Colleges
Record number applying to UW
SEATTLE -- The University of Washington says it received more freshmen applications than ever before, and even though the university plans to enroll 150 more Washington students this fall, it was still more difficult to get into UW this year compared to last.
Date: 05/24/2013 | Northwest
WSU votes to limit tuition hike to 2 percent
PULLMAN -- The Washington State University Board of Regents has voted to limit a fall tuition increase to 2 percent, no matter what the Legislature decides concerning the state budget.
Date: 05/24/2013 | Northwest
UW's top-ranked amateur golfer ready for NCAAs
SEATTLE -- When Chris Williams found out he was the No. 1 ranked amateur golfer in the world, it came in the same way he's learned about many of the other accolades in his career. Someone else told him.
Date: 05/24/2013 | Sports
New chancellor appointed at UW-Bothell
BOTHELL -- A professor and president of a technology university in New York has been named the next chancellor of the University of Washington Bothell.Bjong Wolf Yeigh is expected to start in his new job on Sept. 1, according to a news release Tuesday by the UW. The...
Date: 05/22/2013 | Local News
WSU head upset about UW med school recruiting
SPOKANE -- Spokane will have a four-year medical program with or without the help of the University of Washington, according to Washington State University president Elson Floyd.
Date: 05/21/2013 | Northwest
Alaska Pacific University cuts tuition 30 percent
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A private liberal arts college in Anchorage is lowering its tuition by more than 30 percent, with a goal of making a college education more affordable for Alaskans and boosting enrollment, the president of Alaska Pacific University said.
Date: 05/21/2013 | Northwest
Everett CC's Arrigoni wins NWAACC steeplechase title
SPOKANE -- Everett Community College's Catie Arrigoni won the 3,000 meter steeplechase in the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges Track & Field Championships with a time of 11 minutes, 27.16 seconds on Monday.
Date: 05/20/2013 | Sports
Eric Idle gives commencement to Whitman graduates
WALLA WALLA -- English entertainer and former Monty Python member Eric Idle delivered the commencement speech Sunday at Whitman College in Walla Walla where his daughter, Lily, was among the 375 graduates.The college gave Idle an honorary doctorate of humane letters degree.
Date: 05/20/2013 | Northwest
'Running took over my life'
Dominant steeplechase runner discovered sport at EvCC
Date: 05/20/2013 | Sports
NFL’s Kluwe, gay marriage supporter, to speak at EvCC
Chris Kluwe, the longtime Minnesota Vikings punter, is coming to Everett.His vociferous, sometimes profane defense of same-sex marriage last year brought him more national...
Date: 05/20/2013 | Local News
Prosecutors get WSU instructor assault case
PULLMAN -- Pullman police on Tuesday recommended that charges be filed against five people in a case in which a Washington State University instructor was left gravely injured following a fight.The late-night fight occurred March 30 near the Adams Mall on the WSU campus.
Date: 05/14/2013 | Northwest
WWU teaching assistant jailed in shooting
BELLINGHAM -- A Western Washington University teaching assistant is accused of shooting another man in Bellingham.Police said the victim was found wounded Saturday on a sidewalk.Spokesman Mark Young told The Bellingham Herald that the man survived but details are not being released.
Date: 05/14/2013 | Northwest
Website funds UW Bothell researcher’s coal-train dust study
BOTHELL -- Ask just about any scientist. They have far more ideas for things they want to investigate than they can ever get the funding to explore.That's the conundrum that Dan Jaffe, a researcher at the University of...
Date: 05/13/2013 | Local News
WWII veteran is keeper of Holocaust history
Students crowded around the speaker as his talk ended at Everett Community College. They lingered, asking if they could take pictures and posing with him to capture the moment.Leo Hymas is no hip-hop artist or reality TV star. At 87,...
Date: 05/10/2013 | Local News
EvCC gives its highest honor to two alumni
Everett Community College has selected longtime Everett residents Tom Gaffney and Deborah Wright as the college's 2013 Distinguished Alumni.The two were honored at the Everett Community College Foundation breakfast April 23."These two alumni have done exactly...
