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Bellingham Herald story on Viva Barnes goes national

The story written about Western Washington University graduate and staff member Viva Barnes in the Dec. 16 Bellingham Herald appeared on the homepage for Yahoo! Wednesday, putting the news about Barnes' incredible 21 years as a college student before untold thousands of readers.

The story…

Bellingham woman graduates after 21 years of college classes | The Bellingham Herald

Finally done! Viva Barnes took one class a quarter for 21 years to earn her degree from WWU

There were times when Viva Barnes never thought her one-class-at-a-time plan to earn a bachelor’s degree would result in a diploma.

But after 21 years, the administrative services manager in WWU’s Anthropology Department walked across the stage in Carver Gym Saturday to…

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