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Composer Patrick Harlin, a Western alum, will have a work performed in St. Louis

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra will perform a piece, titled "Rapture," by Ann Arbor-based composer Patrick Harlin on Sept. 27 and 28 at Powell Hall in St. Louis, Missouri. Immediately after receiving his Bachelors degree in composition at Western Washington University he was hired on…

Bellingham artist spray-paints murals to deter graffiti scrawl

Years ago, Shawn Cass was arrested in Bellingham for spray-painting a bridge. Now he promotes his spray-painted murals as deterrence to graffiti.

"People are less likely to deface a mural," he said. "I'm working on the other side now."

VOTE for ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Phi Kappa Phi Member in National Photo Contest
Former Viking Grant Dykstra named to NCAA 40th Anniversary Tribute Team
Former Viking Michael Duty Signs with Australian Team

AMERICAN forward Michael Duty is looking forward to continuing his winning run with the McDonald's Mackay Meteors.

Duty was named as a first-team Great Northwest Athletic Conference all-star as a college senior playing for Western Washington University. He averaged a team-leading 16.…

State of Washington tops for Peace Corps volunteers

Congratulations to the University of Washington, Western Washington University and Gonzaga University for producing more Peace Corps volunteers than any other undergraduate colleges. The Peace Corps ranks colleges by size: large colleges (more than 15,000 undergraduates), medium colleges (5,000…

Rich environments can reduce cravings, ²ÝÁñÉçÇø professor finds

A stimulating environment may be the key to rehabilitation for drug and food addicts, according to a study by a Western Washington University professor.
Jeff Grimm, a behavioral neuroscience professor at Western, published a paper about the behavior of craving in rats in January, co-…

Tribal elder Philip Adams, 69, was 'multitalented'

A 69-year-old Port Angeles man and former Peninsula College counselor who died following a one-vehicle crash was remembered Monday for his academic contributions.

Philip D. Adams, who retired from the community college in 2010 and was a Jamestown S'Klallam elder, was pronounced dead…

Jet City Improv to Debut 'The Adventurs of Gilbert and Sullivan'

Get ready for a seemingly impossible feat - an improvised musical done Gilbert and Sullivan style. This spring, Jet City Improv is setting sail with The Adventures of Gilbert & Sullivan! - an extraordinary unscripted musical that puts audiences at the helm of a topsy-turvy tribute to…

Couple recount 4,000-mile journey by boat, ski and foot from Bellingham to Alaska

In her 4,000-mile trek from Bellingham to Kotzebue, Alaska, through wild and spectacular country by boat, ski and foot, what made Caroline Van Hemert question what she was doing wasn't the length of the journey or the nasty weather.

It was swarms of hungry mosquitoes.

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