Date: 05/09/2013 | Local News
College a bad financial bet for some
College can be a bad financial investment, and a fair number of people actually should not go to college, according to a new study.
Date: 05/08/2013 | Business
ACT exam to start giving tests digitally
WASHINGTON -- Goodbye, No. 2 pencils. Hello, iPads.
Date: 05/06/2013 | Nation & World
EvCC forum tackles issues of race, equality, more
EVERETT -- Anyone who believes that concerns about race relations are often suppressed or ignored might be glad to know that some local groups are not shying away from discussing the topic.
Date: 04/29/2013 | Local News
What we must do to increase success in higher ed
Although recent media attention questions the value of a degree in today's environment, a quick glance at the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor statistics (www.bls.gov/emp/ep_chart_001.htm) clearly shows that education pays...
Date: 04/28/2013 | Commentary
Colleges wait out Legislature for tuition plan
SEATTLE -- Students heading off to college in Washington state next fall will have to wait awhile to find out how much tuition they'll be paying.
Date: 04/28/2013 | Northwest
Therapy dogs help Mont. students with test stress
BOZEMAN, Mont. -- At Montana State University, final exams stress is going to the dogs.
Date: 04/27/2013 | Northwest
Parents have to decide if ‘elite’ education worth price
Years ago, economics professors used to enjoy asking their students: What product do consumers spend large amounts of money on but never see? The answer used to be gasoline. Times change, though, and the right answer today is: higher education. Apart from buying...
Date: 04/26/2013 | Business
WSU president outlines its plans at EvCC
EVERETT -- Communities that don't support education are poorer places for it, Washington State University President Elson Floyd told about 400 guests gathered for the Everett Community College Foundation breakfast Tuesday morning.
Date: 04/24/2013 | Local News
Death of CWU student appears to be natural causes
ELLENSBURG -- Central Washington University says the death of a student in a residence hall appears to be by natural causes.
Date: 04/22/2013 | Northwest
Focused on science
Super Kid Anna Russell got ahead through Running Start
Date: 04/22/2013 | Local News
Anarchists gathering on Olympia campus halted
OLYMPIA -- A two-day anarchist workshop held at The Evergreen State College was halted Saturday after a blogger attempting to photograph the event reported his equipment was destroyed by a participant.
Date: 04/21/2013 | Northwest
Marijuana research cut as support grows
SAN FRANCISCO — As more states embrace legalized marijuana, the drug's growing medicinal use has highlighted a disturbing fact for doctors: scant research exists to support marijuana's health benefits.Smoked, eaten or brewed as a tea, marijuana...
Date: 04/21/2013 | Nation & World
Edmonds CC hires women's basketball coach
LYNNWOOD -- Katy Wilson has been hired as the women's basketball coach at Edmonds Community College.The school's athletic director, Jorge de la Torre, announced the hiring Thursday morning."We are thrilled to have Katy aboard as our women's basketball coach," de...
Date: 04/18/2013 | Sports
EvCC plans Earth Day activities
Everett Community College is celebrating Earth Week beginning Monday including a presentation by Pacific Northwest gardening expert Ciscoe Morris, an art contest, plant swap, sustainability awareness fair and more.These public events are free and part of the college's...
Date: 04/17/2013 | Local News
Oregon man pleads not guilty to abuse at university
EUGENE, Ore. -- A Eugene man has pleaded not guilty to accusations he molested two international students at the University of Oregon.
Date: 04/13/2013 | Northwest
EvCC sweeps doubleheader with Edmonds
EDMONDS -- The Everett Community College baseball team moved into first place in the NWAACC North Division with a pair of wins against Edmonds CC on Saturday. Everett won the opener 3-0 and took the second game 9-2.Gunnar Swanson pitched a three-hit shutout for Everett (9-1,...
Date: 04/13/2013 | Sports
WSU professor upgraded to serious condition
SPOKANE -- The Washington State University professor who has been hospitalized since a March 30 assault has been upgraded from critical to serious condition.David Warner is recovering at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane.
