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Someone buy me this, my birthday is next week!


By Avalon Willows
March 8, 2011 - 10:18pm

Alright, the bidding on this has ended, so you can't actually buy it. And my birthday's in September. And if you're like me, you're in no place to spend $138 on a sweater. But DANG, this vintage UW lettermans sweater is something I wouldn't mind having in my closet. It probably smells like a basement but I'd be cozy 4 liiiiiiiife! & supporting UW circa 1930-something.
Sigh, the days when university apparel was made in the US...
Anyways, take a look at this beauty: READ MORE

Camilo Moreno-Salamanca '12


By Gossip Nugget
March 7, 2011 - 7:00pm

Hometown: Bogotá, Colombia 
Major: Marketing/Entrepreneurship
Relationship Status: "Equal opportunity lover."
Do you feel objectified or validated by your new title? Validated
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The Cure for Finals Anxiety


By News You Can Use
March 6, 2011 - 1:56am

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UW, You So Sustainable!


By Avalon Willows
March 5, 2011 - 3:36pm


UW, you HELLA sustainable. Cutest compost bins in the tri-county area! READ MORE

Town Hall Meeting: UW Budget


By Avalon Willows
March 4, 2011 - 8:29pm

Speak up at the UW budget meeting! UW president Phyllis M. Wise will be there, speaking and taking questions. Make your voice heard and check it out!
Tuesday, March 8th, 2011
Kane Hall, Room 130
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Alumni We Love: Bonnie Dunbar


By Avalon Willows
March 4, 2011 - 8:24pm

Let's hear it for women in science and technology!
Bonnie Dunbar rules. She was the alumna of the year in 2004, and graduated from the University of Washington in '71 and '75 for ceramic engineering.
She's also got some impressive stuff on her resume. When she was an undergrad at UW, she helped to develop ceramic tiles used so that ships could re-enter the atmosphere. Oh, you know, no big deal.
In 1978, she began her career at NASA, and in 1981, she became a NASA astronaut. Since then, she has held several honorable and high positions in the field, and even spent time in Russia training cosmonauts and flying to the Russian Space Station.
Bonnie Dunbar is super inspirational, and certainly makes UW proud. Bonnie, HC Washington loves...

I Don't Even Care That This is for Children: Dino Day @ The Burke


By Avalon Willows
March 4, 2011 - 8:02pm

Maybe I'm just a sucker for museums, but this looks way cool.
REAL FOSSILS! CRACK YOUR OWN FOSSIL! LEARNING!
The 8-year-old me is peeing my pants with excitement right now! OK, I probably grew out of that before then, but you get it.
I present to you: Dinosaur Day @ The Burke Museum! Tomorrow! (Saturday, March 5h) READ MORE

Felix Nguyen


By Gossip Nugget
March 4, 2011 - 3:03am

Name: Felix Nguyen
Hometown: Newcastle, WA
Major: Computer Science
Do you feel validated or objectified: "Let's just say I feel honored."
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Meet Me at the Center of the Earth (or Downtown Seattle)


By Avalon Willows
March 4, 2011 - 12:28am

Alright, so I have to admit that I was a little bummed that this exhibit was not by the Nick Cave that comes to mind when I hear the name "Nick Cave". It's a different artist, but... MAN, THIS LOOKS AWESOME. Coming March 10th to the Seattle Art Museum is the exhibit Meet Me At the Center of the Earth, where artist Nick Cave will showcase his "soundsuits". I'd explain them right now, but I don't think I would do them justice. Here is a visual, which does a much better job than I would do: READ MORE

Lecture: The Politics of James Bond


By Avalon Willows
March 4, 2011 - 12:07am

A FREE lecture, with speaker Jeremy Black, a professor of history at the University of Exeter.
Held in Gowen 201 at UW Seattle. "Sent onto the page in 1953, James Bond has since registered political changes in the narrower politics of state interest and international politics, and in the wider politics of class, gender, race and sexuality. Jeremy Black uses the iconic secret service adventure hero to consider these changes and to throw light on the politics of culture." READ MORE