In the Media
Monday, Oct. 18, 7 to 8:30 p.m., the Western Washington University Ralph Munro Institute/City of Bellingham candidate forum will feature questions from Advanced Placement government students as well as the public in Bellingham City Council chambers, 210 Lottie St. The event is free.
Classical guitarist David Feingold, 55, who began teaching at Western Washington University in 1980 as a guitar instructor, says he has the most comprehensive guitar program of any of the state universities and one of the better programs for guitar in the Pacific Northwest.
There’s no doubt the national concern about the economy is “going to cream some incumbents,” said Todd Donovan, a political science professor at Western Washington University.
But he said Democrats could do better than they did in the primary, when GOP turnout was likely boosted by a marquee U.S. Senate race that saw Dino Rossi fend off his fellow Republican challengers to Sen. Patty Murray.
Western Washington University librarian Rob Lopresti will share the tale of the university's map thief Tuesday, Oct. 5.
In 2006 someone stole maps and books from WWU. A year-and-a-half investigation resulted in a man being convicted of stealing from more than 100 libraries in the U.S. and Canada.
Lopresti, who has been the government information librarian at WWU for more than 20 years, will speak at noon at Village Books, 1200 11th St. The lecture is part of WWU Connections, a speaker series at Village Books that highlights WWU faculty and staff expertise.
Seaweed salad? Pickled kelp?
“When the tide is out, the table is set” goes the old Coast Salish saying.
On Tuesday, Oct. 12 at 7 p.m., Jennifer Hahn, writer, illustrator, wilderness guide, WWU adjunct, and naturalist will teach how to spot the "food at your feet" as well as the culture and cuisine of shoreline edibles.
Dwight Clark is a very caring young man with a lot of ambition, says Pennie Saum, a family friend of the missing 18-year-old student.
"He even started his own clothing line," said Saum. He produced skateboarding videos and hopes to become an entrepreneur and have his own business, she said Thursday.
Search parties for a missing Western Washington University student combed through parks and along beaches Thursday, Sept. 30, but made no developments in locating him.
About 50 volunteers were looking for Dwight A. Clark, 18, who vanished after walking out of an off-campus party in the 1000 block of Indian Street by himself early Sunday morning.
Searchers will regroup Friday morning to canvass more areas.
Freshman forward Kristin Maris scored her first collegiate goal in the 89th minute as Western Washington University nipped nationally ranked and league-leading Seattle Pacific University, 1-0, in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference women's soccer game Thursday at Interbay Stadium.
A cell phone text might hold the key to where a Western Washington Student is.
Bellingham police say 18-year-old Dwight Clark's cell phone sent a blank text message early Sunday morning, about 40 minutes after he left a party and then disappeared.
Family and friends of missing Western Washington University student Dwight Clark will be holding a candlelight vigil from 6:30-8 p.m. Saturday at the Brannan Skate Park in Auburn.
The public is invited. The park is located at 611 28th St. NE.
Clark, a freshman, has been missing since he left a party early Sunday morning. Clark never showed up at his Bellingham dorm six blocks away. His car remained parked outside his dorm.