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Christopher Wojcik grew up surfing, fishing and diving the waters near Point Pleasant, N.J., a shore town known for its long beaches, arcades and nightlife. His passion for exploring the ocean never let up. In 1998, after getting a master's degree in biological oceanography from Western Washington University, Wojcik returned to New Jersey. There he was asked to help improve the animal habitats at one of his hometown's most popular attractions, Jenkinson's Aquarium. He responded by launching Ionature, a Bay Head, N.J., firm that designs and builds exhibits and habitats for zoos and aquariums.
Western Washington University's Michael Hoffman has been named Great Northwest Athletic Conference Male Track and Field Athlete of the Week for Apr. 17-23.
It's Hoffman's second such honor this season and third of his career.
Northwest Washington possesses a relatively lesser known four-year university that exhibits natural beauty and impressive campus character that is likely the envy of many colleges throughout the country. This college is Western Washington University. This is not a small institution; the campus includes a comfortable 215 acres and its undergraduate and graduate enrollment includes 14,979 students (13,809 undergraduate and 1,170 graduate students). The campus overlooks spectacular Bellingham Bay and several of the San Juan Islands and is bounded on the east by Sehome Hill Park, approximately 300 acres of natural forest which includes the 38-acre Sehome Arboretum. Located on the southern edge of the city of Bellingham, Western Washington University is located in a suburban setting only 55 miles from Vancouver, British Columbia, and 90 miles from Seattle.
Jesse Salomon, a public defender and member of the Shoreline Chamber of Commerce, has announced his decision to run for Shoreline City Council position number 6. Salomon will be campaigning to fill the seat currently held by incumbent Terry Scott, who recently announced that he will not be running for re-election after his term expires Dec. 31.
Thornton Wilder, the great American playwright, wrote, “Theatre is the greatest of all art forms. It is the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being
US is a play comprised of short stories that were written, produced and staged entirely by WWU theatre students, using a theatrical form known as “devised theatre.”
The University of Washington Board of Regents unanimously voted Monday morning to hire Michael Young as the university's new president.
Young, 61, has been president of the University of Utah since 2004.
The decision is subject to negotiating an employment agreement.
Gov. Chris Gregoire said Friday she'll call lawmakers back into special session on Tuesday to try to finish what they couldn't in their regularly allotted time - balancing a Washington budget that is more than $5 billion in deficit.
"There is more work to be done, we are not yet finished," Gregoire said at a news conference.
The regular 2011 Legislature, which began Jan. 10, adjourned Friday afternoon. A special session could last up to 30 days.
The Senate and House have passed competing versions of a $32 billion, 2011-13 operating budget. The chambers are at odds over how much - and where - to cut. Lawmakers are not considering broad spending increases as a way to patch the budget.
The Whatcom Volunteer Center's Heart & Hands Awards were presented April 10. Executive Director Sue Ellen Heflin shared information about the 2011 winners:
Alan Luan has led the Western Washington University Big Brothers Big Sisters Club, helping it to explode in activism, enrollment and community involvement. What was once a sleepy little club that met every few months to talk about their experiences as Bigs, became a force for change on the WWU campus. Alan leads the club to do volunteer drives and bake sales, raise awareness of BBBS, and volunteer at agency events.
For anyone who has wondered what satin and empty pill packets have in common, Rebecca Maxim has the answer: they can both be used to make a seriously beautiful wedding gown.
Maxim, an HIV nurse from Seattle, was one of dozens of designers who created inspired ensembles out of recycled goods for the annual Trash Fashion Show, held Saturday, April 23, at Western Washington University.
"You take the ordinary things you see in life and transform them into something out of the ordinary," said Maxim, who collected the pill packets and paper pill cups to create a monumental gown. "Then you wrap it around a body and turn it into fashion."
Sarah Porter broke a 24-year-old school record in the women's 3000 meters, highlighting Western Washington University performances Saturday, April 23, at the 11th annual Viking Twilite track and field meet at Civic Stadium.
Porter won the event in 9:35.75, breaking the school standard of 9:38.76 set by Jennifer Eastman in 1988.