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Miller has essay published on creative nonfiction 2013-03-21
Bilingual student strives for success

Coupeville High School senior Vanessa Bernales, 18, moved here with her family from the Philippines when she was just seven years old. Her parents came here to find a better life for their family.

Entering the American culture at such a young age was a challenge, and her first task was to…

2013-03-21
Trueblood has story, article published 2013-03-15
Guess has lyrical novella published 2013-03-15
Sunshine week celebrates Washington's right to open public records

Nearly fifty years ago a middle-school student and her friends set a major free speech case into motion by wearing a black armband to school to protest the Vietnam war.

They subsequently protested their suspension from school. And eventually won: In 1969 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in…

2013-03-12
WWU professor offers guidance on benefits, risks of social media for teens

Adriana Manago has picked a doozy of a topic for her academic research.

A new assistant professor at Western Washington University, she is studying the impact of Facebook and other social media on the social development of young people.

2013-03-11
First Amendment advocate gives students a lesson in speaking up

In 1965, a shy 13-year-old girl and a small piece of black cloth set in motion a fight that helped shape the rights of students everywhere.
Now grown, Mary Beth Tinker is touring the country to show students they can have just as big an impact as she did. On Thursday, that tour brought her…

2013-03-08
Civil rights activist Mary Beth Tinker to speak today at 2 2013-03-07
Psychology dept.'s Family Academy to discuss the Web's impact on teens March 7 2013-03-06
Oliver de la Paz, Brenda Miller have pieces published in 'Passages North' 2013-03-04
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