club is an excellent resource for anyone interested in zine production as the club does offer a place to print your work without charge. Usually printing serves as an inconvenience and hindrance in the final product of a zine as publishing costs are too high for independent artists without publishers. That vital club resource will expand the boundaries many artists have in the work. “We can use it as much as we want,” Jaffe said.” Through having the resources to make the zines, a club exhibition can be done. Historically in the B-Gallery, exhibits are curated by a single person, or small groups of people who have applied for a space in the gallery during the quarter and have a single theme. For example, one of the latest galleries was a photo series of the Sunnyland neighborhood by Beaudry Allen. This project, unlike the Sunnyland exhibit, rather than using a subject as the theme, is using the projects themselves as the theme. The club wants to share zines and how they can be made in creative methods. The B-Gallery, in their constantly rotating shows, wants to maintain a central idea to the exhibit to increase the relativity between the individual works. The zine club took advantage of the opportunity and now has an audience.
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The easiest type of zine to make is a small eight page book with a single piece of paper. Most paper dimensions will create zines, however 8.5” x 11” will yield good page sizes. To make a book, follow these instructions: • Start by folding the paper hotdog style, then fold the paper hamburger-style twice. • Unfold the paper, and cut-out the longest center crease from the end of one inside page, to the other. • Once cut, fold the paper along the long crease and press the sides together to make a plus sign. • Then fold the pages in a book orientation and make one final crease to solidify the spine of the book.
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The Veterans Outreach Center to host “Stories Deployed: The Veteran Chronicles” BY BECKY CAMPBELL Joining the larger national storytelling movement for veterans, The Associated Students (AS) Veteran’s Outreach Center is hosting the “Stories Deployed: The Veterans’ Chronicles,” on Friday, May 13 from 7 - 9 p.m. in the Old Main Theater. Student veterans of Western Washington University and veteran members of the local Bellingham community will share their stories and experiences from their deployments. This event joins the national movement for veteran support including some of the non-profit storytelling groups such as, the Telling Project, Warriors Write and the Veteran Writing Project. Based off the wildly popular nationally heard radio program, Veterans Chronicles hosted by Gene Pell, Western’s event will hear stories from those of all ages, genders, sexuality, religion, ages and branches of the military. Many believe that these types of events can help provide a record and archive that will benefit current and future students and veterans like english professor Kate Trueblood, one of the organizers of this years event. “Hearing these stories helps provide a historical record of our times that is in line with the long and distinguished tradition of writers rendering the wartime experience, including Walt Whitman, Ernest Hemingway, Virginia Woolf, and Kurt Vonnegut.” said Trueblood. The Veteran’s Outreach Center sees this type of performance as an outlet for veterans from Western’s campus and the Bellingham community to share their personal experiences and connections with the military with other veterans and general public. In addition to events like this, the Veteran’s Outreach Center (VOC) has also
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hosted events and panels such as the Women in Service: A Panel of Students, Faculty and Alumnae held in winter quarter of this year. Dedicated to helping veterans other concerned individuals the VOC has for the firth straight year in a row been selected as a Military Friendly School. This support also comes in the form of faculty and staff with connections to the military like Burak Dollar and Dan Purdy of the College of Business and Economics; Kit Spicer of the the College of Fine and Performing Arts; Lorrie Brilla, Jeff Carroll, M.J. Mosher, Judy Pine and Kathryn Trueblood of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences; Dr. Andrew Klein of the College of Science and Engineering; Dan First Scout Rowe of Fairhaven College; Kathryn Patrick of Huxley College of the Environment and Dr. Keith Hyatt of the Woodring College of Education. Refreshments will be provided at intermission of Stories Deployed, and is free of charge for all attendees. Supported by faculty and staff in more than five different departments, this event hopes to engage students in learning more about how to be allies for those on-and-off Western’s campus. The Veteran’s Outreach Center is dedicated to helping veterans with information about employment, educational opportunities, counseling, disabilities, and benefits. For more information about this event and disability accommodations, contact AS Veterans Community Coordinator, Brandon Quackenbush at 360.650.6115. Due to the nature of topic, some messages shared during Stories Deployed: The Veteran’s Chronicles may be graphic in nature.
