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WWU joins other Washington universities in requiring COVID vaccines By Robert Mittendorf, The Bellingham Herald
Published: May 5, 2021, 7:34pm
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BELLINGHAM Western Washington University will require students, staff and faculty to be vaccinated against COVID-19 when in-person classes resume in fall.
WWU President Sabah Randhawa made the announcement at the university’s website.
“This decision was endorsed by the WWU board of trustees at a special meeting on Wednesday, May 5, in the belief that it will protect the health and safety of the community on- and off-campus and speed our return to more normal in-person operations,” Randhawa said.
Requests for religious, personal and medical exemptions will be handled on an individual basis in accordance with WWU’s policy on measles vaccination, he said.
Poet Laureate To Hold On-Line Reading At Yakima Valley College
Washington State s new Poet Laureate Rena Priest is coming to The Yakima Valley College for a public reading and talk on May 21, 2021 at 11:30 AM. It will be an on-line event and you can Click here to attend the online event.
By definition a poet laureate is a poet officially appointed by a government or conferring institution, typically expected to compose poems for special events and occasions.
We don t know if Ms Priest will whip up something special for this occasion but we do know when she was appointed to her two year term last month by Gov. Jay Inslee, she became the state’s first Indigenous poet to serve in the role.
Porsche Will Build Two New Le Mans Prototypes With Long-Time Race Partner Penske
The announcement of the new LMDh class at Le Mans has brought the Porsche-Penske duo back together with one goal in mind - winning overall at Le Mans.
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Back in December of 2020, Porsche announced that they will be returning to the top class at Le Mans come 2023. After the FIA WEC and ISMA championships introduced the new LMDh class, Porsche was able to plan a car that wouldn’t suck as much money out of their pockets as the 919 Hybrid did - the car that won overall at Le Mans in 2017.