May 15, 2008
My mind raced and my heart beat quickly as Dámaris Arencibia, a fiery woman in her early 30s, and the daughter of my host parents in Cienfuegos, rattled off a list of complaints about the Cuban government in Spanish so fast I had trouble just keeping up.

May 14, 2008
Every afternoon, Francisco “Pancho” Arencibia steals a quick break from his chores.

March 3, 2008
With its first new president in 49 years, changes will come slowly for Cuba CIENFUEGOS, Cuba — Nearly half a century after Fidel Castro led the rebel army from the mountains of the Sierra Maestra to the storied streets of Havana, the reign of the 81-year-old icon has finally come to an end.

October 16, 2007
When Jim McLaughlin joined the Huskies in 2001, the team was at a low point in its 27-year history.

May 30, 2007
Through the stress of the grueling admissions process and the frustration of dealing with a labyrinthine bureaucracy, the challenges of higher education can extend far beyond the classroom. For one former UW student, the most confusing and stressful aspect of her college career has come not in the form of final exams or theses, but in a nightmarish ordeal brought about by her student loans.

May 18, 2007
At a time when grim photos of poverty-stricken nations and tales of genocide are only as far away as a newspaper or TV, many are led to believe their voices alone cannot be of any real consequence.

May 3, 2007
With the annual donning of caps and gowns only five weeks away, many students are anxiously awaiting the answer to the question they have been asked repeatedly for years: "What are you going to do when you graduate?"

April 27, 2007
After the sun sets, the lush greenery of the UW campus only intensifies darkness, shrouding the winding pathways in deep shadow, away from the already-dim lights. Tense shoulders and a quickened pace are common signs of a stress different than that caused by homework and exams.

April 24, 2007
Once a quarter, lines of students wind out of a few select doors along the Ave. Someone unfamiliar with student life might assume they're waiting for a double-tall mocha, or an order of phad Thai.

April 18, 2007
While medical students learn about surgical procedures in rooms just down the hall, part of the Magnuson Health Sciences Center is being prepped for a major surgery of its own.

April 2, 2007
UPDATE: Two people shot and killed in UW's Gould Hall this morning

March 29, 2007
The state of Washington has been identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as part of a rapidly growing outbreak of gonorrhea.

March 26, 2007
UW President Mark Emmert, a man who rarely has more than a few free minutes in his schedule, left his busy campus life behind on Saturday for a nine-day trip to India.

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March 6, 2007
Unfortunately, mental health care in Washington is facing a dilemma that could hurt the quality of care in the near future.

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February 26, 2007
We expect a certain amount of safety as students, and fortunately, we get it. But not all college students across the world are so lucky, and we take this fact for granted. If school were a life and death situation each and every day, would we go?

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January 16, 2007
The goal of holidays like Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Veteran's Day is to draw national and individual attention to the struggles and sacrifices of communities in our nation.

January 11, 2007

January 10, 2007
Parents at Whittier Elementary in North Seattle are up in arms, and with good reason.

January 9, 2007

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January 4, 2007
If you went to a Starbucks coffee shop yesterday and bought a pastry, you were among the first to taste the company's new trans fat-free foods.

January 3, 2007
Madonna goes to Malawi to adopt a child. Brangelina takes an extended vacation in her adopted daughter's native Namibia.

December 4, 2006
It's been quite a quarter for the paper, but we're just getting started.

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November 14, 2006
It's finally here. Our new Web site is up and running. It will be under constant renovation as we continue to improve its aesthetics and features, so don't be alarmed if you find things moving around during the next several weeks, but we are now uploading each day's content.