Colleges
Education was shared passion for senator, sister
It began as a secret.Long ago, during Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson's early years in Congress, lawmakers could earn honoraria for giving speeches without reporting how much they made or how it was spent.
Date: 05/30/2012 | Local News
Deals with banks stacking fees on students
WASHINGTON -- It took Mario Parker-Milligan less than a semester to decide that he was paying too many fees to Higher One, the company hired by his college to pay out students' financial aid on debit cards.
Date: 05/30/2012 | Business
EvCC wins 2 games to stay alive at NWAACC tourney
LONGVIEW -- Everett Community College won two loser-out games Saturday to remain alive in the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges baseball tournament at Lower Columbia College.
Date: 05/26/2012 | Sports
Dramatic catch denies Everett at NWAACC tourney (video)
LONGVIEW -- The Everett Trojans thought they had tied the game. Instead, they suffered a dramatic defeat.
Date: 05/25/2012 | Sports
SPU's Aanstad is ready for prime time
In the thousand-excuse world of competitive athletics, everybody has a reason for coming up short of expectations, and Seattle Pacific University senior Brittany Aanstad is no different.
Date: 05/23/2012 | Sports
Gonzaga dorm residents donate goods to charity
SPOKANE -- When college students move out of dorms in the spring they often throw away a lot of good "stuff" they don't want to move.Gonzaga residence director Nicholas Grainger said they found a way to prevent waste and help the needy.
Date: 05/18/2012 | Northwest
2 state scholarship programs aid the middle class
SEATTLE -- A popular book a few years ago advised middle class parents to forget about saving for college. The author argued that since the federal government deducts a percentage of savings from the amount of financial aid for which a child could qualify, they could lose money in the end.
Date: 05/18/2012 | Northwest
Portland State University wins computer prize
PORTLAND, Ore. -- A team of four computer science students from Portland State University won the Cornell Cup USA, a national competition for computer-aided inventions.The project they displayed earlier this month at Walt Disney World can be used to identify pills.
Date: 05/18/2012 | Northwest
EdCC president on White House women in science panel
Edmonds Community College is on the map for its work to encourage more students to enter science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields, or STEM.
Date: 05/17/2012 | Local News
Half of college grads working full time, with less pay, deep debt
LOS ANGELES -- For most recent college graduates, these are gloomy times. Only about half are working full-time, with the majority starting with less pay than expected while also dealing with huge student debts. Nearly 6 in 10 think they'll end up less financially successful than their...
Date: 05/15/2012 | Business
2012 college grads enter improving job market
NEW YORK -- The class of 2012 is leaving college with something that many graduates since the start of the Great Recession have lacked: jobs.
Date: 05/13/2012 | Nation & World
EvCC offers aerospace composites certificate
Everett Community College is offering a new aerospace composite technician certificate.Classes start July 2.
Date: 05/11/2012 | Aerospace Blog
Selections announced for EvCC Athletic Hall of Fame
EVERETT -- Six athletes, one coach and three teams have been selected for induction into the Everett Community College Athletic Hall of Fame at a June 5 dinner ceremony on the school campus.
Date: 05/10/2012 | Sports
GOP blocks Senate debate on Dem student loan bill
WASHINGTON -- Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic bill Tuesday to preserve low interest rates for millions of college students’ loans, as the two parties engaged in election-year choreography aimed at showing each is the better protector of families in today’s rugged economy.
Date: 05/08/2012 | Nation & World
Building a better future
Program teaches jobs skills, helps students earn a GED
Date: 05/08/2012 | Local News
White House moves to protect GI Bill users from ‘bad actors’
President Barack Obama's high-profile signing Friday of an executive order to protect GI Bill users from predatory practices of for-profit schools is viewed by veterans service organizations as a big step, but also a first step, toward curbing abuses within the U.S. education industry.