Date: 04/11/2013 | Northwest
Snohomish woman arrested in assault on WSU professor
PULLMAN -- A female student at Washington State University was arrested Wednesday in connection with the beating of a professor near campus, and Pullman police said they had leads on three other suspects.Madeline A. Fouts, 21, a Snohomish resident, was arrested by Pullman...
Date: 04/10/2013 | Local News
Lending her voice to a cause
Benefit concert to raise money for a drill in Africa
Date: 04/09/2013 | Local News
New building at EvCC
Liberty Hall houses health sciences, criminal justice programs
Date: 04/06/2013 | Local News
Well-deserved recognition
Everett Community College baseball team tops poll
Date: 04/05/2013 | Sports
Witnesses sought in assault of WSU faculty member
PULLMAN -- Pullman police Monday investigated a beating that put a Washington State University faculty member in the hospital with a serious head injury.The disturbance early Saturday morning occurred in a parking lot near the campus.David Warner, 41, an American...
Date: 04/01/2013 | Northwest
WSU faculty member found beaten near campus
PULLMAN -- A Washington State University faculty member is hospitalized Sunday after he was found beaten near the school's campus over the weekend.
Date: 03/31/2013 | Northwest
Drury tops Western 107-97 in D-II semifinals
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky -- Despite a furious second-half comeback, Western Washington University's run at a second consecutive national championship came to an end Saturday, as the Vikings fell to Drury University 107-97 in an Elite Eight semifinal game of the NCAA Division II Men's...
Date: 03/30/2013 | Sports
Future of Lynnwood golf course uncertain
LYNNWOOD -- City leaders say they're still a month or two out on a decision about the future of Lynnwood's struggling golf course.City Council members on March 25 voted to lend the course $1.3...
Date: 03/29/2013 | Local News
Online higher education may be where credit is due
"There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don't care who gets the credit."
Date: 03/29/2013 | Business
Western Washington advances into NCAA Div. II semifinals
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- John Allen led a balanced attack and Western Washington advanced to the semifinals of the men's NCAA Division II Tournament with a 96-82 win over Florida Southern University on Thursday.
Date: 03/28/2013 | Sports
State Senate panel weighs illegal immigrant college aid
OLYMPIA -- A Washington state Senate committee heard testimony Thursday on a bill to open up need-based student financial aid to illegal immigrants.The measure would expand on a state law enacted a decade ago making illegal immigrants eligible for in-state tuition provided...
Date: 03/28/2013 | Northwest
$10M sought for EvCC University Center expansion
OLYMPIA -- Washington State University is inciting the kind of concern in Everett that community leaders have dreamed about for years: too many college students, not enough classroom space.
Date: 03/24/2013 | Local News
Gonzaga envisions tough, physical game with Wichita State
SALT LAKE CITY -- Sometimes the rhetoric doesn't concur with the visual. Sometimes coach-speak doesn't necessarily ring true.But nobody had to strain their credibility previewing tonight's Gonzaga-Wichita State NCAA men's basketball tournament encounter at EnergySolutions Arena.
Date: 03/23/2013 | Sports
WSU task force close to issuing alcohol plan
PULLMAN -- A task force formed by Washington State University President Elson S. Floyd is close to developing a plan to reduce alcohol abuse among students.The task force expects to submit a list of recommendations to Floyd in mid-April.
Date: 03/21/2013 | Northwest
UW-Bothell student creates art from nonrecyclable material
BOTHELL -- Yee Man Liu collected plastic caps from recycle bins in Bothell neighborhoods, from her church friends, and from campus at the University of Washington-Bothell.The UW-Bothell sophomore used caps that couldn't be recycled to create a piece of ocean-themed art for...
Date: 03/21/2013 | Local News
State Senate leaders vow to increase higher ed funding
OLYMPIA — A group of Washington state senators vowed Tuesday to increase funding for higher education by $300 million but declined to say how they would get the money at a time when lawmakers already are struggling to balance the budget.