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Last round of the AS Productions Battle of the Bands to be held at the Make.Shift Art Space on May 13 BY BECKY CAMPBELL
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he second of three preliminary rounds for the Battle of the Bands hosted by Associated Students (AS) Productions and Make.Shift Art Space in downtown Bellingham, was held on Friday, April 29 at 8 p.m. In the first of these three rounds on Saturday, April 16 three bands battled it out to move onto the final round including local Bellingham bands Crooked Neighbours; Hello, I’m Sorry; and The Wednesdays. Working their way to the front, Crooked Neighbors took first to move on to play with other finalists during the final round on Sunday, May 22. The Crooked Neighbors are a Bellingham-based group which plays an eclectic mix of acoustic, alternative and indie rock. Members include Rachel McDonough, Elsbeth Doesburg, Cullen Webster, Chris Hanline and Miguel Ortiz. For more information on this band, visit their website at https://crookedneighbours.bandcamp.com The second preliminary round of the Battle of the Bands will took place on Friday, April 29 with the bands Tom Nook, Distance Runner and Designer Disguise. Taking first place in the second round was the all-male heavy rock band Designer Disguise. Hailing from Seattle, members of Designer Disguise include Jackson Bengtsson, Josh Wildhorn, Nick Powell, Keegan Chapman and David Cubine who will be playing along side Crooked Neighbors and the winners of the third round in later May. The last round of preliminary performers will showcase their music on Friday, May 13 in the Make.Shift Art Space starting at 8 p.m and include the bands: Rex Queen, The Co Founder, and Henry Mansfield & the Bearded Scooter Gang. Each band will be evaluated by a panel of judges. Order for the bands has yet to be released. The winner of the Battle of the Bands will get to perform at Lawnstock, which is being held on Saturday, June 4 on the Communications Lawn. Last year’s winner
of the Battle of the Bands was The Female Fiends. The Make.Shift Art Space began in 2008 when a group of young Bellingham musicians, promoters and fans came together to create a shared gallery and studio space for anyone in Bellingham who wanted to display their artwork or music. In addition to being a gallery of art and music, Make. Shift also offers six band practice studios on a month-to-month basis for bands that are looking for a place to record. Currently the Make.Shift staff is made up of six individuals and countless volunteers who work to engage the community by providing accessible programs and a safe, and all-ages space for artists, musicians, student and their projects to thrive. Unlike many recording and art studios, Make.Shift holds a strict no alcohol or drugs policy to make the venue an all-ages space. The final performance of the Battle of the Bands will be held on Sunday, May 22 on the campus of Western Washington University and will include the winners from the first round and second rounds, Crooked Neighbords and Designer Disguise along side the winner of the third round. Winners of this years Battle of the Bands get the opportunity to perform not only at the Underground Coffeehouse and Make. Shift Block party but also at the fourth annual Lawnstock, a premiere Western Washington University music festival hosted by the AS Productions office. In addition to the performance prizes, winners of the final round will also receive free recording time from Silk Audio and music gear sponsored by the Make.Shift Art Space. Make.Shift hosts workshops for potential artists, called Xperiecne Art Project (XAP) held every Wednesday from 3:30 5:30 p.m. in the Make.Shift Art Space. For more information on Make.Shift Art Space and their mission statement for The Wednesday’s ABOVE and Crooked Neighbors BELOW performed at inclusivity in the arts, visit their website at the Make.Shift Art Space on April 16. Photos by Nikki Shapiro // Make. http://makeshiftproject.com. Shift Art Space
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The ESC Presents:
Culture Shock ` When: Thursday, May 12 at 7 p.m. Where: Performing Arts Center Cost: Free The event will be comprised of different performances that will range anywhere from spoken word to cultural dances. Previous year’s culture shock performances. Photos by Trevor Grimm // AS Review