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Colleges and Universities

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2012

    Rob McKenna's Savvy Positioning Puts Democrats in Attack Mode

    When Republicans cut money for education in a budget they pushed through the Senate late last week, the state Democratic Party sent out a blistering missive--aimed at Republican gubernatorial hopeful Rob McKenna. The Democrats have a point, but it's also evident that McKenna's savvy positioning of h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2012

    A Word About the NY Times' Sunday Story on UW's Decision to Increase Foreign Students at the Expense of Washington Residents

    I don't want to get all Pat Buchanan here, but Sunday's New York Times Page One story on how foreign students, the Chinese in particular, are going to the head of the admissions acceptance line so poor old UW can make ends meet, nets at least a 9 on my infuriation scale.

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2011

    Varlalmos Pizzeria's Calzones are Priced to Play

    ​Varlamos Pizzeria refers to their calzones as 'football-sized,' but 'toddler-sized' might be more accurate. 'Toddler-sized' would, however make less sense as a Monday night promotion. I've seen growing teenage boys repeatedly defeated by the size of this dish. It's as if a large, thick-crust ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2011

    UW Plans Largest Tuition Hike Ever; Here Are Eight Way Cheaper Other Local Schools

    ​On Thursday, the University of Washington Board of Regents announced that they would raise tuition at UW by a whopping 20 percent for in-state undergrads--setting the price at $10,574 per year, not counting room, board, books, etc. The raise comes after two years of double-digit tuition hikes ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 8, 2011

    Ramona Falls

    ​On Thursday, the University of Washington Board of Regents announced that they would raise tuition at UW by a whopping 20 percent for in-state undergrads--setting the price at $10,574 per year, not counting room, board, books, etc. The raise comes after two years of double-digit tuition hikes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2011

    Seattle Central Community College Weighs Axing Its American Sign Language Interpreter-Training Program

    ​Due to the brutalizing state budget just passed by legislators, Seattle Central Community College must cut approximately $4 million in spending. A number of worthy programs face possible elimination, and college President Paul Killpatrick has vowed to listen to feedback at a public meeting t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2011

    Why Leave a "Real" School for an Online One? Jean Floten Explains Herself

    ​Jean Floten, president of Bellevue College (formerly Bellevue Community College, a name she helped change), is jumping to a gig as chancellor at Western Governors University, an institution that, unusually, is both online and nonprofit. We caught up with her over the phone to find out why.

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2011

    Pullman Police Nab Another Basketball Player: WSU's DeAngelo Casto Arrested for Marijuana Possession (UPDATED)

    Image source​UPDATE 2, Friday, March 25, 9:35 a.m.: The circumstances that led to Casto's arrest have now come to light, thanks to Bud Withers of The Seattle Times. Withers interviewed Chris Tennant, operations commander for the Pullman police. Tennant says that an officer was patrolling off-c ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 23, 2011

    Cloud Nothings

    Image source​UPDATE 2, Friday, March 25, 9:35 a.m.: The circumstances that led to Casto's arrest have now come to light, thanks to Bud Withers of The Seattle Times. Withers interviewed Chris Tennant, operations commander for the Pullman police. Tennant says that an officer was patrolling off-c ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 12, 2011

    Guster

    Image source​UPDATE 2, Friday, March 25, 9:35 a.m.: The circumstances that led to Casto's arrest have now come to light, thanks to Bud Withers of The Seattle Times. Withers interviewed Chris Tennant, operations commander for the Pullman police. Tennant says that an officer was patrolling off-c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2010

    Gary Taylor, Drama Teacher, Accused of Filming Female Student in Dressing Room

    ​The 20-year-old student first noticed the camera on Tuesday, while she was changing in the dressing room of Green River Community College's theater. When investigators played the tape, they say they saw 71-year-old drama teacher Gary Taylor putting the hidden camera on a shelf, then walking a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 19, 2010

    Weekend

    ​The 20-year-old student first noticed the camera on Tuesday, while she was changing in the dressing room of Green River Community College's theater. When investigators played the tape, they say they saw 71-year-old drama teacher Gary Taylor putting the hidden camera on a shelf, then walking a ... More >>

  • Arts

    April 7, 2010

    Opening Nights: Ching Chong Chinaman

    An (over)assimilated family begins to crumble.

  • Food

    December 23, 2009

    Brotherly Grub

    An (over)assimilated family begins to crumble.

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2009

    UW Coeds Ranked Least Prone to Sexual Harassment

    Yet another reason why Ivy League educations are overrated​Spirits may be low over at the UW, what with a looming tuition increase and impending cuts in, well, nearly everything. But here comes news from something called the Campus Toleration Foundation, who in a recently completed study(PDF ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2009

    Fun With Statistics: State School Superintendent Gets Creative to Make State #1 in Test Scores

    ​You can tell a lot of stories with numbers, and the state Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction just told one of them. In a release entitled, "State SAT Scores Lead the Nation Again" the office notes that, among states in which more than half of high school graduates took the SAT ... More >>

  • Arts

    June 24, 2009

    Artopia: The Hot Dorks of Drumline

    Titanium Sporkestra: bringing sexy back to marching bands.

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2009

    I've Been Listening to Kate Nash, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, & MGMT

    Kate Nash; Made of Bricks: I was introduced to Nash by the editor at my first post-college job. "You have to listen to this song," he said. "It reminds me you." He played for me "Foundations," an infectious pop gem about a girl in a futile relationship. I wasn't pleased with his assessment of my li ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2009

    Today's Economic News: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

    The good: In keeping with a recent semi-trend of semi-good news, GE and Citibank didn't do as horribly as expected in their latest earnings reports. The bad: Paul Krugman, like Flavor Flav, says don't believe the hype, arguing that the news is still consistently bad, the good reports smell funny, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2009

    Could Seattle Lose Another Newspaper?

