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Cheers escalated each moment. The name Edward or Jacob was said softly and the atmosphere was suddenly charged....

Western's Judo Club meets weekly to compete in what sensei Mark Glaser describes as physical chess.

Young documentary makers capture culture, address environmental concerns facing tribal lands

The Bellingham City Council has approved an ordinance adopting a plan for redevelopment of Samish Way that will be finalized...

The Western Gallery will present artist Geraldine Ondrizek's "The Sound of Cells Dividing" as its first major exhibition of the 2009-2010 academic year. The exhibit will be on display from Sept. 28 through Nov. 25."The Sound of Cells Dividing" will exhibit Ondrizek's recent film "Cellular" and its corresponding set of drawings of a blastocyst, a multiple-cell embryo, as well as her "Sound Wall" installation, which was created for the Center for Art and Technology (CAMAC) and housed in a 17th century monastery in France. "Sound Wall" will be recreated for the Western Gallery. In conjunction with the exhibition, Ondrizek will offer a lecture about her work on Wednesday, Oct. 21. For information on the time and location of her lecture, visit http://westerngallery.wwu.edu or call (360) 650-3900.Both the lecture and the exhibition are free and open to the public. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, except Wednesdays, when the gallery is open until 8 p.m., and noon to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. Live music and poetry readings frequently are presented in the Gallery on Wednesday evenings. For more event details, visit http://westerngallery.wwu.edu/.

We spoke with Keizer AA Meats this week and it looks like they'll be out to butcher our steers on December 8th. We approach this day with mixed feelings, because above all we do love our animals and make every effort to ensure they are happy and healthy. Douglas Fir of Seven Trees was conceived here, born here, and will end his life here. He is the only offspring of a purebred Dexter cow, Stella who we no longer own, and it is doubtful as long as we both must work fulltime off farm that we'll have another milk cow again soon. When Douglas and Buddy are gone it will not just be the end of their lives, it ends a cycle here at the farm that will not be repeated again for a long while. It is only appropriate as we close this circle that we make the absolute most of these animals to honor their sacrifice that we may eat meat that we raised with a considerable effort on our own land.

We are keeping Douglas's hide and will be quickly transporting it to Quil Ceda Leather Company in Marysville, Washington where it will be tanned with hair on. We are also thinking of the other products of home butchered animals to make that most people these days never consider, let alone eat or make any more.
One of these is blood sausage or black pudding as it is known in the UK, Blutwurst [Germany], or Boudin Noir [France]. Essentially it is a sausage made with blood cooked with regional fillers like barley, heavy cream, onion, potato, bread, fat, suet or some variation of these items, and then placed in casings to be grilled or boiled in skin and eaten. We'll collect a gallon or two of blood from one of the steers at butcher in a sterile stainless milk pail so we can try making this sausage.
Beef Blood Sausage 1# Leaf Lard10# Onions, diced1 quart heavy creamSalt to tastePepper to taste1 Tbsp Pate spice1/2 gallon beef bloodPork casings
Nordic cultures, Swedes, Finns, etc. aso make something that is known in Swedish as Blodplattar or blood pancakes - click the link for recipe. These are a savory pancake with fresh blood as one of the main ingredients, and are traditionally eaten with lingonberry jam.

We will also keep the tongues, liver, heart, bones for soup, and whatever else we can for either our consumption or to stew up as homemade dog food, which we pressure can and the dogs adore.
While it is rather unsusual for most people to have a hand in the slaughter of the meat they consume these days, it is something we felt it was very important to do. There was no factory in the raising of our meat. Our cattle have lived good lives, they frolicked in the sun, slept in our pastures of green grass, ate until their bellies were full, had shade and shelter from wind/rain/snow, and were treated each day with care and dignity. We will honor all they gave us in sustenance and the pleasure of knowing the food we eat.

Relay For Life is the American Cancer Society's Signature Event. It is a team event that takes time to celebrates those who have survived cancer, remember those we've lost, and fight back against this disease.We are kicking off our 7th Relay Year here at Western! Please join us for our first Relay Rally to hear information about what Relay is, how to form or join a team, and what our theme and goals are for the year!Free Mallards Ice Cream and Wired Energy DrinksCome join the fight!

The Western Washington University Master of Business Administration Program is holding an open house for prospective MBA applicants at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 18 in Parks Hall 441 on the WWU campus.Professionals who want to know about the competitive advantage of an MBA degree will have the opportunity to learn about Western's program from current students, alumni, and professors.Discussions will focus on the three MBA programs offered by Western - Traditional, Accelerated and Evening. Anyone interested in learning about the MBA degree is welcome to visit the on-campus session. No reservations are needed to participate and refreshments will be served.

This is an informational meeting for people who want to learn more, do more, ask questions and to be part of finding the answers. Come meet SDA board members, have fun and eat.

Western Washington University's Sebastian Mendes will present "There is a Black Mirror in My Heart: An Oral History and the Legacy of a Holocaust Rescuer," the first installment this academic year in WWU's Turning Points faculty lecture series.Mendes' presentation will focus the actions of his grandfather, Portuguese diplomat Aristides de Sousa Mendes, who in June, 1940, was in the unique position to aid thousands of desperate Jewish refugees pouring into Bordeaux, France, with German troops poised to capture the city at any time. For more information about the Turning Points Series faculty speaker series call (360) 650-7545 or visit http://www.wwu.edu/turningpoints/.

Viking Student Athletes Rank 13 Points Higher than NCAA II Average

Viking Student Athletes Rank 13 Points Higher than NCAA II Average

M. Brady Olson, an instructor in the WWU Biology Dept., presents "Planktonic interactions in a changing ocean: Biological responses of the global haptophyte Emiliania huxleyi to elevated pCO2 and their potential effects on ocean food web dynamics"

Western Washington University is offering a Summer Art / Art History Program in Japan, June 16-July 7, 2010. The program is open to the public and will be taught by Associate Professors Julia Sapin and Seiko Purdue from WWU's Department of Art. Participants will travel to Japan to engage in study of traditional and contemporary Japanese art or culture. Attend an information meeting for details on Nov. 18, 4-5pm, WWU Campus-Fine Arts 238 or call (360) 650-3670 or (360) 650-4832.

WWU's Wind Symphony will perform with guest artist Roshanne Etezady at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 19 in the Performing Arts Center (PAC) Concert Hall.In addition to the Thursday evening performance, Etezady will present an open master class for composers from 4-5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 18 in room 47 on Lower Level II of the Performing Arts Center. For more information on this performance or the WWU Wind Symphony, please call (360) 650-3130 or visit www.wwu.edu/bands/windsymphony.shtml.