Boulevard Park sunsets and a soccer coach she knew; why would she want to leave home?

After graduating from Sehome High School in 2014, Bellingham native Emily Webster had a wide selection of colleges to choose from when deciding where she would continue her soccer career.

But Webster found every other school fell short compared to Western Washington University when it came down to her favorite thing: the view of the sunsets on the boardwalk by Boulevard Park.

“When I toured other schools, I would always compare it back to Western and say, ‘Well, this isn’t as good as Western,’ ” Webster said. “I loved growing up here.”