The winners of the Office of Admissions' Why Western? Video conference have been announced. The grand prize winning clip, shown here, was submitted by Chris Jespersen. To view the other winners, visit http://admissions.wwu.edu/whywestern/.

The Western Washington University men's basketball team picked up a win Sunday over archrival Central Washington University. The 90-86 victory was shown live regionally on Fox Sports Northwest.

WWU University Communications intern Jon Bergman was on hand to capture the action.

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski pays tribute to Bill Demmert from the senate floor on Feb. 1.

Demmert, who passed away on Jan. 19 at age 75, retired from his position as professor of education at Western Washington University in 2008. He first came to WWU in 1992.

Of Oglalla Sioux and Tlingit heritage, Demmert received his doctorate in Education from Harvard in 1973. While attending the university, he worked in the U.S. Senate for Senators Ted Kennedy and Walter Mondale on the original Indian Education Act.

Faculty members from Western Washington University's Behavioral Neuroscience Program and Biology and Psychology departments gather for monthly neighborhood round-table discussions, Neuroscience on Tap: Bring Your Own Brain (BYOB), at Bob's Burgers & Brew in downtown Bellingham.

At each meeting, a faculty member leads the discussion of a specific topic, from mental illness to food addiction to brain injury.

Here, Jackie Rose, an assistant professor in Westerns Psychology Department, presents "Thanks for the Memories: Memory Processes Across the Lifespan."

Bruce Shepard, president of Western Washington University, testified before the state Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development Committee on Wednesday, Jan. 20, regarding state funding for higher education.

Jamie Marine, the Associated Students legislative liason at Western Washington University, testified on Wednesday, Jan. 20, before the state Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development Committee in Oympia regarding state funding for higher education.

A number of other students, along with the presidents of the state's other instututions of higher learning, also testified. To view the full video, click here.

Evan Tucker, a production manager from Northwest Playwrights Alliance, which co-sponsors the WWU Theatre Ambassador's tour, appeared on Q13 Fox recently just before the tour opened with three full-house shows at the New City Theatre in Seattle.

Tucker briefly talks about the WWU program toward the end of the video.