Date: 03/19/2013 | Northwest
Community colleges in Wash., Calif. win top prize
SEATTLE -- Walla Walla Community College in Washington state and Santa Barbara City College in California were awarded the prestigious Aspen Prize on Tuesday for success attracting, retaining and graduating students into jobs and four-year universities.
Date: 03/19/2013 | Northwest
Western, SPU advance to regional title game
BELLINGHAM — Richard Woodworth, John Allen and Rico Wilkins combined for 51 points to lead defending national champion Western Washington to a 86-77 victory over Cal State University San Bernardino on Monday night in a men’s semifinal basketball game of the NCAA Division II...
Date: 03/18/2013 | Sports
Classes get the week moving
If it's Monday, it must be Zumba.Mix it up at Everett Community College's Weekday Wake-up Fitness Program. The one-hour classes, starting at 6:30 a.m., are for all exercise levels. On Mondays and Wednesdays, it's Zumba, dance fitness that incorporates...
Date: 03/18/2013 | Life
Nursing students, firefighters team up with Mr. Yuk
LAKE STEVENS -- Local firefighters and nursing students visited Lake Stevens-area elementary schools throughout February to talk to kids about the dangers of poisons.The program was coordinated by Snohomish County Fire District 8...
Date: 03/14/2013 | Local News
House OKs college aid for young illegal immigrants
SEATTLE -- The Washington House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a measure making young illegal immigrants eligible for state college financial aid.
Date: 03/13/2013 | Northwest
Former Herald staffer confirmed as EvCC trustee
OLYMPIA -- Bob Bolerjack, a former Herald editorial page editor, has been confirmed as an Everett Community College trustee by the state Senate.
Date: 03/12/2013 | Local News
Lynnwood weighs golf course options
LYNNWOOD -- The city's parks director is pushing for Lynnwood to outsource its golf course operations to a private company.The parks director, Lynn Sordel, says the move would save the city money and give the 18-hole, 75-acre golf course a chance to thrive.City...
Date: 03/06/2013 | Local News
Front Porch: Convent near Stanwood holds fundraiser Saturday
Fundraiser at conventThe Convent of the Meeting of the Lord offers its spring fundraiser at the Quiet Light Candles shop, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at 29206 64th Ave. NW., near Stanwood
Date: 03/06/2013 | Local News
EvCC has IT interns available
Everett Community College is looking for businesses and other organizations that need IT interns.Internships are from 60 to 250 hours, and give students a chance to apply academic experience to a real-world project, said EvCC instructor Greg Jackson.Students are...
Date: 02/28/2013 | Local News
WWU vows to protect students from federal budget cuts
BELLINGHAM -- If looming federal budget cuts take financial aid away from students, Western Washington University is promising to find money to offset those cuts.
Date: 02/26/2013 | Northwest
Senate to vote on nomination of former Herald staffer to EvCC board
Former Herald editorial page editor Bob Bolerjack on Monday moved a step closer to securing confirmation as an Everett Community College trustee.
Date: 02/26/2013 | Local News
Ex-EvCC runner charged with kidnapping, robbery
EVERETT -- A former Everett Community College runner accused of robbing an Everett bank allegedly spent the heist money on strippers and a used car.
Date: 02/23/2013 | Local News
Students push hard for immigration reform
BOTHELL -- A future lawyer, educator, pediatric surgeon, computer scientist and mechanical engineer.
Date: 02/21/2013 | Local News
'Eiffel Tower' made of cork up for auction in Edmonds
EDMONDS -- People drank a lot of wine to support this piece of art.It's a nearly 7-foot-tall replica of the Eiffel Tower made with hundreds of wine corks. And it's sitting in the window of an Edmonds wine shop. Husband and wife Kris and Alex Muhlestein spent 101...
Date: 02/21/2013 | Local News
Effects of slavery persist, says author speaking at EvCC
Let the healing begin.With those words, author and educator Joy DeGruy closed a challenging, thought- provoking talk at Gustavus Adlolphus College. Her
Date: 02/20/2013 | Local News
Seattle-set novel broken down at EdCC lecture
It's a fusion of history and fiction, past and present, love and friendship.For many readers, Jamie Ford's Seattle-based, best-selling novel is a literary delight."Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet," published in 2009, is this year's Edmonds Community...
