Locust Beach Cleanup: April 17

Erica Bachinski brought her friend's dog, Stikene, with her, but Stikene would rather roll in the trash than pick it up.


Western sophomore Chris Robertson Kehne examines two old bottles found in the brush.


Ric Ghirardini shows off a piece of iron he says he thinks was once a piece of a ship which fell off and rolled ashore.


Western sophomore Kayla Hendrickson grabs a French-language milk carton.


Western sophomores Brianna Gibbs and Kayla Hendrickson haul the morning's collection up the beach.

photos by Evan Derickson

Sodexo's Global Chef: Patrick Masson

Chef Patrick Masson serves roasted chicken with pan-fried mushrooms, potatoes, and ratatouille for dinner at the Viking Commons on April 14. Masson visited WWU for the week as part of Sodexo's Global Chef program. Masson works at the Institution Notre Dame in Toulon, France. "This [visit] has been pretty sucessful," Chris Kenney, University Dining Service's director of operations, said. He said that they currently have no concrete plans for another foreign chef, but will be looking to repeat the success of this visit.


Roasted chicken with pan-fried mushrooms, asparagus, potatoes, and ratatouille.


Orange Creme Brulee.


photos by Evan Derickson

Rockin' Out

Photo by Mitch Olsen

Western Senior Kevin Bellamy repeatedly bludgeons a small flat rock outside the Communications building Friday, April 9. Bellamy was attempting to measure the depth to the bed-rock using a technique called Siesmic Refraction.

A Sober Saturday Night: Photos from the groups' latest YouTube video

TJ French smiles with fake blood-stained teeth at the Western movie set of

his youtube video where he plays an elitist professor who gets stalked and

beat up by his failed students.

Director and Western Student Kalen Edwards burst into laughter after

watching the play back of a tackle scene of the professor from his movie.

Left to right: TJ French, Kalen Edwards, Andy Nguyen and Jeff Singer

watch the play back of the running scene on set of their youtube movie shot

on Western’s campus.

Western students Andy Nguyen, Michael Cailotto, Ben Levy and Jeff

Singer as the failed students, begin to sprint to the camera when action is

called on the Youtube movie set on Western’s campus.

TJ French gets direction from the director for a

tackle scene in their Youtube movie.

photos by Cejae Thompson

M.E.Ch.A. celebrates día de los muertos

Exchange student Yagi Wu decides what to design next on her skull.

For more pictures and an explanation about Dia de los muertos see:
Dia de los muertos soundslide

Ghostface comes to the Nightlight

Guinness, lead singer for Guinness and the Reparations, stands behind his band's set list during the opening act for Ghostface Killah last Sunday night.

Die-hard fans crowded the stage before Ghostface took the stage. Beau Boyd, who sold tickets at the front door, said the attendance was slightly more than 150.

"I don't really come out here that much, but I wish I did," said Ghostface. "Because y'all giving me a lot of energy and that's what I like." Ghostface, formerly Ghostface Killah, was a founding member of the New York based rap crew Wu-Tang Clan.

Trite Almighty, who rapped alongside Ghostface, talks with a fan outside the venue after the show. Trite said, "As far as the love that we recieved, Bellingham was good." He said the band has been touring nearly the whole year. 

Western's women's soccer beats Montana State University Billings 3 to 0

Western junior Claire Morgan kicks the ball in midair, with Western senior Kelly Irving running down the field next to her.