Mountaineers Books recently published the memoir of Leif Whittaker (English – Creative Writing), “My Old Man and The Mountain,” with two generation’s worth of mountain-climbing stories. Whittaker’s father, Jim Whittaker, was the first American to summit Mount Everest.
Fall/Winter 2016
Sabah Randhawa, Western’s new president, knows the power of higher education
Alumni are helping tribes throughout the Northwest revitalize indigenous languages before they’re lost forever
Theatre alum Rashawn Nadine Scott brings the jokes and ‘moments of pure honesty’ as a rising star at Chicago’s famous Second City improv theater
A Bellingham fishing company built a business partnership with the Soviets—and brought home some Russian connections for Western
Western's synchronized swimming club practiced and performed from the 1940s to the 1970s
The newly discovered planet Proxima b is not too hot or too cold. Could life exist there?
We could eliminate malaria—and potentially many other diseases—with gene drives. Should we?
World-famous author Ella Higginson watched Western grow from her house on High Street. English Professor Laura Laffrado helps us see her again.
The student-produced television magazine show features faculty, students and alumni who are making a difference
More than 1,000 students registered to vote -- or updated their registration -- during move-in weekend
Vets who have completed at least 24 credits on the GI Bill at Western are eligible for a tuition waiver if their benefits run out
With an aquarium, floating lab and museum, it offers lots of activities for kids
How did a degree in Humanities help your career as an art director?
What has surprised you the most about international clean water and hygiene issues?
Class Notes
Leif Whittaker - 2007
Class Notes (General)
Terry Belcoe - 1979
Obituaries
Terry Belcoe, 60, president and CEO of North Coast Credit Union and active community volunteer, on Sept. 23, 2016.
Annabel Rose (Oversby) Rondeau - 1977
Obituaries
Annabel Rose (Oversby) Rondeau, a teacher in Wisconsin and Alaska, 62, on Oct. 7, 2016.