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Modern lighting hangs from the ceiling of Western's new Special Collections research room located on the sixth floor of Wilson Library. Photo by Jon Bergman | University Communications intern

On Feb. 16, Western Libraries’ Special Collections will open in its new digs – a spacious and modern set of rooms on the sixth floor of Wilson Library.

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.

WWU forward Derrick Webb slips by Saint Martin's University defender Jared Howard for two of his 19 total points on the night. Photo by Jon Bergman | University Communications intern

Forward Willow Cabe scored a game-high 26 points as nationally ranked Western Washington University defeated Saint Martin's University, 77-64, in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference women's basketball contest Saturday on campus. On the men's side, forward Rory Blanche came off the bench and hit his first nine shots from the field in scoring a team-high 20 points as nationally ranked WWU defeated Saint Martin's University 88-68.

During a rally on campus Friday, Feb. 5, Western Washington University student Rachel Bowers, left, hands Western Votes! T-shirts to fellow students, who  plan to wear them in a rally planned for Feb. 15 in Olympia. Photo by Matthew Anderson | WWU

Western Votes and the Associated Students of Western Washington University are planning a holding a walk-out and rally until 1:30 p.m. today, Feb. 5, in the Performing Arts Center Plaza on campus.

”In this rally it is our goal to educate the public about what it would mean to have the state's budget for higher education cut and inspire the student body into taking action to inform their legislators that they do not agree with the governor's new budget and proposed cuts to higher education,” said Western Votes member Heather Siddiqui.

Photo by Michael Leese | University Communications intern

The 82,000-square-foot Biology Building at Western Washington University houses the Biology Department -- specifically, the department's programs in cell and molecular biology, ecology, marine biology and organismal biology. Let's take a look inside. Photos by Michael Leese | University Communications intern

The cast and crew of “WWUsical” take a bow and voice their appreciation for all for supported the film. Photo by Jon Bergman | University Communications intern

Western Washington University students packed into Fraser Hall Room 4 Thursday night to watch the premiere of KVIK's “WWUsical.”

The film, based on the popular "High School Musical," is the first musical produced by KVIK, the WWU Associated Students television station.

The musical's description, courtesy of the KVIK Web site:

A Canadian film crew shooting for the Canadian Broadcasting Company films unicyclist Joe Myers, who works in WWU Facilities Management, on campus Friday, Jan. 22. The crew was on campus to re-stage research on cell phone use from psychology Professor Ira

A Canadian film crew shooting for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation was on campus Friday, Jan. 22, to film Western Washington University professor Ira Hyman and to re-stage (with WWU's Joe Myers on unicycle) Hyman's research on cell phone use for a documentary.