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Students and faculty join together to talk about AI
1+ hour, 26+ min ago (484+ words) The skies are getting hazier each day in Memphis, Tennessee, as the world's largest supercomputer, Elon Musk's Colossus, drinks up water and spits out pollutants. Large data centers use lots of energy and can consume 5 million gallons of water per…...
From relationships to cannabis neuroscience: WWU’s podcast covers it
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (668+ words) Western Washington University's Wellness Advocate Program, a group focusing on improving the well-being of Western students, created a podcast for students called "Campus Conversations." The podcast first aired in May 2024 and currently has five episodes available for streaming on multiple…...
OPINION: The Rock that Refused to Leave
3+ week, 4+ day ago (754+ words) Between Flora St and W Champion, nestled behind the backs of O-Pole dance studio and the Mount Baker Theatre, lies the Great Bellingham Boulder. Standing almost two stories tall, it looks disarmingly natural and serene amongst paved asphalt and urban…...
Should AI be included in Western’s academic policy?
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (780+ words) Western Washington University is at a crossroads when it comes to artificial intelligence (AI). Ask anyone on campus; faculty and students alike will tell you how controversial AI is." At a faculty senate meeting on Jan. 26, staff and faculty discussed…...
BRIEF: Repairs to Mount Baker Highway are underway amid flood damage
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (350+ words) On Jan. 16, the Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) announced a five-day full road closure of Mt. Baker Highway (SR 542) beginning on Monday, Feb. 2, following this season's delayed opening of Mt. Baker Ski Area." As drivers curve through the twisting Nooksack…...