Niles®, Carlsbad, Calif., is staking out new ground with its new audiophile-grade weatherproof speaker and subwoofer designed to bring indoor-quality sound to the outdoors.

Western Washington University‘s sprawling campus in scenic Bellingham stretches 215 acres, with nearly 15,000 students walking the grounds during the fall and spring semesters. The university gives prominence to campus safety, recently upgrading its fire alarm system in 47 buildings and adding a mass notification system featuring Technomad advanced audio loudspeakers to improve audio quality and long-distance coverage outdoors.