Date: 05/07/2012 | Business
Senate turns to fight over student loans
WASHINGTON -- The Senate is the newest arena in the election-year face-off over federal student loans, and both sides are starting out by pounding away at each other.
Date: 05/06/2012 | Nation & World
Tuition hikes loom for state colleges
SEATTLE -- People celebrated last month when the Legislature said it wouldn't have to make college any more expensive in Washington state, but many forgot that lawmakers had already put plans in place for a double-digit tuition increase next school year.
Date: 05/05/2012 | Northwest
EvCC honors two distinguished alumni
EVERETT -- Two Everett notables were honored last week for devoting their lives to protecting the community.
Date: 05/03/2012 | Local News
Hall of fame inducts EvCC nurse
Helen Behan, whose long career at Everett Community College included developing a program to train licensed practical nurses to advance their careers with registered nurse degrees, has been inducted into the Washington State Nurses Association Hall of...
Date: 05/02/2012 | Local News
Fake IDs seized at Spokane bars near Gonzaga
SPOKANE -- State liquor control agents say bouncers and clerks have seized more than 100 bogus driver's licenses in the past month from Gonzaga students trying to buy alcohol at Spokane stores, taverns and bars.
Date: 04/27/2012 | Northwest
Student loans spark clash in Congress
WASHINGTON -- In an escalating election-year clash, the House will vote Friday on a $5.9 billion Republican bill preventing interest rates on federal student loans from doubling this summer, paid for by cutting money from President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law.
Date: 04/26/2012 | Nation & World
Saving education from cuts comes at a cost
Next week when the governor signs the special session edition of the state budget, expect an outbreak of fist bumps by lawmakers pleased they repaired a major gash without further grafting from the financial hide of higher education.
Date: 04/26/2012 | Local News
WSU raising infant horned owls
PULLMAN -- Veterinarians at Washington State University are raising nine tiny great horned owls after their nests were destroyed.Baby horned owls are rarely seen by the public because adult owls aggressively protect them, making it difficult to get near a nest.
Date: 04/25/2012 | Northwest
School winners
Snohomish student receives scholarshipMatthew Hamlin of Snohomish was recently awarded a Presidential Scholarship for $2,500 for the 2012-13 academic year at Eastern Washington University.
Date: 04/23/2012 | Life
On campus, debate over civil rights and rape
For months after Kristina Ponischil was raped at a party in her off-campus apartment, her life at Western Washington University was hell.
Date: 04/22/2012 | Northwest
WSU gets $5M donation for organic agriculture
PULLMAN -- Washington State University's pioneering programs in organic and sustainable agriculture received a $5 million donation on Friday.
Date: 04/20/2012 | Northwest
Seems Like Yesterday
50 years ago (1962)Serving Everett since 1892, the Lloyd Hunsaker realty firm had opened its first branch office at 6718 Evergreen Way. Howard Moore, a long-time Everett resident and very familiar with the real estate business in south Everett, was manager of the branch office.
Date: 04/20/2012 | Life
College Athlete of the Week: Drew Johnson
College athlete of the week Player: Drew JohnsonYear, school: Freshman, Pacific Lutheran UniversitySport: CrewHometown: Monroe (Monroe High School)
Date: 04/20/2012 | Sports
Online college helps adults take next step
Last June, Everett High School science teacher Kelly McCoy earned her master's degree in earth science education.Jason Colby, who lives in Lake Stevens and works in Seattle, is studying for a bachelor's degree in information technology, with an emphasis on security.
Date: 04/20/2012 | Local News
EvCC wants public ideas, direction on its future
EVERETT -- Everett Community College started as a few classes in an old elementary school 70 years ago.Today, school officials are facing a challenging future, one with less financial support from the state and a growing enrollment.The school is in the midst of trying to map out a future.
Date: 04/19/2012 | Local News
WSU offers state's first online master's
PULLMAN -- Washington State University will launch the state's first online master of arts degree this fall when it offers a master's in education with a specialization in sport management.
