Sweet Heart Swing Dance poster, left, and Valentine’s themed Viking Swing and W.A.M. logos, right. The dance will feature folk love songs and swing dances on Feb. 12, 2026 in the Viking Union MPR in Bellingham, Wash. // Poster by W.A.M. & Viking Swing, photo compiled by Katherine Rogers
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February 11Idris Goodwin rapped a freestyle after the “King of the Neuroverse” performance on Jan. 23, 2026, night one of hip-hop theater weekend. Brian Quijada, co-creator of “Mexodous,” created the live-looped beats for Goodwin to perform to. // Photo by Cody Sauter
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February 11Playwright Idris Goodwin explaining the process of writing “King of the Neuroverse” and adapting it into a play during Western’s summer Test Kitchen with Professor and Theater Department Chair Rich Brown on Jan. 23, 2026. // Photo by Cody Sauter
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February 11A collection of students, alumni and faculty performing Idris Goodwin’s “King of the Neuroverse” at hip-hop theater night one on Jan. 23, 2026. List Left to Right: Professor and Theater Department Chair Rich Brown, Logan Liteky, Ava Nicholas, Ella Newborn, Adrianna Agudelo, and Mattie English. // Photo by Cody Sauter






