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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
As his senior classmates chanted "Ben, Ben, Ben," 17-year-old Ben Hilleary strolled across the gym at Bellingham High School - with a gold and red crown on his head after being named homecoming king.
Just before the Friday, Oct. 8, assembly in which he was honored, a smiling Ben fielded well wishes from students and staff, as he walked down a hallway and while he waited in his special education class.
"Congratulations, Ben!" one girl said.
So much for an epic clash of NCAA Division II volleyball titans.
The only real question left after a nearly flawless performance against Seattle Pacific University is just how high Western Washington University will climb when the next national rankings are released.
The No. 17 Vikings stunned No. 12 SPU on Saturday, Oct. 9, sweeping the undefeated Falcons 25-22, 25-23, 25-18 in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference showdown at Carver Gym. The win gives Western a share of the conference lead and puts them in the driver's seat moving forward at the halfway point of the GNAC season.
Western Washington University's Dylan Goodwin has been named Great Northwest Athletic Conference Men's Golfer of the Week for Oct. 3-9.
Goodwin, a sophomore from Mukilteo, took medalist honors at the Grand Canyon Fall Invitational Tournament earlier this week. He shot a 54-hole total of 6-under par 210 for a two-shot victory in medalist play.
Gibson Bardsley scored twice to lead the Western Washington University men's soccer team to a 5-2 non-conference win over Hawaii Pacific on Sunday, Oct. 10, at Orca Field.
Bardsley, a senior who has hit the net 11 times this season, also added an assist while midfielder Sujinda Dangvan notched two assists and scored once. The win upped the Vikings' record to 5-4-2 while Pacific West Conference-leading Hawaii Pacific fell to 7-4-0.