Date: 04/18/2012 | Northwest
Holocaust survivor’s story one of hope over hate
Henry Friedman lived through unspeakable suffering -- and yet he speaks. He is a Holocaust survivor. Some of his memories stretch the limits of human endurance.His answer to evil is hope. That's why he tells what happened to his family 70 years ago. He tells his story again and again.
Date: 04/18/2012 | Local News
Financial literacy at core of good small business
Perhaps you're aware that April is Financial Literacy Month. It certainly seems appropriate, given that many of us have been pouring through receipts, tax forms and reconstructing our personal finances from 2011 recently -- a reminder why most Americans dread accounting.
Date: 04/17/2012 | SCBJ Business News
Financial literacy at the core of good small business
Perhaps you're aware that April is Financial Literacy Month. It certainly seems appropriate, given that many of us have been pouring through receipts, tax forms and reconstructing our personal finances from 2011 recently -- a reminder why most Americans dread accounting.
Date: 04/16/2012 | Business
Online tool allows easy comparison of college costs
My oldest daughter just returned from touring several colleges she's interested in attending next year.
Date: 04/15/2012 | Business
College Athlete of the Week: Derek Jones
College athlete of the week Player: Derek JonesYear, school: Senior, Washington State UniversitySport: BaseballHometown: Snohomish (Snohomish High School)
Date: 04/13/2012 | Sports
UW campus cafeteria no longer takes cash
SEATTLE -- A cafeteria on the University of Washington campus in Seattle no longer accepts cash payments.It has switched entirely to the plastic Husky cards that the majority of students already use to pay for their meals.
Date: 04/06/2012 | Northwest
Economics 101: Basing tuition on supply, demand
Economics experiments are rare in democratic societies. What we do see, though, are economic policy decisions that, often unintentionally, look a lot like uncontrolled economics experiments.
Date: 04/06/2012 | Business
2 accused of selling marijuana in EWU dorm
CHENEY -- The smell of marijuana led Eastern Washington University campus police to a dorm room where they say they found several hundred dollars in cash and other evidence two roommates had been selling the drug.One of the 20-year-olds busted Sunday is studying criminal justice.
Date: 04/05/2012 | Northwest
Public job cuts damage education, safety
WASHINGTON -- Yes, the economy's growing, the unemployment rate is inching down and America is feeling a little bit better about itself. But don't think for a minute that all the lost jobs aren't still taking a severe toll all across this nation -- especially all the chopped government...
Date: 04/05/2012 | Nation & World
Recovery threatened by runaway student loan debt
WASHINGTON -- The federal student loan program seemed like a great idea back in 1965: Borrow to go to college now, pay it back later when you have a job.But many borrowers these days are close to flunking out, tripped up by painful real-life lessons in math and economics.
Date: 04/03/2012 | Business
Top of the mountain
Former Terrace star John Allen helped WWU win a national title
Date: 04/02/2012 | Prep Zone
Front Porch: YMCA hosts annual Prayer Breakfast
YMCA hosts annual Prayer BreakfastMore than 600 people are expected to gather at the Edward D. Hansen Conference Center on April 6 for the 52nd annual Good Friday Prayer Breakfast sponsored by the YMCA of Snohomish County.
Date: 04/02/2012 | Local News
Online indiscretions can wreck scholarship chances
Students beware: Scholarship providers aren't just going by your application to learn about you.They're also checking you out on Google and social media sites, according to a recent survey.
Date: 04/01/2012 | Business
Magazine profiles Police Chief Kathy Atwood
Everett Police Chief Kathy Atwood recently was profiled in Seattle University Magazine, an alumni publication at her alma mater. Atwood talked to the magazine about growing up in Everett and what it's like to be chief in her hometown.
Date: 03/30/2012 | Sirens
College Athlete of the Week
Western Washington's John Allen, a Terrace High alum
Date: 03/30/2012 | Sports
Paine Field training center is a model for success
It's the little center that could.
