Welcome to Bellingham, WWU students — here’s what you may have missed over the summer

If it seems like there’s less elbow room at your favorite bar, more unfamiliar faces in the grocery store and more traffic just about everywhere you look, there’s a good reason why — Western Washington University students are back in town.

Approximately 4,100 students were expected to move into WWU’s residence halls, with the majority arriving over the weekend. Thousands more will be moving or have already moved into off-campus housing, in preparation for first day of classes on Wednesday.