The Bellingham Herald

• Architects: WWU waterfront should appeal to broad community
  A new waterfront campus for Western Washington University should feel like a part of the larger community.
  That was a key message Tuesday, May 12, from architects working to plan that campus, presenting their ideas at a forum in the university's Academic Instructional Center.
  "We want this to feel open but secure, different, but open to the community," Bellingham architect Dave Christensen said.
  

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• Viking men's basketball signs pair of prep standouts
  Two high school senior guards, Jarrell Banks from Mount Rainier High School in Des Moines and Richard Woodworth from Newport High School in Bellevue, have signed national letters of intent to play men's basketball at Western Washington University.

Bellevue Reporter

• Sisters help mom battle brain cancer
  Each year, 220,000 Americans are diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. Treatment options are limited and life expectancy is only one to two years.
  Still, Bellevue-resident Gina Weigum stays optimistic about her mother's health. Her mother, Teresa Lafreniere was diagnosed with Glioblistoma Multiforme, an aggressive type of brain cancer, in December 2007.
  Following her husband's death in a car accident, Lafreniere wanted to spend more time with her family. She retired after 42 years at Western Washington University as an Assistant to the Dean and moved into a home across the street from her daughter.