Date: 03/25/2012 | Business
Community colleges put federal money to work on aerospace training
Community and technical colleges in Washington have heeded the call to boost aerospace training in the state.
Date: 03/25/2012 | Business
State steps up its efforts to produce more engineers
Will the Boeing Co. and its suppliers have enough engineers to work on new programs like the 737 MAX or a potential upgrade to the 777?Thousands of engineers are approaching retirement age.And too few Washington college students are graduating with engineering degrees.
Date: 03/25/2012 | Business
Western settles with fired admissions director
BELLINGHAM -- Western Washington University has reached a settlement with the college admissions director who was fired in December after an internal audit found she used scholarship money as compensation for students who worked in her office.
Date: 03/23/2012 | Northwest
College students to search Japanese Gulch for artifacts
Edmonds and Everett community colleges plan to offer archaeology classes this summer with a rare opportunity for students to work on a real local dig.
Date: 03/23/2012 | Local News
Western Washington advances to Div. II finals
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. -- Western Washington University opened up a 20-point lead then survived a late rally to defeat Stonehill College 71-66 in a semifinal game of the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Elite Eight on Thursday at The Bank of Kentucky Center on the campus of host Northern Kentucky...
Date: 03/22/2012 | Sports
W. Washington confident about Elite Eight chances
The 70-degree temperatures and sunshine glowing on the rolling hills of Kentucky bluegrass served as reminders that the Western Washington University men's basketball team was far from home Tuesday afternoon.And yet the Vikings certainly felt like they belonged.
Date: 03/21/2012 | Sports
Congress looks to use G.I. college dollars more wisely
What if the military gave every service member an expensive car as a reward for honorable service, but they could take delivery only at night and the headlights didn't work? Many of those gift cars might end up damaged.
Date: 03/19/2012 | Business
School Winners
Schools compete in mock trial programTeams from Archbishop Murphy, Henry M. Jackson and Stillaguamish Valley high schools participated in the District High School Mock Trial Competition.
Date: 03/19/2012 | Life
7-year sentence for 2001 UW arson
TACOMA -- Thirty-two-year old Justin Solondz has been sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in the 2001 arson at the University of Washington Center for Urban Horticulture.
Date: 03/16/2012 | Northwest
Bra-wearing man found in women's locker room
EVERETT -- A Lake Stevens man who allegedly wore a wig and bra as a disguise while sneaking into a women's locker room at Everett Community College on Thursday afternoon has been arrested for investigation of voyeurism.
Date: 03/16/2012 | Local News
Students foot much more of public college bills
The "public" component of public higher education is rapidly eroding, with public colleges now getting more than 43 percent of their revenues from student tuition as opposed to state and local taxpayers, compared to less than 30 percent as recently as a decade ago.
Date: 03/16/2012 | Nation & World
Check out new ocean research lab
EVERETT -- Everett Community College's Ocean Research College Academy plans an open house at 6 p.m. March 29 at its new waterfront location, 1205 Craftsman Way, Suite 203.
Date: 03/14/2012 | Local News
WWU student treated for meningococcal infection
BELLINGHAM -- Ten friends of a Western Washington University student are being treated with antibiotics after it was confirmed he has a meningococcal infection.The Bellingham Herald reported that the student was hospitalized over the weekend and a lab test Monday confirmed the disease.
Date: 03/13/2012 | Northwest
Students seek to stop loan interest rate hike
WASHINGTON -- Millions of college students could be in for a shock this summer when the interest rate on a popular federally subsidized student loan doubles unless Congress acts.
Date: 03/13/2012 | Business
School winners
Lake Stevens student earns FFA first place Ben Foster, a senior at Lake Stevens High School, recently took Individual First Place Overall Winner in Regional FFA Completion in the area of Nursery and Landscape.
