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A sprinkler works hard to keep plants outside Old Main on the Western Washington University campus from getting too thirsty on Thursday, July 15. Photo by Matthew Anderson | University Communications

A sprinkler works hard to keep plants outside Old Main on the Western Washington University campus from getting too thirsty on Thursday, July 15. Weather forecasters expect the sunny weather to hang around until at least next Wednesday, with highs in the low- to mid-70s.

The Art Annex on the Western Washington University campus is swathed in scaffolding as workers repair the crumbling brick exterior of the building on Thursday, July 15. Photo by Matthew Anderson | University Communications

It seems that no matter where one turns on the Western Washington University campus this summer, construction of some sort is visible.

Among the many projects taking place on campus are renovations to the exteriors of Wilson Library and the Art Annex. Both of the buildings are receiving exterior treatments this summer to stop leaks and obviate the need for continuous maintenance due to the damage those leaks can cause.

Photo courtesy of John Scurlock

On Monday morning, July 12, a fossil footprint of the extinct bird Diatryma was lifted from the foothills near Deming. The helicopter, from Columbia Helicopters, lifted the giant slab to a waiting flatbed, which then trucked the fossil to Western Washington University, where it will be displayed in the Geology Department area of the Environmental Studies Building on campus.

Photos courtesy of John Scurlock. Click an image to view in a larger size.

Washington Mile lead singer Chris Wise, 25, and lead guitarist Mark Wolter, 24, sing and play guitar for the audience during Western Washington University's Summer Noon Concert series on Wednesday, July 7, 2010, in the Performing Arts Center Plaza on camp

Washington Mile, from Seattle, played at Western Washington University on Wednesday, July 7, as part of the Associated Students' Summer Noon Concert series.

Bands slated for later in the series include The Globes (July 14), LeRoy Bell & His Only Friends (July 21) and Nettle Honey (July 28).

Photos by University Communications intern Brett Flora. Click on a photo to enlarge it and see more information.

On his first day as the Bellingham School District's new superintendent, Greg Baker chats with schoolchildren on the Western Washington University campus. Baker, a WWU alumnus, was visiting the Western Kids Camp taking place in the Environmental Studies B

Greg Baker, on his first official day on the job as the Bellingham School District's new superintendent, visited the Western Washington University campus today to chat with elementary school students and attend a meeting of WWU leaders and local teachers.

Baker is a WWU alumnus, having earned his master's degree in secondary education from WWU's Woodring College of Education.

Workers install the new roof atop Miller Hall on the Western Washington University campus on Tuesday, June 22, 2010. Photo by David Gonzales | University Communications intern

A bright copper roof has been going up atop Miller Hall at Western Washington University this week. The building, originally built in the 1940s and then added on to in the 1960s, is undergoing a complete renovation.

The Western Washington University team prepares for the highway efficiency test on June 22, 2010, in Detroit. The team from WWU's Vehicle Research Institute is racing the Viking 45 in the competition. For more information, visit http://www.progressiveauto

Cristin Lindsay, vice president of Prize Operations at the X Prize Foundation, just posted a handful of awesome photos online of the Western Washington University team at the Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize competition in Detroit.

The team from WWU's Vehicle Research Institute is racing the Viking 45 in the competition. For more information, visit http://auto.xprize.org/.

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Photo by Jordan Stead for the WWU Athletics Department

More than 100 hundred Western Washington University student-athletes worked alongside supervisors from the Bellingham Parks and Recreation Department on Saturday, June 5, to prepare an area just off the Fairhaven Parkway for salmon habitat.

The volunteer project was the brainchild of Western’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, which organized the community service work party. The idea was developed from student-athlete focus groups and SAAC meetings.

Western Washington University sophomore Emily Scherrer, left, works on a T-shirt art project during WWU's "It's Your Arboretum Day" Saturday, June 5. Photo by David Gonzales | University Communications intern

Western Washington University celebrated its third annual “It’s Your Arboretum Day” on Saturday, June 5, at the Outdoor Learning Center, located on the Huntoon Trail in the western part of the Sehome Arboretum adjoining WWU’s campus.

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