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Rad Pacific Northwest Women and Femmes

Of this story's five profiles, two have WWU ties: Political Science alumna Ijeoma Iluo and former Fairhaven professor and current state Supreme Court Justice Raquel Montoya-Lewis.

2021-03-31
Bill Wright, who broke a color barrier in golf, dies at 84

Bill Wright, the first Black competitor to win a United States Golf Association event in an era when African-Americans were not welcome either in segregated country clubs or in the top amateur and professional ranks, died on Feb. 19 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 84.

His wife and…

2021-03-01
Bill Wright, who broke a color barrier in golf, dies at 84

Bill Wright, the first Black competitor to win a United States Golf Association event in an era when African-Americans were not welcome either in segregated country clubs or in the top amateur and professional ranks, died on Feb. 19 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 84.

His wife and…

2021-03-01
Union-Bulletin's longtime editorial page editor Rick Eskil to hang up his keyboard

The ink had barely dried on 23-year-old Rick Eskil‘s Western Washington University diploma when he joined the Union-Bulletin news staff on Jan. 2, 1980. He graduated from WWU in December 1979.

He has been a joy to work with ever since — for more than four decades.…

2021-02-26
Union-Bulletin's longtime editorial page editor Rick Eskil to hang up his keyboard

The ink had barely dried on 23-year-old Rick Eskil‘s Western Washington University diploma when he joined the Union-Bulletin news staff on Jan. 2, 1980. He graduated from WWU in December 1979.

He has been a joy to work with ever since — for more than four decades.…

2021-02-26
Working the Martian Night Shift 2021-02-17
Working the Martian Night Shift 2021-02-17
Starbucks red cup is Instagram gold for artist from Everett

Millions of people around the world drink from her cup.

What’s up with that?

(WWU alumna) Taylor Mattson, who hails from Everett, designed two of the season’s four Starbucks red cups that are caffeinating the masses in this coffee-est time of the year.

2020-12-08
Starbucks red cup is Instagram gold for artist from Everett

Millions of people around the world drink from her cup.

What’s up with that?

(WWU alumna) Taylor Mattson, who hails from Everett, designed two of the season’s four Starbucks red cups that are caffeinating the masses in this coffee-est time of the year.

2020-12-08
How One TikTok Star Is Giving BIPOC-Owned Seattle Restaurants a Big Boost

BackBack in January, 27-year-old social media manager Teena Thach started memorizing 30-second dances on TikTok with her boyfriend as a fun hobby. She tried to study what usually became popular on the app, but despite her deep knowledge of social platforms, nothing went viral. But in July,…

2020-10-16
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