Western Today for Friday, Sept. 19

WWU PHOTOS AVAILABLE ONLINE

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DID YOU KNOW?

Western Washington University opened its doors to students as the New Whatcom Normal School in 1899, the same year Henry Bliss became the first United States citizen to die in an automobile accident.

President Shepard's Convocation address

Video of yesterday's Convocation is available here, on the President's Web page.

To see the results from President Shepard's preliminary Stakeholder Survey, which he discussed in his Convocation, click here.

The Bellingham Herald

Here they come: WWU students return for fall quarter
Bellingham's population is about to have its annual spike: Western Washington University students return in full force this weekend.

KGMI Radio

Students moving into WWU residences this weekend
Willy Hart of University Residences and President Bruce Shepard talked to KGMI this morning about the 4,000 students moving into their rooms this weekend - the largest influx in WWU history.

The Seattle P-I

State facing $3.2 billion budget shortfall as consumers tighten their belts
A new $530 million downgrade in the state's tax revenue forecast has spurred immediate spending cuts and amplified worries among business leaders that a looming $3.2 billion budget shortfall could trigger tax increases.

The Providence (R.I.) Journal

Adventure travelers learning to give back
"It's so much more than just caring for the land itself; it's caring for the cultures," said Jill Heckathorn, who teaches ecotourism at Western Washington University.

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