Date: 02/19/2013 | Life
Student death spurs Idaho university's policy review
MOSCOW, Idaho -- Officials at the University of Idaho say they're reviewing the school's substance abuse policies and its relationships with fraternities and sororities in the wake of a freshman's alcohol-related death.
Date: 02/15/2013 | Northwest
State House passes bill to stop variable tuition
SEATTLE — The Washington House on Friday passed a bill to prevent the state’s four-year colleges and universities from setting different tuition rates for different majors.Before approving the measure 95-1, Republicans and Democrats said...
Date: 02/15/2013 | Northwest
Inslee seeks millions for aero education, training
OLYMPIA -- Gov. Jay Inslee today called for investing millions of dollars to educate and train workers for the aerospace industry as part of a
Date: 02/13/2013 | Business
Evergreen celebrates new wood carving studio
OLYMPIA -- Friday marks the official opening of The Evergreen State College Longhouse's new Carving Studio.
Date: 02/08/2013 | Northwest
Feds may use education reforms to gain more control
It's not a new law, just a clarification of an old one, but as clarifications go, it could certainly be very interesting. The U.S. Department of Education recently issued some guidance on the 1973 law that spells out the rights of disabled persons participating in, or...
Date: 02/08/2013 | Business
Paine Field aerospace training center to grow
EVERETT -- The aerospace training center at Paine Field will soon be able to accommodate up to 300 students, thanks to an expansion project set to be completed this summer.
Date: 02/06/2013 | Business
Bill gives immigrants with deferrals college aid
SEATTLE — A bill introduced in the state Legislature on Tuesday would allow young immigrants who have no legal status in the country to apply for state financial aid for college.The measure aims to dovetail with the Obama administration’s...
Date: 02/05/2013 | Northwest
Former EvCC runner's bail set in kidnapping, robbery
EVERETT -- He could outrun his peers, but not the law.Bail was set at $250,000 Friday for Bereket Million N. Piatt, a former Everett Community College runner who in 2011 won a Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges cross-country championship.Piatt,...
Date: 02/02/2013 | Local News
Seattle U men win; women lose
MenSeattle 56, San Jose St. 48SEATTLE -- Seattle University held San Jose State to 30.6 percent shooting from the field and forced 19 turnovers in the win.Prince Obasi scored a career-high 19 points and had five rebounds and four assists for Seattle (7-13 overall, 2-8 WAC).
Date: 01/31/2013 | Sports
Washington Western pushes win streak to 25
BELLINGHAM -- Forward Paul Jones scored 19 points and Western Washington tied a 41-year-old school record with 20 consecutive home victories in a 86-69 win over Montana State Billings on Thursday.
Date: 01/31/2013 | Sports
Higher ed will look different as online learning advances
Colleges and universities have a big impact on the lives of every American, and on the U.S. economy … even without football. Football, though, is the quintessential college sport. More than any other, it evokes the imagery, imagination and tradition of the ivy-covered...
Date: 01/31/2013 | Business
2013 may be worst year to buy state prepaid tuition
OLYMPIA — This may be the worst year for Washington parents looking to buy prepaid tuition credits for their children.If a Republican-led coalition and a liberal Democrat have their way, lawmakers would spend the next couple months developing a...
Date: 01/31/2013 | Northwest
Police: Suspect forced student to be getaway driver (video)
EVERETT -- A suspected bank robber kidnapped an Everett Community College student at gunpoint last week, forcing her to be his getaway driver for the holdup, police...
Date: 01/29/2013 | Local News
Front Porch: No Mud Fun Run
Fun runA No Mud Fun Run is planned for Saturday in Snohomish, a two-mile, 12-obstacle course that aims for more smiles than smudges.Music, a bonfire and a chili feed are part of the event at the Bottega Fitness Park, 16720 Highway 9 in Snohomish.
