Academic freedom. Freedom of inquiry. Free speech. That’s what Stuart Reges (photo, left), a University of Washington computer science professor, and the public interest law firm representing him, thought they were defending when he sued UW in federal court after administrators sought to punis[...]
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April 22nd, 2021 - 10:34 am § in UW
UW Med/MPH student wins Soros Fellowship
Congratulations to Naomi Tweyo Nkinsi (photo, left), UW graduate and UW MD/MPH student, awardee of a 2021 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans. Read story here. For background information about the fellowships, go here. (Written by Barbara Schwartz, edited and posted by Roger Rabbit) [...]
Of Spandex, Feminism, and Male Liberation at the UW
(from a Facebook Post by a friend) When I was a student at the University of Washington, spandex was very popular. I remember one day, I was walking to class, and this one gal, who lived in the dorm, and who was known for always wearing spandex and no underwear, was walking in front of […][...]
May 19th, 2020 - 12:46 pm § in Misc.
What will happen to UW and WSU athletics?
The University of Washington and Washington State University athletic departments are run by Jen Cohen and Pat Chun, respectively. As athletic directors, their job duties embrace budgets, which obviously have been impacted by Covid-19 containment measures. It’s still unknown to what extent UW [...]
How the UW Could Fix the Emmert Mess
The scandals surrounding former UW President Mark Emmert began before he came here and were deepened before he left for his real job as NCAA commissioner. The Washington Post calls NCAA President Mark Emmert “the lord of a feudal state that knows its time is over. “ My two cents: Colle[...]
April 15th, 2019 - 11:14 am § in UW
TRADITION: UW Nobel Winner dies .. WHO CARES?
David Thouless — Nobel laureate and UW professor emeritus — dies at age 84 David James Thouless, UW professor emeritus and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2016, died in Cambridge in the U.K. on April 6. Thouless was a theoretical physicist whose most well-known work focused on the pro[...]
March 12th, 2019 - 11:07 am § in The Ave Scene, UW
A UW Student complains that she is not getting an education.
A relative of mine, a very well educated man, actually left his university as a sophomore. This relative, a he I will call Bjorn, ended up in tech because Bjorn is very bright and was offered a job after his sophomore year. Bjorn left his university (not the UW) not because of the tech courses[...]
November 23rd, 2018 - 12:31 am § in Schools & Colleges
45 injured in UW Marching Band bus rollover on icy I-90
A bus carrying members of the University of Washington Marching Band to the Apple Cup in Pullman crashed on I-90 Thursday night, injuring at least 40 of the passengers, none seriously. The bus was traveling on I-90 near the town of George when it hit ice and rolled over. George is about 15 miles eas[...]
November 19th, 2018 - 4:30 pm § in UW
UW’s Ohso Lawyerly Sex Discrimination Video
Is it really true that the UW lacks the ability to create a real video? It is difficult to see this turgid video as anything other than a UW effort to cover its backside. Worse yet, is this sort of legalistic, mind numbing thirty minutes long text nation wide? Really? How many similar files exis[...]
November 12th, 2018 - 9:13 am § in The Ave Scene, UW
UW deficit $325,000,000
The Seattle Times ran this number today. While the Times focuses on the Dental School and the Medical School, they are less than a third of the problem. I would like to know where this comes from in terms of the different activities the UW has. Is there an online source that breaks this [[...]