    Times are tough. And in this disadvantageous economic climate, even fake news outlets are feeling budgetary constraints. Consider the case of Puget Sound's Most Spectacular Newspaper, The Naked Loon. Exactly a year ago, Timothy Ellis started the venture. With the pluck and determination of a modern ... More >>

  • Diversions

    March 25, 2009

    Ask a Mexican

    Times are tough. And in this disadvantageous economic climate, even fake news outlets are feeling budgetary constraints. Consider the case of Puget Sound's Most Spectacular Newspaper, The Naked Loon. Exactly a year ago, Timothy Ellis started the venture. With the pluck and determination of a modern ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 18, 2009

    Please Stand By; Stand By Me

    Times are tough. And in this disadvantageous economic climate, even fake news outlets are feeling budgetary constraints. Consider the case of Puget Sound's Most Spectacular Newspaper, The Naked Loon. Exactly a year ago, Timothy Ellis started the venture. With the pluck and determination of a modern ... More >>

  • Diversions

    March 18, 2009

    Mexico Still Hasn't Discovered Tampons

    Times are tough. And in this disadvantageous economic climate, even fake news outlets are feeling budgetary constraints. Consider the case of Puget Sound's Most Spectacular Newspaper, The Naked Loon. Exactly a year ago, Timothy Ellis started the venture. With the pluck and determination of a modern ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 6, 2008

    Pepper

    Times are tough. And in this disadvantageous economic climate, even fake news outlets are feeling budgetary constraints. Consider the case of Puget Sound's Most Spectacular Newspaper, The Naked Loon. Exactly a year ago, Timothy Ellis started the venture. With the pluck and determination of a modern ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 16, 2008

    Old School

    Times are tough. And in this disadvantageous economic climate, even fake news outlets are feeling budgetary constraints. Consider the case of Puget Sound's Most Spectacular Newspaper, The Naked Loon. Exactly a year ago, Timothy Ellis started the venture. With the pluck and determination of a modern ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 25, 2008

    Le Sexy, Jackie Hell, the Whore Moans

    Saturday, June 28

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2008

    Death By Metro Bus

    Saturday, June 28

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2007

    From the archives: February 7, 1990

    Saturday, June 28

  • Food

    June 6, 2007

    B.J.'s and Smokin' Dick's Serve BBQ With $3 Pitchers, and Meat by the Ladle

    Get over your chuckles and mow through a slab of ribs and Texas toast.

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2007

    Charity...that's so hot

    Get over your chuckles and mow through a slab of ribs and Texas toast.

  • Music

    May 16, 2007

    Goldie's Is a Sporting Paradise for Wallingford Boozers

    The fact that it has a microbrew selection filled with the usual suspects only adds to the fun.

  • News

    March 21, 2007

    Lovin' "The F-Word," Missing the Women

    The fact that it has a microbrew selection filled with the usual suspects only adds to the fun.

  • Diversions

    November 22, 2006

    Old Weezy Gets Bit

    Remembering the first horse in King County to die from the West Nile virus.

  • Diversions

    October 25, 2006

    Around Occidental Park

    At 2 a.m., Pioneer Square is where you'll find the good, the bad, and the very, very ugly.

  • Blogs

    August 30, 2006

    Deluxe Violence

    At 2 a.m., Pioneer Square is where you'll find the good, the bad, and the very, very ugly.

  • Food

    October 5, 2005

    Tommy's On The Ave

    At 2 a.m., Pioneer Square is where you'll find the good, the bad, and the very, very ugly.

  • Food

    August 25, 2004

    Aug. 25-31, 2004

    At 2 a.m., Pioneer Square is where you'll find the good, the bad, and the very, very ugly.

  • News

    June 25, 2003

    Blowing the Lid Off

    At 2 a.m., Pioneer Square is where you'll find the good, the bad, and the very, very ugly.

  • News

    December 11, 2002

    This Is No Laughing Matter

    At 2 a.m., Pioneer Square is where you'll find the good, the bad, and the very, very ugly.

  • News

    October 16, 2002

    Fairley Fun

    At 2 a.m., Pioneer Square is where you'll find the good, the bad, and the very, very ugly.

  • Film

    October 9, 2002

    Campus Confidential

    Undergraduate exposé earns an F.

  • News

    May 29, 2002

    Of mice and misjudgment

    UW suspends research over violations of federal law by professor and his technologist.

  • Diversions

    March 13, 2002

    The Pet Lady

    UW suspends research over violations of federal law by professor and his technologist.

  • News

    November 15, 2000

    "With a few artsy-fartsy exceptions, Ballard is wonderfully unhip. I hope it stays that way."

    UW suspends research over violations of federal law by professor and his technologist.

  • Music

    October 11, 2000

    Whadchagit?

    UW suspends research over violations of federal law by professor and his technologist.

  • Arts

    June 14, 2000

    The masculine mystique

    Are boys the losers of the ongoing gender war?

  • News

    November 24, 1999

    The biggest Dream that ever came true

    Are boys the losers of the ongoing gender war?

  • Arts

    August 4, 1999

    Estrogen-X

    Separating the good girls from the bad.

  • News

    June 16, 1999

    High school: Tests and tribulations

    Separating the good girls from the bad.

  • News

    February 10, 1999

    Letters

    Netting the Republicans

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