In the Media
"Former Western Washington University football player Matt Overton's dream of playing in the NFL took another hit on Monday, March 15, when he was released by the Seattle Seahawks."
"A jury convicted a man Tuesday, March 16, of raping a Western Washington University student at her off-campus apartment in April 2007.
Charles F. Boome, 45, was found guilty of first-degree rape and first-degree burglary after a one-week trial in Whatcom County Superior Court."
"Winter quarter commencement at Western Washington University is scheduled for Saturday, March 20.
About 556 undergraduates and 40 master's candidates will receive degrees this quarter."
"State lawmakers eased into special session Monday with majority Democrats still divided on what taxes should go up in order to balance the budget.
It’s the same problem that confounded them in the regular session that ended Thursday and forced the extra session the governor wants ended in a week — but could last up to a month."
"Freight transport-generated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (largely from trucks) constitute a substantial share of GHG emissions produced in the U.S. and Canada. Moreover, despite impressive improvements in fuel and engine efficiency, truck-generated emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) are likely to increase - making this an important area for policy attention, according to a Conference Board of Canada report issued today."
"Job seekers looking for ways to connect directly with employers are invited to attend Western Washington University's Spring Career Fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, April 22 in the Mac Gym of the Wade King Student Recreation Center."
"The Chimacum School Board has selected a replacement for retiring superintendent Mike Blair. He’s Craig Downs, Woodland School District assistant superintendent.
The 50-year-old Downs was selected last week over two other finalists from an original list of six applicants. He reportedly will take over in July for Blair, who steps down after seven years as Chimacum’s superintendent."
"Higher taxes. Slashed programs. Whatever the Legislature’s majority Democrats do to fix the budget shortfall in the special session starting today, it will be memorable to voters.
To leave behind something that will be remembered more fondly than their budget work come Election Day, Democrats have given themselves a second mission for the overtime period: Create jobs in Washington."
"Western Washington University’s College of Business and Economics has opened a new Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at 115 Unity St., Suite 101, in downtown Bellingham, as a service for local businesses in conjunction with the university’ existing Center for Economic Vitality."
"You know it's a great game when the last team to score a bucket comes away with the win.
The Western Washington men's basketball team twice hit huge free throws to put the Vikings up with just seconds left on the clock. But Cal Poly Pomona answered with a basket each time, the second of which came with just .6 seconds in overtime and gave the Broncos a 76-75 win on Saturday, March 13, during the NCAA Division II West Regional semifinal."