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Morning fog blankets Bellingham Bay in this view from Special Collections on the sixth floor of Wilson Library on Wednesday, Oct. 6. Photo by Matthew Anderson | University Communications

Fog blanketed Bellingham Bay and the downtown area of Bellingham in this view from Special Collections on the sixth floor of Wilson Library on Wednesday, Oct. 6. Weather experts have predicted today's sun to last through Thursday, with rain showers creeping into the forecast beginning Friday.

Kristen Mahoney, an assistant professor of English at Western Washington University, leads students in a study session in Wilson Library's Special Collections on Sept. 30. Photo by Matthew Anderson | University Communications

Western Libraries’ Special Collections opened in its new digs -- a spacious and modern set of rooms on the sixth floor of Wilson Library -- back in February.

The new area features climate-controlled storage areas, a huge research space, separate offices for the three Special Collections staff members and a dedicated space for workers to sort through and catalogue new material.

Kyla Hall, a freshman in assistant professor of art Cynthia Camin's beginning drawing class sketches, the large sequoia tree near Edens Hall Thursday morning, Sept. 30. Photo by Matthew Anderson | University Communications

Students in assistant professor of art Cynthia Camlin's ART 110 beginning drawing class met near Edens Hall Thursday morning, Sept. 30, to sketch the giant sequoia tree. The layer of fog that shrouded these students -- and the rest of campus -- on Thursday burned off in mid-morning, leading to a bright and sunny day.

Weather forecasters expect the weather to remain mostly sunny throughout the weekend and into next week, though high temperatures will drop into the upper 50s.

Ethan Leung, a member of the Western Washington University student club WWU Hip Hop Association, performs at the Red Square Info Fair on Sept. 21, 2010. Photo by Matthew Anderson | University Communications

The Associated Students' annual Red Square Info Fair kicked off the 2010-11 school year at Western Washington University on Sept. 20 and 21, 2010. The annual event took place on Monday in and around the Viking Union Multipurpose Room because of rain and on Tuesday in Red Square.

The event is an opportunity for new and returning students to interact with their peers and gather information on the various student clubs and opportunities at WWU. A number of local businesses also participate, setting up information booths and handing out free stuff during the event.

David Brancaccio chats with VRI members Jon Bremer and Ben Romeijn-Stout on the WWU campus Wednesday, Aug. 11. Photo by Brett Flora | University Communications intern

David Brancaccio, a longtime national business journalist and host and senior editor of NOW on PBS, visited Western’s Vehicle Research Institute Wednesday to videotape a feature on Western’s Vehicle Research Institute (VRI) team that completed a dramatic run all the way to the last days of competition in the finals of the Progressive Automotive X Prize.

The winning boat, the UL-14 Sammamish Mortgage/WWU College Engineering Tech, driven by Paul Becker, after the Graham Trucking Unlimited Lights final. Standing near the boat are a handful of WWU students who were members of the boat's pit crew. Photo court

A handful of students from the Department of Engineering Technology in Western Washington University's College of Sciences and Technology helped man the pit crew for the UL-14 Sammamish Mortgage/WWU College of Sciences and Technology/GO NAVY hydroplane during this past weekend's Seafair event in Seattle.

The boat, driven by Paul Becker, took first place in the final of the Unlimited Lights class, narrowly beating Kayleigh Perkins, driver of the UL-72 Foster Care-Triad Racing Technologies hydroplane, at the finish line.

Victor Viking, WWU's mascot, takes a look at Viking 45 during a recognition celebration for the WWU X PRIZE Team on Thursday, Aug. 5.

More than a hundred well-wishers showed up to congratulate the Western Washington University X PRIZE Team during a recognition ceremony on campus Thursday, Aug. 5. Team members, recently returned from the finals of the Progressive Automotive X PRIZE competition at Michigan International Speedway, were at the event along with their car, Viking 45.

During the finals of the contest, Viking 45 achieved the equivalent of more than 110 miles per gallon with ultra-low emissions. WWU finished in the Top 10 of more than 130 cars that started the competition.

The original portion of the personalized-brick walkway in front of Old Main. File photo by Matthew Anderson | WWU

The Western Washington University Alumni Association has relaunched the personalized brick program. The Associated began taking orders about three weeks ago for the personalized bricks, which cost $100 and become permanent parts of the brick walkways in front of the Old Main building on campus. This is the first time in seven years that bricks can be purchased, said the Alumni Association's Chris Roselli.

Nettle Honey plays acoustic bluegrass at the Performing Arts Plaza on Western Washington University's campus during the Noon Summer Concert Series on July 28, 2010. Johnny Fitzpatrick on banjo. Brittany Newell on fiddle. Colin Sterling on guitar/harmonica

Nettle Honey played acoustic bluegrass music in the Performing Arts Plaza on Western Washington University's campus during the Noon Summer Concert Series on July 28, 2010. Johnny Fitzpatrick played banjo, Brittany Newell played fiddle and Colin Sterling played guitar/harmonica. Photos by Brett Flora | University Communications intern

WWU's Viking 45 competes in the range event Friday alongside the Aptera team from San Diego. Photo by Matthew Anderson | WWU

The Western Washington University X PRIZE Team successfully completed the 100-mile range event on Friday, July 23. Next up for the WWU team, assuming that Viking 45 successfully met all the requirements of the efficiency events, are the dynamic safety events on Monday, July 26.