UW Lacrosse team doctor dies in ski accident
UW Lacrosse physician Keith Hardy died Friday in a skiing accident at Mt. Baker near Bellingham, Wash.read more
View ArticleMining the moon
Last winter, recent UW alumna Lindsey Gibbons sat below a clean whiteboard with a marker in hand and etched out a simple diagram before her teammates.read more
View ArticleInterest rates on federal student loans to stay at 3.4 percent for another year
A bill was passed by Congress on Friday that will prevent interest rates on subsidized federal student loans from doubling. Rates will now remain at 3.4 percent for one more year.read more
View ArticleDealing with debt
It’s a reality senior Grant Gustafson knows he’ll have to face down the road.read more
View ArticleStudents work with industry professionals in new venture capital fund for UW...
A newly formed, private venture-capital fund is giving UW students a taste of real-world venture-capital investing, or providing money to small businesses that have projected long-term success.read more
View ArticleAdministrators push legislation to invest public funds
There’s a new way UW administrators hope to raise money in current penny-pinching times. If approved by voters, they project Senate Joint Resolution 8223 — which will be on November’s ballot — will...
View ArticleUW to offer a dozen free online courses this fall
Beginning fall quarter, online course offerings will drop their old $350 price tag when the UW begins to offer free online learning.read more
View ArticleASUW drafts bylaws for tri-campus board
This coming fall, the ASUW Board of Directors plans to improve the Tri-Campus Board of Directors, a body that encompasses executive board members from ASUW Bothell (ASUW-B), ASUW Seattle (ASUW-S), ASUW...
View ArticleConstruction worker severely injured in Lander demolition accident
A construction worker is in critical condition after a construction accident at Lander Hall on July 21.read more
View ArticleGovernor appoints new student regent to board
Gov. Christine Gregoire’s office last week announced UW law student Christopher Jordan as the new 2012-13 student regent on the UW Board of Regents. read more
View ArticleReaching out
Academic, social, and economic pressures may be factors in suicide, now the third cause of death among college-age peopleread more
View ArticleNext year’s U-Pass Fee to remain $76 per quarter
The Universal U-PASS Fee will remain $76 per quarter for the 2013-14 academic year, the same rate it’s been since first imposed two years ago, according to an announcement Tuesday from UW...
View ArticleHFS fires workers, 140 questioned about food theft
Kyle, a UW junior who works at Eleven 01 Cafe, showed up for his shift Monday and noticed something odd: His coworkers were going missing, one by one.read more
View ArticleTwo sorority houses sustain minor damage after separate weekend arson incidents
At least two sorority houses sustained minor damage March 9 after banners hanging outside each house were lit on fire and burnt some time during early morning hours.read more
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