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Bellingham Fire Department to be on campus periodically throughout the summer for safety checks 2012-06-21
Western updates community on student death 2012-06-04
Free emergency preparedness training available to employees 2012-06-04
Western sends campus advisory on student death 2012-06-04
University president calls student suicide an epidemic

When you send your kid off to college, it's a time filled with hope and promise. The last thing you think about is the possibility they may not return alive.
But the harsh reality is, suicide is the second leading cause of death among college-age kids, and yet so many people…

2012-05-30
Student falls to death at UW

A University of Washington student was found dead Tuesday after falling from a residence hall balcony on the Seattle campus.
UW police were called to a wooded area near McMahon Hall after a passerby spotted the young man's body. Cmdr. Steve Rittereiser said the UW student had fallen…

2012-05-30
Parents of son who died on WWU campus start counseling fund

The parents of a Western Washington University freshman who jumped to his death on campus this spring have set up an endowment for counseling at the school.

Jerry Crossan and Susan Flores donated $25,000 to start the Timothy Crossan Memorial Fund to enhance counseling services for…

2012-05-29
Book details journey of grief and faith

In early 2002, Kerry Monroe, of Sammamish, learned that her youngest son, Micah, had adult leukemia. That was 10 days before her husband, Jim, lost his six-year battle with mouth cancer.
She had never experienced such a disorienting grief, she said, and the days and months that…

2012-05-03
Self-harm experts to give lecture at WWU

Western Washington University will host a free discussion about self-injury Friday, May 4, led by a husband and wife team of professors who have spent decades studying the reasons behind cutting, burning and other methods of self-harm.

2012-05-02
WHATCOM VIEW: Youths help others fight tobacco use

Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, killing more than 400,000 people every year. Every day, more than 4,000 kids try their first cigarette; another 1,000 kids become addicted smokers, one-third of whom will die prematurely as a result.

2012-03-26
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