In the Media

Men's golfer Dylan Goodwin, who lettered one year at the University of Washington, is transferring to Western Washington University this fall.

In the face of prolonged budget cuts, Washington state's universities are cutting frills and charging students more.

The soft drink industry has pumped a monsoon of money - $10 million so far - into a Washington state initiative that would repeal new taxes on soda pop, bottled water, candy and some canned-meat products.

The president emeritus of North Seattle Community College will speak at Western Washington University's summer commencement ceremony Saturday, Aug. 21.

Election watchers caution about putting too much faith in primary results, but such a close race and strong showing for Vincent Buys could be beneficial no matter what, going into the general election, said Todd Donovan, political science professor at Western Washington University.

The Western Washington University women's rowing program will host a reunion and celebration Saturday, Oct. 23, at Carver Gymnasium as part of Fall Family Weekend on the WWU campus.

The Campbell River Arts Council is pleased to host Brian Scott at the Tidemark Art Gallery (TAG) from Aug. 18 to Sept. 7. Entitled 'Brian Scott - Paintings from 1974-2010', the show is a retrospective of this amazing artist's career. Forest themes and nature form a common theme in the show. The artist paid his way through UBC, Emily Carr College and Western Washington University as a compass man /timber cruiser.

David Wain Coon, Ed.D., has been the President of Evergreen Valley College in San Jose, California since July 2005. Dr. Coon has a Bachelor of Arts in Communications and Public Relations from Central Washington University, a Master of Education in Student Personnel Administration from Western Washington University and a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership with an emphasis in Organizational Development from Seattle University.

GPS navigation devices are dime a dozen these days, so it is no surprise to see yet another model, albeit in a concept form factor, make headlines. We're talking about the SixthSense navigation device by Benjamin Peterson, a senior pursuing B.S Industrial Design & Minor in Sustainable Design at Western Washington University

Judge Marsha Pechman of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington ruled in favor of Carolyn Nielsen, who wrote articles about a now-exonerated teenage murder defendant during graduate school. Pechman also awarded Nielsen a protective order against future deposition and her attorneys fees and costs.

Nielsen is now a professor at Western Washington University, but during her studies at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism in 1994 she published articles detailing the seemingly unjust trial and conviction of Thaddeus “TJ” Jimenez.