Candlelight gathering for Dwight Clark to take place on campus tonight, Sept. 29

A candlelight gathering in honor of Dwight Clark, the Western Washington University student missing since Sunday morning, has been planned for 8:30 tonight in Red Square on the WWU campus.

WWU President Bruce Shepard and WWU Associated Students President Colin Watrin are hosting the event. The campus and local communities are welcome to attend, and parking enforcement on campus will be suspended during the gathering.

Those who want to assist in finding Clark may do so in two ways:

• Pledge to a Reward Fund: In partnership with the Bellingham Police Department, a reward fund has been set up for information leading to finding Dwight. Anyone interested in making a pledge to the fund should contact the Western University Relations office at (360) 650-3482 or visit http://www.wwu.edu/univrelations/findDwight.shtml. Only pledges are being sought at this time.
• Volunteer for the Search: The Bellingham Police Department, which is leading the investigation, is coordinating all volunteer efforts. For more information, please contact Sgt. Colin Emmett at (360) 778-8666.

Clark was last seen leaving a residence in the 1000 block of Indian Street at approximately 2 a.m. on Sunday. He was wearing blue jeans, a pink tie-dyed T-shirt and black Nike athletic shoes. Clark, who is 18 years-old, is described as 6 feet 2 inches tall and about 160 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. He is a freshman from Auburn, Wash.