In the Media

Monday, October 25, 2010 - The Bellingham Herald

Western Washington University plans to test its capability to quickly and effectively respond to an earthquake during a drill Wednesday, Oct. 27, that also will involve a test of its emergency steam whistle and notification system known as Western Alert.

Western employees and students will participate in the on-campus exercise. Participants will simulate the evaluation of damage to the campus, and the communication of WWU’s situation to the community’s emergency operations center.

Monday, October 25, 2010 - The Bellingham Herald

Shelley Muzzy is one of 17 Whatcom County writers who contributed to “Clover: A Literary Rag,” a local magazine edited by Mary Gillilan.

The group meets regularly at the Independent Writers Studio in the Clover Building in downtown Bellingham. Some of the writers will read from the magazine at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24, at Village Books, 1200 11th St.

For more on the group, see independentwritersstudio.com.

Monday, October 25, 2010 - Oregon Live

Oregon voters are being asked to make choices on four citizen initiatives this fall. Topics include criminal sentencing, medical marijuana, a private casino, and dictating how lottery revenues are spent on state parks and natural resources.

Although this is a rather modest initiative crop compared with previous years, these proposals can have major implications for the state's already troubled budget. As people contemplate how to vote, this is also a good time to consider how laws are made. The initiative has done much to help Oregon, but it is time to ask if this tool of direct democracy has become too much of a good thing.

Monday, October 25, 2010 - The Bellingham Herald

Holocaust survivor Noémi Ban will share her story about being in the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp as a child during a special talk at Western Washington University on Monday, Nov. 8.

Ban's talk will start at 6 p.m. in Arntzen Hall, room 100. Her hourlong talk will be followed by a question-and-answer and book-signing period for her book, "Sharing is Healing: A Holocaust Survivor's Story."

Friday, October 22, 2010 - The Bellingham Herald School Days Blog

Western Washington University has received a two-year, $512,000 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Education to partner with a number of community institutions to review, improve and enhance campus emergency management planning efforts.

Friday, October 22, 2010 - The Bellingham Herald

Blankets 4 Bellingham, a community group started by Western Washington University students, will gather donated blankets, gloves and scarves and distribute them to local homeless people.

People can drop off the items from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. the weekend of Nov. 6-7 at the Lincoln Creek Park-and-Ride lot, located on Lincoln Street just north of the Samish Way freeway overpass.

Friday, October 22, 2010 - The Bellingham Herald

Seattle Pacific and Western Washington earned No. 2 and No. 3 rankings in the first NCAA Division II West Region women's volleyball poll released Wednesday evening.

Defending region champion Cal State San Bernardino is ranked No. 1.

Friday, October 22, 2010 - The Bellingham Herald

Middle blocker Emily Jepsen had a match-high 13 kills with no errors on 20 attempts for an attack percentage of .650 as nationally ranked Western Washington University swept defending conference champion University of Alaska Anchorage 25-13, 25-11, 25-10 in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference volleyball match on Thursday, Oct. 21, at WWU.

The Vikings, ranked No. 17 in this week's American Volleyball Coaches Association/NCAA Division II Top 25 Poll and No. 3 in the West Region, improved to 14-2 overall and remained tied for first place in the GNAC with Seattle Pacific at 11-1.

Friday, October 22, 2010 - The Bellingham Herald

Chinese-born Di Wu performs works by Debussy, Ravel and Gounod-Liszt at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22, at Western Washington University's Performing Arts Center Concert Hall, then will offer a free class for young pianists.

Praised in The Wall Street Journal as a "musically mature and sensitive pianist," Wu has played throughout Asia, Europe and the United States. Her appearance is part of the Sanford Piano Series; all of the series revenue goes towards scholarship money for talented WWU piano majors.

Tickets, $9 to $16, are available at 360-650-6146, and tickets.wwu.edu. A limited number of tickets are available at Village Books and the Community Food Co-op.

Friday, October 22, 2010 - Juneau Empire

Sealaska Heritage Institute will sponsor a noon lecture series, dance performances, and a Native art market to celebrate Native American Heritage Month in November.

The brown-bag lunch series will focus on topics such as Tlingits and combat and Native history and language. The program this year will include dance performances at the Juneau-Douglas High School, plus a Native artist market, which will be set up in the commons of the school during the afternoon of the performances.

The celebration of Native dance, art, culture and history are free and open to the public, said SHI President Rosita Worl, adding she hopes attendees will learn more about Southeast Native cultures.