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Campus news

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  • Transportation Office has latest info on detours, closures after bridge collapse south of Bellingham
  • Students, staff lobby in D.C.
  • Homeless-rights activist and journalist Tim Harris to speak at Western May 24
  • Workshop, seminar on brain-computer interaction scheduled for June 24
  • Ross Macfarlane to speak on climate solutions May 23
  • Retirement party for Liz Sipes is June 6
  • WWU advances to NCAA II national semifinals
  • Training available for use of myWestern
  • Thank you for an amazing Back2Bellingham weekend
  • $18 increase of services and activities fee to be discussed at May 23 meeting

In the media

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  • Truck that hit Skagit River bridge had permits to cross span
    The Bellingham Herald
  • Riordan resigns as WWU provost, academic affairs VP
    The Bellingham Herald
  • Home values in Whatcom County continue to appreciate
    The Bellingham Herald
  • More applicants make getting into UW tougher this year
    The Seattle Times
  • WWU men's golf out of nationals
    The Bellingham Herald

Rising Oregon congressman can cross the partisan divide

  • faculty
  • Journalism Department
  • Floyd McKay
Crosscut.com
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The Pacific Northwest's new power in the U.S. House of Representatives may not be Doc Hastings or Cathy McMorris-Rodgers of Washington but a low-key Republican from Eastern Oregon, Rep. Greg Walden.
Why this is relevant: 

The author, Floyd McKay, is a professor of journalism emeritus at WWU.


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