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12 Things Nobody Told You to Pack for College

We know stuffing all your belongings into one car is not the most fun way to start college (collegiettes across the country know your pain!). It requires a lot of foresight to pack everything you need for a year away from home—you’re bound to forget something! While we can’t predict your every…

²ÝÁñÉçÇø student designers honored

Mount Baker Products recently gave $6,000 in scholarships to Western Washington University industrial design students for its furniture design competition, according to a press release.

Lisa Van Doren, Paul Kearsley, Keri Lester, Kyle Thomas, and Michael Flaherty judged the 23 entries.…

The Great Burning: How Wildfires Are Threatening the West

It was the sound of her neighbors' propane tanks exploding that convinced Nancy Myers she had run out of time. Twenty minutes earlier, the 57-year-old potter had been standing with some friends on a rock-strewn hillside above the village of Yarnell, Arizona, on a hot Sunday afternoon,…

Editorial: College trust fund for students needs scrutiny

WHILE Congress wrestles student-loan rates that soared to 6.8 percent down to 3.8 percent, a Washington state lawmaker has another idea for reducing college costs.

State Rep. Larry Seaquist, D-Gig Harbor, proposes a college trust fund for students and financed by…

Congress approves student loan plan

The millions of college students and parents who will borrow money from the federal government for the coming school year can plan on much lower interest rates than originally offered, as the U.S. House overwhelmingly voted 392 to 31 on Wednesday to approve a Senate plan that would allow…

More than 2,550 freshmen to visit campus in August
The business case for a weekend MBA

Shannon Affholter has always valued education.

The son of a high school teacher, he grew up in Toppenish in a home where education was highly regarded as something that was important to pursue. Affholter, 45, said for a long time he's also had a keen interest…

UW applicants will be asked of past crimes

This fall, students applying for undergraduate admission to the University of Washington will have to divulge whether they have a violent criminal history or are registered as sex offenders.

The need for such a question arose after the UW learned that two Level 3…

Whatcom Rowing Association is capturing youth's attention

A bitter war wages within every rower between the brute and the ballerina.

The brute thrashes the oar through the water, exploding it forward and propelling the shell through the water.

The ballerina is a picture of reserve and control, removing the oar from the water with a gentle…

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