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WWU an economic, educational, social force in Whatcom County

It encompasses 212 acres, with more parking spaces than downtown Bellingham. Its 15,000 students, nearly 1,200 permanent staff members and more than 900 part- or full-time faculty members, together, are a mass of humanity nearly equal in number to the population of Lynden and Blaine combined.…

2016-02-16
Despite bans at other schools, free speech guidelines mean YikYak is here to stay

Hidden under a veil of anonymity, Penn’s Yik Yak users are free to rant, joke, complain and event make threats without fear of being identified. And while other colleges have taken steps to prevent cyberbullying on the platform, Penn’s focus on free speech makes any similar action very unlikely…

2016-02-10
WWU tops 10,000 freshman applications for the first time 2016-02-10
How to Recruit and Retain Underrepresented Minorities

I became interested in science in the 1970s, when African Americans and U.S. Hispanics comprised only 5 percent of the STEM workforce: As a third grader growing up in Oak Cliff, which at the time was a predominately African American community in Dallas, Texas, I was given a class assignment as…

2016-02-09
WWU’s Milbrandt and Blauser named GNAC Athletes of the Week

Western Washington University student athletes Emma Blauser (Softball) and Travis Milbrandt (Indoor Track) have been selected as Great Northwest Athletic Conference Athletes of the Week in their respective sports for the period of Feb. 1-7.

2016-02-09
WWU’s Rabin Snags D-II Weekly Honor

On the strength of an eight-point effort against a conference archrival, Western Washington senior midfielder Alexander Rabin has been named the winner of the MCLA Division II Commanding Performance of the Week powered by Under Armour for the period ending Feb. 7.

With the Vikings hosting…

2016-02-09
Women's Soccer Adds Six Players To Program for 2016

Western Washington University head women's soccer coach Travis Connell has announced the addition of six student-athletes to for the 2016 season.

2016-02-05
Vikings Earn Tough 58-51 Road Win at CWU

Western Washington junior point guard Taylor Peacocke scored a team-high 20 points, including 13 in the second half, to lead the Vikings to a 58-51 victory over Central Washington Thursday evening in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference women's basketball game at Nicholson Pavilion.

2016-02-05
Vikings Dealt Heartbreaking 108-105 Loss to UAA

Paced by an incredible performance from senior guard Kyle Impero, Western Washington rallied from 17 points down in the second half, only to fall to University of Alaska Anchorage in double overtime, 108-105, in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference men's basketball game Thursday at Whatcom…

2016-02-05
From President Shepard: 'Regarding Our Ethnic Student Center' 2016-02-05
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