Campus News

The Annual Steam Shutdown is scheduled from Sunday, Aug. 27 at 1 a.m. through Friday, Sept. 8 at 8 p.m.

After 25 years of service at Western, Audrey Andersen will be retiring from her position at the end of July. Of those past 25 years, nine have been spent in the Wade King Student Recreation Center as the department’s Program Manager. According to the Director of Campus Recreation Adam Leonard, “Audrey has been an integral part of our department for the past nine years. She has provided steady support and organization to a high-paced work environment.

Western Washington University Senior Instructor of Liberal Studies Tom Moore has published a collection of poetry, “Acceptable Time,” with Ravenna Books.

Moore describes his interest in poetry as long-standing.

“It began when I first read the Welch poet, Dylan Thomas, in high school,” said Moore.

The poems in his new book all center on the concept of time, and represent a sample of the work he has completed over the last 20 years. 

Boeing has given 50 computer servers to Western Washington University for use in its new CyberRange Poulsbo, a virtual environment where students in Western’s Computer Information System Security (CISS) program will practice cyberwarfare training and cyber technology development.

Without the gift, Western would have had to spend about $250,000 on the server systems.