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Upcoming forums to address marijuana 2015-04-02
ATUS notifies of new phishing scam on campus 2015-04-01
Bellingham PD: meth-laden plastic bottles, jugs found in parks

Police in Bellingham are sounding the alarm over toxic trash.

Plastic bottles used to make methamphetamine turned up last week at Sehome Arboretum, said Lt. Bob Vander Yacht of the Bellingham Police Department. The plastic containers are used to cook meth and are…

2015-03-18
WWU to test indoor, outdoor building enunciation system Monday, March 23 2015-03-18
U of O to do mass vaccinations to rein in deadly outbreak

Health officials at Washington universities are on alert as the University of Oregon launches a mass vaccination campaign to halt the spread of potentially deadly meningococcal infections on the Eugene campus.

Four Oregon students have developed bacterial bloodstream infections known as…

2015-02-26
C lot short term repairs help to prevent erosion and damage to environment

For a long time, the graveled parking lots at Western have been in various stages of disrepair. Now, according to the Student Safety Office, there is some relief in sight.

2015-02-24
Safety committee reminds drivers to be careful on, near campus 2015-02-23
Computer simulation shows where volcanic ash could go if Mount Baker erupts

A computer simulation delves 6,600 years into the past to show where volcanic ash would go if Mount Baker blew today.

The simulation is on the website of the Mount Baker Volcano Research Center at mbvrc.wordpress.com. Bellingham geologist Dave Tucker, who is an…

2015-02-23
Two flashing incidents reported near Western Wash. University

Washington University campus and there could be more than one suspect.

There were two different reports taken in the last 12 hours.

The latest incident happened shortly before midnight. Students sent KIRO 7 copies of the text alert…

2015-02-13
Multiple instances of men exposing selves to Western students reported near campus

A second report of a man exposing himself to three female Western students walking on Jersey Street at Maple Street near campus the night of Thursday, Feb. 12 was sent to students via a Western Alert.
The man is described as a white male with facial hair in his early 20s and wearing a dark…

2015-02-13
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