In the Media

Western Washington University's Sophie Elstrott successfully defended her medalist title and the Vikings won the team championship for the second straight year at the Saint Martin's University Women's Golf Invitational which ended Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Olympia Country Club in Olympia.

Unable to capitalize on its scoring opportunities, Western Washington University fell 1-0 to Cal Baptist University in a NCAA Division II West Regional men's soccer neutral site contest Saturday, Oct. 8, in Phoenix.

Western Washington University took nationally ranked Seattle Pacific University to a fifth set before falling 21-25, 25-17, 25-14, 21-25, 15-10 on Saturday, Oct. 8, in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference volleyball match in Seattle.

Mayor Dan Pike's critical comments about the Port of Bellingham's progress on waterfront cleanup have drawn a sharp response from Port Executive Director Charlie Sheldon.

At a Sept. 29 candidates forum sponsored by the League of Women voters, Pike suggested that Port Environmental Director Mike Stoner was somehow responsible for the slow pace of cleanup work.

"Time is the Enemy" for a new generation of students, according to a recent report about how people are consuming higher education and drifting away from traditional colleges. If the ivied halls become too expensive or too inconvenient, how will they adapt?

It sounds like a simple question: How much is a college actually going to cost?
In fact, it's a slippery one. But thanks to a federal mandate, a new tool to help students and families pin down an answer is finally arriving this month: a fairly simple online calculator to estimate what you can expect to pay to attend any college in the United States.
The new "net price calculators" — many already up and running on college websites ahead of the Oct. 29 legal deadline — are designed to provide the non-binding cost estimates based on a few relatively straightforward questions about family finances.

I’VE done a lot of television book interviews lately, and I continue to be struck at what a difference there is in the technology in just a few years’ time.

Here is a typical evening at a major cable TV network: arrive at Washington studio and be asked to sign in by a contract security guard. Be met by either a young employee who appears to still be in college or an older person who seems to have hung on with tenure.

Washington's long and lively tradition of fairs and festivals is the theme of the state's fifth annual Archives Month this October. Throughout October, the public is encouraged to explore, free of charge, millions of items through the State Archives and its Digital Archives, historical societies, museums, public libraries, and university special collections.

"Washingtonians love going to fairs and festivals throughout our state. They're a great way for people to connect with their community. This year's Archives Month program does a very good job of highlighting how much we value and appreciate our fairs and festivals and the role they play," said Secretary of State Sam Reed. "Our State Archives is crucial to preserving Washington's history so people now and in the future can learn about the individuals, events and stories that make our state's past so interesting and important. If somebody wants to explore a part of Washington's history, or even their own family roots, Archives can direct them toward the documents and resources that will help them in their search."

Western Washington University's Center for Economic Vitality, through its Jump Start Washington Exports program, will host its first British Columbia trade mission to the BC Hospitality Industry Conference & Expo.
The event takes place from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Nov. 7 and 8, at the Vancouver Convention Centre, East Halls B & C, 999 Canada Place, in Vancouver, B.C.

Several years ago, Fairhaven-area writer and educator Dana Rozier was vacationing in Hawaii with her children and she wanted to help them learn about the 50th state's rich natural history. She searched for an age-appropriate guidebook but found there were none - so she decided to write one herself.
After all, 12 years ago she had written a hometown guide, "Whatcom County with Kids: Places and Go and Things to Do."