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Commencement: student Amanjeet Sahota 2012-08-29
Post-Primary Analysis With Western Professor Todd Donovan

The first batch of votes are in for the Washington state primary election. In the race for Governor, Democrat Jay Inslee has a 4 percent lead over Republican Rob McKenna.

Western Washington University political science professor Todd Donovan tells KUOW's Sara…

2012-08-09
Trip to China offers students fodder for research 2012-08-06
Buckley’s Birklid honored as one of top Western grads

Buckley’s Jessica Birklid was among the honored students when Western Washington University named its Outstanding Graduates for the 2011-12 academic year during spring commencement on June 9.

Faculty members from each academic department select one graduate to honor as the Outstanding…

2012-07-12
9th District's boundaries are new, not candidates

Despite winning election to Congress eight times, U.S. Rep. Adam Smith is treading new ground in his defense of Washington’s 9th Congressional District seat this year.

The incumbent Democrat faces radically altered home terrain – both physically and politically. Redrawn boundaries now…

2012-07-02
MVHS Rotary names Teacher of the Year

American Government and French teacher Anna Barker is the Mount Vernon High School Rotary Teacher of the Year. She was selected by this year’s Rotary Students of the Month.
Barker grew up in Seattle before studying political science and French at Western Washington University in Bellingham…

2012-06-27
Campus tour: Arntzen Hall 2012-06-25
WWU Ralph Munro Institute set for June 18-22 and June 25-29 2012-06-19
Hoping two are better than one

For decades, voters in Skagit County have been represented by one congressional district.
But that all changed this year when redistricting efforts spawned two districts — and a second congressional seat.
After the 2010 census, the state’s redistricting commission was tasked with…

2012-06-19
How has India handled insurgent movements? WWU professor to explain May 10 2012-05-07
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