Date: 03/12/2012 | Life
Western Washington University hosts D-II game
John Allen isn't necessarily looking at this weekend's NCAA Division II West Regional as a chance at redemption.It's more like a reward.
Date: 03/09/2012 | Sports
College cash requests soar at EvCC
Requests for financial aid at Everett Community College have nearly doubled in the past four years, with 12,000 requests made so far this school year.
Date: 03/05/2012 | Local News
Oscar-winning alum returns to Western campus on Thursday
BELLINGHAM -- Oscar-winning director and Western Washington University alumnus T.J. Martin is returning to campus on Thursday for a screening of his documentary "Undefeated."The film won the Oscar for "best feature documentary" on Sunday.
Date: 02/28/2012 | Northwest
7 UW college students injured in van crash
BRADLEY, Calif. -- Two vans carrying 22 University of Washington students to a conference collided on a central coast highway Friday, injuring seven students, including two who were hurt when they were ejected from one of the vans, the California Highway Patrol said.
Date: 02/24/2012 | Northwest
If you’ve thought about being a Beach Watcher, training starts soon
If you're looking for an active role as a steward of Puget Sound, now's your chance.Washington State University Beach Watchers are offering annual training for volunteers who want to join their program. But act quick; the application deadline is March 5.
Date: 02/24/2012 | Local News
Bill would sell off state's art collection
So how broke is the state of Washington?It's so broke it could start selling off its art collection -- including some masterpieces -- and using the money to pay for low-income students to go to college.That's the gist of a new bill being introduced by Sen. Karen Keiser, D-Kent.
Date: 02/20/2012 | Local News
UW receives record $334M from donors
SEATTLE -- The University of Washington raked in more private money last year than ever before, thanks in part to a big anonymous donation for need-based scholarships.Contributions hit $334 million, a jump of 17 percent over the previous fiscal year, The Seattle Times reported Sunday.
Date: 02/19/2012 | Northwest
University plans free-tuition contest for business students
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Four years of tuition at the University of New Haven's business school? About $120,000.A chance to get it free? Priceless.
Date: 02/19/2012 | Nation & World
A sacrifice remembered
25th anniversary of firefighter Gary Parks' death marked
Date: 02/16/2012 | Local News
Don't miss fascinating pop-up book exhibit at UW
Every now and then I experience something that captures my heart and I want to share it with everyone reading my column.
Date: 02/14/2012 | Life
Front Porch: Workshop for the college bound
Everett Community College is hosting a free evening of workshops for elementary, middle and high school students and their families at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday in EvCC's Student Fitness Center, 2206 Tower St.
Date: 02/13/2012 | Local News
Bellingham can teach Everett a thing or two about travel
Pssst -- here's news if you want to get out of here.Frontier Airlines is about to add a daily flight to Denver. It won't be from here, though. That would be impossible.
Date: 02/12/2012 | Local News
Arson death haunts survivors
25 years later, family and comrades remember firefighter
Date: 02/12/2012 | Local News
Are students learning?
Viewpoints: Colleges must ensure lessons are sinking in
Date: 02/11/2012 | Commentary
Most of WWU time capsule turned to dust
BELLINGHAM -- One hundred years ago, the graduating class at Western Washington University started a school tradition by burying a time capsule on campus.But what they intended for the future to find remains unclear.
Date: 02/10/2012 | Northwest
Freshmen applications break record at Western
SEATTLE -- Western Washington University says it has received a record number of freshmen applications this year.That lines up with trends at the University of Washington and Washington State University.
Date: 02/07/2012 | Northwest
Religious groups to tackle homelessness
Religious organizations with a passion for ending homelessness have a chance to get help putting hopes into action.
Date: 02/07/2012 | Local News
New forest plan weakens protection for wildlife
WASHINGTON -- Back in the 1980s, when conservation advocates were trying to stop logging in old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest, they relied on a 1982 regulation that required the National Forest Service to protect wildlife such as the spotted owl throughout its range. They won, and a new...
