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Winner of the Pacemaker, the college media equivalent of a Pulitzer, at the 2010 National College Media Conference. Other awards from the conference included Best of Show, First Place Editorial Writing, First Place Diversity Story and First Place Multi-media Story. Winner of the Mark of Excellence for Best Overall Newspaper from Society of Professional Journalists Region X Conferences in 2008, 200

9 & 2010. Finalist for Pacemaker (general excellence), Second Place Best of Show, Second Place News Story of the Year, Finalist Diversity Story of the Year, Finalist Page One News Design of the Year, Finalist Feature Photo of the Year at the National College Media Conference 2009.

[OPINION] Charlie Kirk was a far-right political commentator and mouthpiece for Trumpism, white grievance politics, and ...
10/08/2025

[OPINION] Charlie Kirk was a far-right political commentator and mouthpiece for Trumpism, white grievance politics, and Christian nationalism. He was also the founder of Turning Point USA (TPUSA), an organization that aims to promote conservative ideologies among students at colleges and high schools across the United States.

Kirk was shot and killed at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, a stop on TPUSA’s “American Comeback” tour.

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Read writer Aulla Elhassan’s full piece online.

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[ARTS + CULTURE] Listen. I recognize that by saying this next sentence I’m going to sound exactly like the whining colle...
10/08/2025

[ARTS + CULTURE] Listen. I recognize that by saying this next sentence I’m going to sound exactly like the whining college student this movie gets off on, but it’s my truth: “After the Hunt” kind of sucked.

In the newest Luca Guadagnino-directed film, written by Nora Garrett, the campus of Yale University becomes the setting of a tense ethical conundrum for philosophy professor Alma Imhoff (Julia Roberts). When her Ph.D. student Maggie Resnick (Ayo Edebiri), comes to her with sexual assault allegations towards Alma’s colleague and friend Henrik “Hank” Gibson (Andrew Garfield), Alma must grapple with her values to the backdrop of a violent illness tearing through her in seclusion. Can Maggie’s claims be trusted, and what does that mean for the future of both her career and relationships?

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Read Development Editor Evelyn Archibald’s full piece online.

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[OPINION] At a recent mayoral debate hosted by Converge Media and FOX13 Seattle, Mayor Bruce Harrell gave a theatrically...
10/08/2025

[OPINION] At a recent mayoral debate hosted by Converge Media and FOX13 Seattle, Mayor Bruce Harrell gave a theatrically convincing but fundamentally flawed showing, while progressive challenger Katie Wilson performed true to the grassroots values of her campaign — inspiring hope, if fumbling in confidence.

Wilson, a community organizer and activist who pulled nearly 10 points ahead of Harrell in the August primary, chose the path of lesser confrontation throughout the debate. She consistently leaned on her vision for a holistically functional Seattle government and her experiences creating meaningful connections with Seattle residents, business owners, and community leaders on the campaign trail.

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Read writer Luna Crone-Barón’s full piece online.

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[ARTS + CULTURE] When I walk into a Domino’s, I’m greeted by good food, but not with open arms. While the bright corpora...
10/07/2025

[ARTS + CULTURE] When I walk into a Domino’s, I’m greeted by good food, but not with open arms. While the bright corporate lighting and jargon across the walls about freshness and authenticity grab my eye, I don’t feel at home.

When I walk into my local pizza shop, they know me by name. They already know my order by heart. My pizza is garnished with extra Parmesan. It’s home. That local pizza shop is Manager’s Pizza.

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Read columnist Hayden Kazerooni’s full piece online.

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[SCIENCE] A researcher from UW unintentionally discovered eight new species of bees when collecting pollinators in Chela...
10/07/2025

[SCIENCE] A researcher from UW unintentionally discovered eight new species of bees when collecting pollinators in Chelan County.

Autumn Maust, a research scientist in the department of biology, studies plant pollinator interactions with the Brosi Lab. Earlier this year, Maust traveled to Chelan County to study pollinator community changes in post-fire landscapes, when she unexpectedly collected eight undiscovered native Washington bee species.

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Read reporter Sarah Pabin’s full piece online.

Photos courtesy of Autumn Maust

[NEWS] A man stormed into Kane Hall twice during the same Oct. 1 lecture, performing N**i salutes, shouting slurs, and a...
10/07/2025

[NEWS] A man stormed into Kane Hall twice during the same Oct. 1 lecture, performing N**i salutes, shouting slurs, and accosting psychology professor Nicole McNichols as hundreds of students looked on. He was forced out only after students, teaching assistants, and McNichols intervened — raising concerns about the public accessibility of UW’s largest lecture hall and campus security’s response time.

