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State Rep. Matt Manweller keeps finding new anecdotes to add to a Microsoft Word document he’s titled, “Academic Horror Stories.”

The file contains links to articles about recent controversies at U.S. college campuses, which the Republican from Ellensburg says…

Western Washington University professors Mark Kuntz and Darren McCroom are headed to Mexico City with five students this month to present Suzan-Lori Parks’ “Top Dog/Underdog,” with two-performances on campus, at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, at Western’s Performing Arts Center Mainstage,…

The Salish Sea is a vibrant international region, teeming with change—so it should come as no surprise that an international field school which puts dynamic learning experiences at the heart of sustainability leadership reflects those characteristics as well.

The Whatcom Symphony Orchestra is currently celebrating its 40th anniversary season. Scott Henderson, former Executive Director of the orchestra, has spent the past three years compiling the vast history of the organization.

barronHenderson notes that much of the symphony’s growth can be…

It was the summer of 1975. The Vietnam War had just ended. The Bee Gees comeback hit “Jive Talkin’ ” was climbing the charts. And Steffen Schmidt was kicking back with friends, barbecuing and drinking beer at a neighbor’s farm in Iowa, when the group noticed a small band of cyclists turning off…

A Chinese-American composer holding concerts in Seattle or Beijing? Such events aren't as uncommon today as they were, perhaps, even a decade ago. But would you be surprised to know that the composer worked as a civil engineer for most of his adult life, only learning symphonic composition…

Daphne Sluys is a math instructor at Western Washington University. She teaches undergrads about calculus and linear algebra, equations and applications, processes and results. She has a logical mind.

But it was leading her astray in her other life -- that of a…