Ann Huynh

Several UW groups competed and received grants and investments at the Social Venture Partners Seattle’s Social Innovation Fast Pitch (SIFP) forum on Thursday.

Racial biases in voters are more prominent in those who lack strong party preferences, according to a study conducted by UW psychology professor Anthony Greenwald.

In a parking lot across from Shultzy’s Sausage and Cafe Solstice sits Boma Cho, behind his collection of recycled button-ups, crewnecks, pea coats, and tanktops — all unified by stark, silkscreened images of giraffes, elephants, cheetahs, and historical figures.

Yesterday, emotions ran high as students and community members gathered in Kane Hall for a screening of “Very Young Girls,” a disquieting film documenting the work of Rachel Lloyd, a survivor of sexual exploitation who went on to create an organization called Girls Educational and Mentoring Services (GEMS) to help victimized young women find another way of life. The film tells the stories of teenage prostitutes in New York through intimate interviews and home footage by traffickers.