McNichols returned to teaching Friday, Oct. 3, informing her students in PSYCH 210 that the class would continue as planned. The incident, captured from multiple angles and widely shared across platforms like Reddit, Tiktok, and Instagram, accrued national media attention.

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Read U-District beat writer Sophia Sostrin’s full piece online.

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[OPINION] For the first time since 2018, the United States government has shut down.Driven by a budgetary impasse betwee...
10/06/2025

[OPINION] For the first time since 2018, the United States government has shut down.

Driven by a budgetary impasse between congressional Democrats and Trump-led Republicans, the shutdown has brought the federal bureaucracy to a grinding halt. Many programs have been stalled, federal buildings across the country are closed or are operating with limited services, and hundreds of thousands of government employees face unpaid leave. It is the fourth such shutdown to have occurred under President Donald Trump.

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Read Opinion Editor Alex Olson’s full piece online.

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[ARTS + CULTURE] If there is one “invisible string” that knits together my relationship with Taylor Swift’s body of work...
10/06/2025

[ARTS + CULTURE] If there is one “invisible string” that knits together my relationship with Taylor Swift’s body of work, it is nostalgia. I have glimpses of a car ride to school, singing my heart out to my beloved “Speak Now” CD. I often reminisce on my quarantine summer spent crying to “folklore.” I even have a begrudging fondness for “Midnights” because, despite what I was telling people at the time, that album became the soundtrack to my freshman fall quarter. I can pinpoint an era in my life corresponding to every album Swift has released, and her music has become punctuated with my own accompanying memories.

All of this to say: there will be no part of my life that I will associate with “The Life of a Showgirl,” beyond writing this review.

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Read Arts & Culture Editor Alexa Meyer’s full piece online.

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[NEWS] UW students in the mechanical engineering (ME) department must now pay a quarterly $250 fee to participate in RSO...
10/06/2025

[NEWS] UW students in the mechanical engineering (ME) department must now pay a quarterly $250 fee to participate in RSOs that use ME shop facilities, following state budget cuts to UW’s funding. The new fee is associated with a mandatory 1-credit course, ME 389. ME chair Alberto Aliseda announced the new fee in a Sept. 22 department-wide email.

Students who did not pay this fee by Oct. 1 faced an additional $20 late fee. Additionally, if registering in ME 398 pushes a student’s total enrolled credits over 18, they will have to pay the extra tuition required. Aliseda noted that students receiving financial aid could receive support for covering the cost of the extra credits.

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Read national politics beat writer Ben Jaudon’s full piece online.

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[SPORTS] Never count out the Washington football team.One week ago, Washington fought hard with the number one team in t...
10/05/2025

[SPORTS] Never count out the Washington football team.

One week ago, Washington fought hard with the number one team in the country. Saturday afternoon, it was sucker-punched from the get-go, falling behind by as many as 20 to Maryland in College Park. But behind second-half brilliance from sophomore quarterback Demond Williams Jr., junior wide receiver Denzel Boston, and senior running back Jonah Coleman, UW stormed back, taking a 24-20 lead with 3:23 left and holding on for a shocking comeback win.

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Read Sports Editor Andrew Sousa’s full piece online.

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[MULTIMEDIA] Pacific Northwest Ballet launched its 2025-26 season Sep. 26 with the utmost sparkle, glamour, and virtuosi...
10/04/2025

[MULTIMEDIA] Pacific Northwest Ballet launched its 2025-26 season Sep. 26 with the utmost sparkle, glamour, and virtuosity with George Balanchine’s “Jewels.” Structured in three acts — “Emeralds,” “Rubies,” and “Diamonds” — with each dedicated to a different composer, style, and national ballet tradition, “Jewels” comes together to create a triptych of ballet’s past and present.

Take a look at the performance through the lens of Managing Editor Anikka Stanley.

[NEWS] Flower’s 24 Hr Market opened its doors this week with a 10-year lease, making a rare long-term commitment to a st...
10/03/2025

[NEWS] Flower’s 24 Hr Market opened its doors this week with a 10-year lease, making a rare long-term commitment to a street where businesses often turn over quickly or sit empty. A grand opening is set for Monday, Oct. 6, with a 10% discount for students who show their Husky Card.

Stocked with soft drinks, snacks, to***co and ni****ne products, beauty supplies, and basic household and school essentials, the store resembles a 7/11 shop but with prices the owners say are geared towards students.

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Read U-District beat writer Sophia Sostrin’s full piece online.

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