August 12, 2009A carnival atmosphere reigns in the spirited adaptation and world premiere of Catch Me If You Can, playing at the 5th Avenue Theatre downtown.
August 5, 2009Visitors to local museums on the first Thursday in August can explore everything from the zany world of Jim Henson’s Muppets to artist Andrew Wyeth’s intensely human Helga portraits — for free.
July 29, 2009Smoke hung think in the air at the Capitol Hill Block Party last weekend as hipsters and bohemians congregated in the streets to celebrate Northwest and national independent music.
July 15, 2009The Henry Art Gallery’s summer line-up is a medley of old and new. The antique and the modern converge in a fusion that is sometimes stark, but often subtle.
July 8, 2009 After a highly praised run in New York, the Theatre for a New Audience is bringing Shakespeare’s Othello to Seattle.
May 13, 2009When describing the authentic college experience, dorms often what come to mind.
May 13, 2009Swirling hair, bobbing heads and screeching voices — these are the staples of door chants, the first impression potential new members, better known as PNMs, receive of their future sisters.
January 5, 2009Winter is a time of transitions.
December 8, 2008It’s that time of year when people sling socks over their fireplaces, stores sell things like gingerbread houses and candy canes, shoppers stand in line at four in the morning in that distinctly American tradition known as Black Friday, and families stick wicker reindeer in their front yards.
December 2, 2008Penn State spirit commodified
November 25, 2008UC minority students protest budget cuts Berkeley students staged a protest last weekend, but it didn’t involve tree hugging or anti-war demonstrations.
November 18, 2008WSU speculates about Apple Cup With the Apple Cup a mere four days away, WSU speculation over the contentious match is abounding.
November 12, 2008Youth turnout hype supported by statistics If it weren’t already obvious, the youth vote played a dynamic role in this year’s presidential campaign as students swarmed the polls in record numbers.
November 4, 2008Obamabot encourages voting Standing awkwardly at six feet tall with electric blue eyes, a bumbling red-head sporting nothing but an Obama T-shirt paraded around the University of Florida campus last Wednesday.
October 29, 2008Princeton students experiment with hypnosis NEW JERSEY — At Princeton University, a new club offers another outlet for student experimentation.
October 14, 2008ILLINOIS — As election day draws near, controversy is igniting in schools across the country over political expression.
October 13, 2008Last spring, eight UW students were studying abroad in China with the hope of broadening their international understanding.
October 7, 2008Mad Scientists Assemble At Harvard BOSTON — Lap dancing, research and education intersected at the Ig Nobel Prize ceremony hosted by Harvard University last Thursday.
October 6, 2008Last week, Theta Chi fraternity stampeded its way to $2,500.
September 25, 2008Freshman Convocation this year was defined by colorful pageantry and soaring oratory that was only heightened by the presence of Microsoft mogul, Bill Gates.
June 5, 2008The Undergraduate Theatre Society’s latest play title is quite a mouthful.
May 15, 2008“I am the most pleasant mother pheasant plucker ever to pluck a mother pheasant.” Say that 10 times fast.
May 8, 2008Fathers and Sons is currently playing at the ACT Theater.
May 1, 2008Ever wish you could get paid to dress in costumes and wreak havoc in downtown Seattle and the U-District? Four UW drama students got to do just that this last weekend.
April 24, 2008Cirque du Soleil is coming to town, bringing with it an enchanting procession of unruly clowns, contortionists, jugglers, acrobats, puppeteers and singers.
April 18, 2008 Makipag, a new Filipino art club on campus, began as a joke between seniors Joseph Guanlao and Aaron Verzosa last year in a Tagalog language class.
March 10, 2008It is on the rare occasion that the interests of conservationists and businessmen align, but that is what happened in the fishery industry, according to an article published in Science Magazine.
March 7, 2008With India’s emergence as a major economic player comes the need to grapple with obstacles that often confront developing nations, including intellectual property rights.
