College of Humanities and Social Sciences

"Sequim High School teacher Gary Pringle will become principal of a 300-student elementary school in Oroville next school year.

"I'm pretty pleased, pretty excited" about his first job as a school principal, said Pringle, 47, on Wednesday.

Pringle, who had not…

"Terry Sacks is the clinical director at the speech and language clinic at Western Washington University. In addition to ensuring quality care for the clients and teaching a clinical class, Sacks works with master's degree students in the speech and language pathology program, to make…

"For decades, tobacco lobbyists fought against any kind of federal regulation of cigarettes and tobacco products -- and for decades, no regulations existed. Cigarettes had less federal oversight than both pet food and makeup -- in part because of a 2000 Supreme Court decision that ruled…

"If you like poetry, but not necessarily fiction, then chances are good you'll dig the short fiction of Lynn K. Kilpatrick. It also helps if you have an affinity for kitchen knives. "

"Western Washington University journalism students and publications received six Region 10 Mark of Excellence awards from the Society of Professional Journalists in its recent 2009 competition."

"Eight Whatcom County residents who protected salmon, encouraged food composting, worked against sprawl and otherwise helped the planet - in the field, boardrooms and classrooms - will be honored as environmental heroes.

Bellingham-based RE Sources for Sustainable Communities…