December 8, 2008
Many choose to flee Seattle’s rainy weather by jet setting to Hawaii, Palm Springs or Mexico for beaches, sunshine and pools during the winter.

November 26, 2008
Amid corporation layoffs and state budget cuts, another institution made a statement today regarding its future in a shaky economy: my family.

November 12, 2008
I logged on to Facebook the other day and was completely sucked in.

October 29, 2008
My dad drove me crazy when I was little.

October 15, 2008
This is my senior year at the UW.

October 1, 2008
Although I grew up only 25 miles north of Seattle, moving into the U-District my freshman year really opened my eyes to the heart of the city.

September 26, 2008
In a rainy city like Seattle, water conservation is arguably not the most important environmental issue.

May 21, 2008
Mary Ann Sarsoza is a junior entering nursing at the UW next fall.

May 21, 2008
A typical sorority houses young women ranging from freshmen to seniors, ages 18 to 22.

May 21, 2008
I feel like I grew up quite a bit recently.

May 20, 2008
UW muggles create Quidditch magic

May 5, 2008
In front of Hec Edmundson Pavilion, walkers clutching water bottles, families with strollers and panting dogs gathered to begin a 5k fundraiser walk for asthma.

April 25, 2008
The buzz about the Mosquito A new device emitting a high-pitched tone has been implemented by businesses to discourage adolescents from loitering.

April 22, 2008
U-District coffee shop serves up lattes with a side of biodiesel

April 8, 2008
I want to be a journalist— specifically, a reporter who works for a newspaper.

April 4, 2008
Alcohol-free kegger It had the look of any other raging teen kegger: cars parked three-deep in the driveway, loud music and high school students everywhere.

April 3, 2008
In 1989, Michael Mihalik was knee-deep in debt at the UW.

March 13, 2008
The Scrabble board game may appeal to an older generation, but an online version, Scrabulous, has more than 3 million playing and more than 700,000 users logging onto the game daily.

March 12, 2008
Brazil’s youngest lawyer-to-be? Joao Victor Portelinha de Oliveira dreams of becoming a federal judge.

March 4, 2008
Mark Emmert has been president of the UW for just four years, yet he has managed to gain prestigious recognition on a national level.

February 29, 2008
In 1915, a young black woman made a significant discovery at the University of Hawaii.

February 25, 2008
Although many people believe eating disorders are a matter of self-image, that is not always the case.

February 25, 2008
Singing the blues A lot of famous musicians have come from England, but none of them have had a hit like this.

February 14, 2008
It’s no secret that parking on campus is complex.

February 12, 2008
Strange news you may not have heard about

February 12, 2008
Driving in Seattle sucks. It’s pouring rain and traffic is terrible. Cars speed up to intersections only to slam on brakes, honk horns and wait bumper to bumper. Weather conditions, road construction and commuters only compound the problem. On a bike, these problems disappear.

February 5, 2008
UW students help turn high school students into leaders.

February 4, 2008
Men: grab a shovel, pickax or saw.

January 29, 2008
There are two kinds of college freedom: one experienced by many freshmen as they live on their own for the first time, and the other, scarier freedom that comes when students try to figure out what happens after graduation.

January 29, 2008
Where’s the beef? The Cincinnati Police Department launched a helicopter and ground search for an escaped Angus steer yesterday.

January 23, 2008
For the second year in a row, the UW has topped the list as the number one supplier of Peace Corps volunteers overseas.

January 15, 2008
The Elizabeth Gregory Home is one of the many places that offers support to homeless in the U-District.

January 14, 2008
It’s always hard going back Most students dread going to school, but few do anything beyond complaining.

January 10, 2008
Can’t snowboard? Great. Look like a fool on skis? Even better. For many, the easiest way to get out and enjoy winter weather is through the quickly growing sport of snowshoeing.

January 7, 2008
With more than 59 million active users and 250,000 new registrations per day, Facebook has become one of the more dominant social networking sites.

December 7, 2007
Dr. William Foege has hoped to make a global impact since his childhood dream of becoming a doctor in Africa. Today he is acknowledged as one of the driving forces in the eradication of small pox in the 1970s as well as a leading expert on global health strategy.

December 3, 2007
While many know that the location of the University of Washington campus was originally plotted in downtown Seattle, few know that the University continues to own and bring in revenue from that property today.

November 28, 2007
Following last spring's shootings at Virginia Tech and UW's Gould Hall, the UW Emergency Management implemented a system called UW Alert to send text messages to subscribers' phones in case of an emergency. So far, only 5,000 people have signed up out of the estimated 70,000 people that frequent the UW campus on any given school day.

November 21, 2007
The Nov.

November 13, 2007
According to medicinenet.com, adults suffer an average of seven colds a year. At a large university, colds are pervasive, passing quickly from one person to another.

November 8, 2007
The search for a north Puget Sound campus for the University of Washington continues.

November 6, 2007
They are fairly easy to spot: eyes blank and droopy, mouth slack and gait shuffled and their only source of energy is the caffeine they consume.

November 6, 2007
Last Tuesday, almost 100 people gathered at a Marysville town hall meeting in support of a new University of Washington campus in the city. Due to the rapid growth of the UW and desire to advance education in the state, the 2007 Legislature has called for consideration of a new UW campus in North Puget Sound.

September 24, 2007
When Safeco Tower, the University District's tallest building, was purchased by the University of Washington last year, details of the intention for the building were scarce.

May 21, 2007
Saturday's forecast called for wind and scattered showers, and the Sunday weather report was no better. Despite the chance of thunderstorms, thousands gathered on the Ave. this past weekend for the 38th annual University District Street Fair.

May 18, 2007
This weekend the college student's traditional U-District standard of studying, coffee and cheap food will be turned upside down.

May 15, 2007
As costs at the pump rise, efforts to bring the price down are also increasing. Today marks the latest attempt for action through a nationwide boycott of pumping gas.

April 27, 2007
Pouring rain, chilling temperatures and continuous wind — it appeared to be another typical Seattle day.