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Archive for October, 2015
Is The UW Really The Number 1 Public University in The World?
The Most Innovative Public University in the World Gerald Barnett Thomson Reuters named UW the “most innovative public university in the world.” A reader might think that the ranking methodology includes the number of startups, since UW’s press release includes the following: And in [...]
October 31st, 2015 - 9:00 am § in The Ave Scene
THE Ave Scene: Rainier Blizzard
Epic Alert: 164” of Snow Forecasted for Mt. Rainier! Mt. Rainier | Photo by Daniel Smith As of this morning, NOAA is predicting heavy snow on Mt. Rainier from today through Monday evening. Mt. Rainier is forecasted to receive upwards of 162 inches of… UNOFFICIALNETWORKS.COM|BY BARCLAY[...]
GOP presidential candidates flock to gathering that makes KKK look benign
From Raw Story: “Republican presidential candidates seem to be competing over who will denounce the (nonexistent) persecution of Christians in America the loudest, with Mike Huckabee decrying the supposed “criminalization of Christianity” and Ted Cruz lambasting the “atheist Taliban” a[...]
October 30th, 2015 - 6:36 pm § in Politics
North Carolina turns its back on hungry people
Not so long ago, America was a country committed to allowing no person to go hungry within its borders, but that’s changing thanks to mean-spirited Republican policies. North Carolina is one of the states where the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour is also the state minimum wage. No one ca[...]
October 30th, 2015 - 6:11 pm § in Misc.
Hawaii cop punched lesbian tourists for kissing and holding hands
A Hawaiian vacation turned into a nightmare for a lesbian couple from L.A. when a bully cop assaulted and arrested them for displaying affection in public (they kissed and held hands in a grocery store). The women, confused, called police themselves and were on the phone with a dispatcher when the c[...]