Date: 02/05/2012 | Nation & World
Words of Martin Luther King Jr. part of Black History Monty event Wednesday at EvCC
EVERETT -- Hear an inspirational speaker reciting the words of Martin Luther King Jr. at Everett Community College as part of a celebration of Black History Month.
Date: 02/04/2012 | Local News
Green-job training put on hold after program produces few jobs
Government-funded training for so-called green jobs has come to a near standstill in Snohomish County, having produced lackluster results.
Date: 02/02/2012 | Business
Governor seeks aerospace chief to lead industry policy for state
Wanted: an aerospace guru to chart industry policy for the state of Washington.Gov. Chris Gregoire is seeking a director to organize and manage the newly created Governor's Aerospace Office.
Date: 01/30/2012 | Business
School winners
Everett resident named to dean's listBrittany Jeanice of Everett was one of 936 undergraduate students at Northwestern State University of Louisiana who have been named to the dean's list for the fall 2011 semester.
Date: 01/30/2012 | Life
Obama wrong on tuition, state university presidents say
SEATTLE -- The presidents of Washington's three largest universities said Friday that President Barack Obama should be talking to state governments about college tuition, not complaining to them.
Date: 01/27/2012 | Northwest
School Winners
Edmonds resident named to dean's listThe University of Evansville in Indiana recently announced that Ashley Rojan of Edmonds was placed on the dean's list for academic achievements during fall semester 2011. Rojan is majoring in pre-physical therapy.
Date: 01/23/2012 | Life
Sites help students save money on their taxes
As the cost of higher education continues to rise, many college students can use all the financial breaks they can get.One source of assistance: the federal tax code, which has a tuition and fees deduction as well as tax credits for higher education.
Date: 01/22/2012 | Business
County may buy 100 acres for a new regional park
MALTBY -- Land that the University of Washington once eyed for a branch campus could become a new Snohomish County park -- with a functioning golf course already included.
Date: 01/21/2012 | Local News
Gonzaga defeats San Francisco
SPOKANE -- It's time to rewrite part of the scouting report on Gonzaga.Guy Landry Edi came off the bench to score 15 points and spark the Bulldogs to a 74-63 win over San Francisco on Thursday night.
Date: 01/20/2012 | Sports
3 arrested, drugs seized at off-campus EWU party
CHENEY -- Cheney police say they have arrested three current or former Eastern Washington University students while seizing drugs, guns and money from a late-night, off-campus party.
Date: 01/19/2012 | Northwest
School Winners
Local resident makes Bethany dean's listRobert Christiansen of Marysville has been named to the dean's list at Bethany College for the fall semester 2011-12 academic year.
Date: 01/16/2012 | Life
Consider job prospects of a college major, before you get that loan
I have this game that I play when I meet college students. "What's your major?" I ask. The student might say, English, psychology, political science or engineering, among others.
Date: 01/15/2012 | Business
Panel meets on what county needs to foster advanced technology, manufacturing
EVERETT -- Will Snohomish County become the Silicon Valley of advanced technology and manufacturing?
Date: 01/14/2012 | Business
UW has more seats for in-state applicants in 2012
SEATTLE -- The University of Washington says it will have more room for in-state students in this fall's freshman class.This gift for the class of 2012 comes from the Legislature and the fact that UW has received fewer applications from freshmen hopefuls.
Date: 01/13/2012 | Northwest
St. Mary's rips Gonzaga
MORAGA, Calif. -- Saint Mary's took Gonzaga right out of its game, on both ends of the court. In the paint and on the perimeter, the Gaels made all the timely stops down the stretch.
Date: 01/12/2012 | Sports
Murray told of progress in aerospace training and education
EVERETT -- How does a state, or a community like Snohomish County, ensure it has enough qualified workers to sustain a growing industry like aerospace?•You increase the number of engineers being educated locally.
Date: 01/12/2012 | Business
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