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| As the AS elections race approaches its April 29 finish, candidates are rushing to snag the last few swing votes for their platform. Byron Starkey, one of four candidates for the position of AS President, braved the stormy weather on April 27 to do some last minute campaign. "It's just dedication to the students!" Starkey said, grinning as he was soaked by the rain. |
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| Strangely Timothy Doesburg, left, urges the audience to cheer for his student volunteer, in green, during a performance by the Bellingham Circus Guild at Western Washington University on April 20. The performance featured acrobats, musicians and jugglers and was intended to help raise money for victims of the earthquake in Japan. |
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| Students from the Western Washington University Dance Department perform the modern dance masterpiece ‘Steps in the Street’, at the Faculty Dance Concert Wednesday, April 14. The dance was choreographed in 1936 by Martha Graham as a protest of Adolf Hitler’s rise to power. “It speaks of the devastation of war,” said Western Instructor Susan Haines, who helped bring the Graham dances to Western. “It still resonates with audiences today.” |
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| Student dancers perform the suite from 'Appalachian Spring,' Martha Graham's most famous ballet. The dance tells the story of a small group of seventeenth century, American pioneers including a newlywed couple featured in the duet. ~ ~ ~ The concert also featured original choreography from WWU Dance Department instructors. |
