In the Media
"A bid for a personal-best time along with near 90-degree heat and severe humidity proved too much for Western Washington University's Sarah Porter, who did not finish in the women's 10,000 meters at the USA Championships being held at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.
Porter, who just completed her junior season at Western, bowed out around the 4,000-meter mark."
"In the first installment of our series “Reflections on the Water,” KPLU environment reporter Liam Moriarty sits along the shore of Bellingham Bay. He speaks with retired biology professor Bert Webber who coined the Salish Sea name and led a 20-year effort to get it officially adopted."
"Western Washington University junior distance runner Sarah Porter will compete in the 10,000 meters at the 2010 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Des Moines, Iowa.
The Hockinson High School graduate is a two-time NCAA Division II All-America selection in cross country and both indoor and outdoor track. She placed second in NCAA-II in both cross country and the outdoor 10,000."
"Inspired by the compelling nature of images from books, Cape Neddick artist Jill Poyourow's practice for the past two decades has turned to images of people of the earth, as well as the food they eat.
For the York Public Library during July and August, Poyourow will hang a selection of works chosen from several series, including "The Cookbook Paintings," "The Cooking of Germany" and "Lands and Peoples," as well as recent biomorphic abstractions."
"Paced by a sixth straight national title in women's rowing and the men's and women's cross country teams finishing fourth and eighth at nationals, respectively, Western Washington University placed sixth nationally among 310 NCAA Division II schools in the final 2009-10 Learfield Sports Directors' Cup standings released today."
"Last we heard, either 15 or 22 teams had made it to the Automotive X Prize's Knockout stage. Turns out, 21 teams will take to the Michigan International Speedway (MIS) in Brooklyn, Michigan this week for the next level of the competition to bring hyper-efficient vehicles to market."
"Maybe it's frustration with the government, the lousy economy or just a general mood of discontent. But the number of initiatives filed for November's statewide ballot is at an all-time high.
On the Secretary of State's website, 75 "initiatives to the people" have been filed since January."
"No, you aren't imaging the weather has been lousy: June has been cooler and wetter than normal.
But it's not the worst June on record."
"The super-efficient cars of the future don't all have to look like glorified motorcycles. Illuminati Motor Works' swoopy Seven, for example, looks as if it were beamed down from a retro "Dick Tracy" universe, complete with gull-wing doors and an aerodynamic teardrop profile. The Seven was among, um, seven cars that went through fuel-efficiency road tests today at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich., as part of the Knockout stage of the $10 million Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize competition."
"After 24 years teaching jazz as associate professor of music at Western Washington University, Chuck Israels has retired and plans to move to Portland, Ore., with wife Margot Hanson as soon as they can sell their home.
The renowned bassist, composer and arranger describes his long stint here as "24 years of being an alien.""