In the Media
Two Western Washington University athletes were honored by the Great Northwest Athletics Conference on Monday, Sept. 27.
The Vikings' Sarah Porter was named GNAC cross country Women's Athlete of the Week for Sept. 19-25.
Katie Sharpe, a senior from Bellingham, was named GNAC Women's Golfer of the Week for Sept. 19-25 after placing fifth at the Sonoma State Invitational with a 54-hole score of 223, posting rounds of 73, 76 and 74 while leading the Vikings to a second-place team finish.
Fourteen national handball titles and six world four-wall championships could not prevent LeaAnn Martin from feeling some unexpected butterflies.
But, like a quarterback whose pre-game nervousness vanishes with that first pass, her butterflies began to disappear with her first words during the Handball Hall of Fame induction ceremonies.
Bellingham and campus police are asking for help in locating a Western Washington University student who has been missing since he did not come home after a weekend party.
Freshman Dwight A. Clark, 18, was reported missing Sunday night. He was last seen leaving a party in the 2000 block of Indian Street at around 2 a.m Sunday, Sept. 26.
Faced with budget cuts and flurries of worried phone calls from applicants every spring, the University of Washington is to change from “rolling” to “pooling” admissions, meaning it is to move its application deadline to December and make acceptance decisions only after the admissions office has reviewed all 20,000 or so annual applications.
Western Washington University's Brian Barhanovich fired a 8-under 64 - tying a course record - during opening day action to ultimately lead medalist competition after two rounds at the 39th annual WWU Men's Golf Invitational Tournament on Monday, Sept. 27, at the Bellingham Golf and Country Club.
Western Washington University's Sophie Elstrott shot a 1-under par 71 on Monday, Sept. 27, to finish the round two shots behind the leader in medalist play at the Grand Canyon University Fall Invitational Women's Golf Tournament at the Coldwater Creek Golf Club.
Lectures about the Gulf Coast, immigration, environmental rights and being a Muslim in America headline the newest World Issues Forum line-up at Western Washington University.
The series is sponsored by Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies and other campus and community groups. All events are free and open to the public.
Western Washington University had a five-match winning streak end as it fell 25-23, 25-23, 22-25, 25-22 to University of Alaska Anchorage in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference volleyball contest Saturday, Sept. 25, at the Wells Fargo Sports Complex.
Western Washington University fell 3-2 to Montana State University Billings in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference men's soccer game Saturday, Sept., 25, at Orca Field on the campus of Whatcom CC.
The Vikings fell to 3-3-2 overall and 0-2-1 in GNAC action with its second straight loss following a five-game unbeaten streak. MSUB improved to 5-2-1 overall and 1-1-0 in conference play.