In the Media

Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - The Bellingham Herald

Transportation planner Mia Birk will read from her new book "Joyride: Pedaling Toward a Healthier Planet" during an evening event Wednesday, Oct. 13.

The Portland, Ore., transportation planner will read from her newly released book starting at 7 p.m. The free event will be in the Western Washington University Viking Union multipurpose room.

Monday, October 11, 2010 - The News Tribune

The university’s Geology Department has an extensive display of fossils, rocks and minerals. Developed in the 1980s by geology research technician George Mustoe, the collection now lines the hallways of the buildings’ first three floors.

While some of the items are in display cases, Mustoe said there are quite a few displays where the materials can be touched or handled by visitors.

Monday, October 11, 2010 - The Bellingham Herald

Western Washington University is reducing the 2010-11 operating budget for the third time, and more cuts could be on the way depending on how the state budget develops.

The WWU Board of Trustees unanimously approved a $3.04 million operating budget reduction Friday, Oct. 8.

Monday, October 11, 2010 - The Bellingham Herald

Volcano researcher Dave Tucker will talk about the eruptive history of Mount Baker on Thursday, Oct. 14, at Whatcom Museum.

The free event begins at 7:30 p.m. and is open to the public. It will be in the Rotunda Room of the museum's Old City Hall building, 121 Prospect St.

Tucker is a research associate at Western Washington University.

Monday, October 11, 2010 - The Seattle Times

A dozen young people hospitalized after drinking a beverage that appears to have been spiked at an off-campus party Friday have been treated and released, Central Washington University announced late Sunday morning.

All but one was released by midday Saturday. The university announced on its website late this morning that all of them had been released from hospitals.

"We are relieved and thankful for the recovery of these students," the statement said.

Monday, October 11, 2010 - The Bellingham Herald

Western Washington University has set up a few options for people interested in expressing sympathy to the family of Dwight Clark, the freshman from Auburn who was found dead Wednesday, Oct. 6, after being missing for 11 days.

People can send sympathy cards, post messages online or leave comments and mementos at a memorial set up in Red Square on campus.

Monday, October 11, 2010 - KOMO News

Hundreds of people remembered a Western Washington University student Saturday night at a candlelight memorial in his hometown of Auburn.

After a frantic search for freshman Dwight Clark that lasted more than a week, his body was found several days ago in Bellingham.

Friends and family say Dwight was an avid skateboarder and an all-around good kid who was an honors student at Auburn High School, where he graduated in June.

For so many, what happened to him in Bellingham still makes absolutely no sense. They try to remember the good times - that happened not that long ago.

Monday, October 11, 2010 - The Bellingham Herald

Each week The Bellingham Herald takes a closer look at a business or construction project. This week: Signs by Tomorrow.

What it is: Signs by Tomorrow offers a wide variety of interior and exterior signage including banners, posters, real estate signage and graphics for windows.

Ownership: Marc Youngberg, a Bellingham native and Western Washington University graduate, acquired the business two years ago. He co-owns the business with his wife, Anna.

Monday, October 11, 2010 - The Seattle P-I

When Mary Olson arrived at Soap Lake last month, about two-thirds of her body was covered with patches of red, dry sores. Her skin was itchy, and painful where the sores cracked open and bled.

When she left Soap Lake two weeks later, her skin was clear of sores, tanned and beautiful, she said.

A 61-year-old program assistant at Western Washington University, Olson suffers from psoriasis, a skin disease.

Monday, October 11, 2010 - Peninsula Daily News

Deborah Moriarty lives in an ecosystem of diverse organisms: federal grant-makers, fourth- and fifth-graders, and this weekend, Crab & Seafood Festival-goers.

Her workplace, the Feiro Marine Life Center on City Pier, sits in the middle of today's feasting -- and through the rest of the year it's a hub for learning, thanks in large part to Moriarty's efforts.