By Gustafson, Jeanne Private universities and community colleges here have seen an uptick in enrollment this year, while enrollment in state universities' Spokane programs has fallen.

By Shawn Vestal, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. Aug. 19--As colleges welcome back students for another academic year, they'll also be putting some new security measures in place -- some high-tech, some old-fashioned.

By Shawn Vestal, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. Jan. 29--When Benjamin Spaun finishes his undergraduate work at Whitworth College, he hopes to head to one of the country's top research universities for graduate school.

By Jim Kershner, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. Oct.

By Shawn Vestal, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. Oct. 3--When L. Denice Randle was looking to go from Pierce Community College to a four-year school, she was sure of one thing. "I knew I wanted to be immersed in black culture," she said.