In the Media
It didn’t seem to take long for Emily Sullivan, 17, to stand out.
The senior at Meadowdale High School spent only three months volunteering with the city of Mountlake Terrace’s Kids Krew program as part of her senior project when her supervisor decided Sullivan needed a more permanent role with the program.
“There was a great opportunity to keep her,” said Lori Johnson, youth program coordinator for the city’s Recreation and Parks Department, calling the teen a natural fit.
Western Washington University has more graduates serving in the Peace Corps than all but two other schools its size.
The Peace Corps on Tuesday announced Western’s third place ranking among schools with 5,000 to 15,000 undergraduates.
Veterans for Peace activist Gerry Condon will speak at Western Washington University Wednesday, Feb. 2, about the U.S. Army private who allegedly leaked government secrets to WikiLeaks.
The lawyer for Bradley Manning, 23, recently accused military authorities of mistreating his client.
Because of ongoing problems with both her calves, Wade sometimes has to skip conditioning drills during basketball practice with Western Washington University. While her teammates run, she’ll either do push-ups or ride a stationary bike. After practice, Wade will sometimes head for a workout on an elliptical machine.
The Western Washington men's golf team, ranked a school-best No. 3 in the latest Golf Coaches Association of America Golf World/NIKE Golf DII Coaches Top 25 and No. 1 in the NCAA Division II Golfstat rating, begins the spring portion of its schedule by competing in the most prestigious tournament in school history on Feb. 2-4 at Waikoloa, Hawaii.
The Western Washington University women's basketball team's home game against Seattle Pacific University on Wednesday, Feb. 2, will be televised live regionally on FSN Northwest.
A new online catalog makes searching for library materials easier and allows Whatcom County library patrons to see what other users think of books, music or movies.
Visitors to the website of the Whatcom County Library System, wcls.org, are invited to try the new catalog.
Whidbey Islander Zach Van Lue's Facebook wall is filled with good wishes. The 34-year-old Zach, born and raised on South Whidbey, is living in Egypt with his wife Basma Kamal.
Zach and his wife live in a houseboat on the Nile River in Cairo, where he's a DJ for NILE FM, 104.2. Here's how the station's Facebook page describes its format: "NILE FM is a local English radio station blasting out on Cairo's airwaves. You get the feel of both western music with a mix of local and western Presenters with an Egyptian feel."
A new marketing strategy for Western Washington University has come up with a new tagline.
The following students were named to Western Washington University’s honor roll.
The excellent achievers include Naomi Marie DeMartini of Freeland, Laura Ashley Barrow of Langley and Jonathon Joseph Poolman, also of Langley.