Date: 01/28/2013 | Local News
Four online guides to the search for college cash
College acceptance letters are starting to arrive. Families now must figure out how to pay the tuition. These sites offer some of the best guides for navigating the world of financial aid.The...
Date: 01/27/2013 | Business
Former UW football player charged in robbery
SEATTLE -- King County prosecutors have filed a first-degree robbery charge against a former University of Washington football player accused of robbing an 18-year-old female student at gunpoint on the UW campus in Seattle.
Date: 01/24/2013 | Northwest
EvCC building named Liberty Hall
Everett Community College has named its new $37.5 million nursing and health sciences building Liberty Hall after Liberty Mountain, following a campus tradition of naming its buildings after peaks in the Cascade and Olympic mountains.
Date: 01/23/2013 | Local News
Missing University of Idaho student found dead
MOSCOW, Idaho -- A University of Idaho student who disappeared after leaving a fraternity house was found dead under a rural bridge several miles from campus, and police suspect he died of hypothermia after being asked to leave several homes.The body of Joseph Wiederrick,...
Date: 01/22/2013 | Northwest
WWU freshman from Edmonds injured in Bellingham hit-and-run
BELLINGHAM -- Bellingham police are looking for the car that hit a Western Washington University student, causing an injury that nearly cost her an arm.
Date: 01/22/2013 | Northwest
Middle school students get taste of college
LYNNWOOD -- Thirteen-year old Justin Hebert thought it could be fun to be a college student for a day. So, he visited a pre-law class at Edmonds Community College on Thursday.
Date: 01/21/2013 | Local News
Gonzaga, Butler square off
INDIANAPOLIS -- Gonzaga served as the model program for college basketball's non-power conference schools for more than a decade.Butler took that blueprint, revised it and came up with even better results.
Date: 01/19/2013 | Sports
Civil-rights progress report
Angela Davis expands on Martin Luther King Jr.'s message
Date: 01/18/2013 | Local News
Gonzaga wins with Plan B
PORTLAND, Ore. -- A bit of foul trouble for 7-foot center Kelly Olynyk didn't faze Gonzaga. The eighth-ranked Bulldogs pitched in for the West Coast Conference's top scorer when he collected two fouls in the first half against the Portland Pilots.
Date: 01/17/2013 | Sports
State Senate to debate future of prepaid tuition program
SEATTLE -- Until a month ago, lawmakers studying Washington’s prepaid tuition program were focused on getting rid of a state policy that threated its solvency.
Date: 01/16/2013 | Northwest
Lakewood's Peterson commits to Central Washington
Lakewood's Justin Peterson went on his official visit to Central Washington University this past weekend and liked what he saw.After getting home Sunday night, the quarterback/wide receiver/running back called the Central coaches to inform them that he wanted to be a Wildcat.
Date: 01/15/2013 | Prep Zone
UW, PNNL form advanced computing institute
RICHLAND -- The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory at Richland and the University of Washington are forming the Northwest Institute for Advanced Computing, which will be based at the Seattle campus.
Date: 01/10/2013 | Northwest
Sustainable lifestyle teachers sought
Anybody who's interested in becoming a volunteer who teaches people about adopting a more environmentally sustainable lifestyle is welcome to join a class hosted by Washington State University Extension starting later this month.
Date: 01/10/2013 | Local News
Degrees protected new grads from recession's worst
It was a defining image of the Great Recession: floundering college grads stuck back home, living in mom and dad's basement. But while rooted in some truth, that picture doesn't show fully how the prolonged economic downturn broadly impacted people in their early 20s, according to a new study out...
Date: 01/09/2013 | Business
Gonzaga beats Pepperdine in WCC opener
MALIBU, Calif. -- Add Pepperdine's quaint Firestone Fieldhouse to the list of WCC venues that seem to give the Gonzaga men's basketball team trouble.
Date: 01/03/2013 | Sports
Free workshops help to navigate financial aid
High school students rushing to finish their college applications often forget there is another important step that they may need to take -- applying for financial aid.
Date: 01/03/2013 | Local News
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