In the Media
Southbound border traffic into Whatcom County has increased significantly in the past year but is still well below numbers posted before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
According to data collected by Western Washington University's Center for Economics and Business Research, nearly 10.7 million people have gone through the five border crossings south into Whatcom County this year through September.
As Washington's prepaid tuition program opens to new participants Tuesday, the plan may not seem like much of a bargain to people who bought in years ago at the equivalent of $7,000 or $8,000 for a year of college.
FIRE likes to give credit where it’s due when a university is forthright about errors it made in violating the rights of students. While we already commended Western Washington University last week for quickly doing the right thing and ending its investigation of student Jacob Ramirez, WWU’s official response to FIRE deserves its own additional praise. That’s because it makes an important point: Universities must not use their disciplinary codes as tools to summon students to account for their protected speech.
Former Meridian High School standout Alex Couweleers scored twice in the last 11 minutes, lifting Trinity Lutheran College to a 3-1 victory over Western Washington University in a non-conference men's soccer contest on Monday, Oct. 31, at Orca Field.
Tyler Bjork scored the lone goal for the Vikings, who suffered their fifth straight loss and seventh in the last eight games in falling to 5-11-0.
People interested in touring the newly renovated Miller Hall at Western Washington University are invited to a dedication of the building Wednesday, Nov. 2.
The $51.5 million renovation project, which was funded by the state Legislature, included upgrading classrooms, computer labs and offices; replacing windows, electrical and mechanical systems; and building a "green roof" over the new "Collaborative Space" in the former courtyard.
Journalist David Barsamian will talk about his work in Kashmir and the state of journalism and censorship during a lecture on Tuesday morning, Nov. 8, at Western Washington University.
As Washington’s prepaid tuition program opens to new participants today, the plan might not seem like much of a bargain to people who bought in years ago at the equivalent of $7,000 or $8,000 for a year of college.
But it’s the inevitable result of keeping up with the state’s skyrocketing tuition.
Nine performers selected to participate in Seattle Opera's 2011-2011 Young Artists program perform Massenet's "Wurther," based on Goethe's iconic novel, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, at Western Washington University's Performing Arts Center Concert Hall.
Q: So you're the ASB president this year at Mariner?
A: I'm actually the co-president with another friend. We share the position. It's really fun, and we lead the leadership class and plan all extra activities, like dances and Spirit Week.
Western Washington University golfers Dylan Goodwin and Claire Rachor were selected as Great Northwest Athletic Conference Golfer's of the Week for the week of Oct. 23-29.