Husky History
June 1, 1994
Being black at UW
To preserve the memories of other African-American students, we interviewed black alumni who went here during the '30s, '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s and '80s.
Final curtain
Like an aging star of the stage, the Showboat Theatre took its final bow as wrecking crews dismantled the 56-year-old dowager on the UW's Portage Bay waterfront.
March 1, 1994
Fire silenced bells
A 37-year tradition suddenly went up in smoke on May 24, 1949, when the University of Washington's Chimes Tower burned down.
December 1, 1993
Pool for pranks
From the moment the UW inherited the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exhibition's "Geyser Basin," the pool on Rainier Vista has been the site of sanctioned exhibits and unsanctioned spectacles.
September 1, 1993
In 1943, a much more serious game came to Husky Stadium
The UW campus sustained a full-fledged amphibious landing in October 1943 as part of a war exercise.
June 1, 1993
Naming ‘Red Square’
Former UW Daily Managing Editor and ASUW President Cassandra Amesley, '77, '81, gets the credit (or blame) for using the term.
March 1, 1992
The champs wore roses
It was a season of superlatives. For the first time since 1915, the Washington football team went undefeated and untied, posting a flawless 12-0 record.
March 1, 1991
‘Torchy’ Torrance, 1899-1990
Roscoe "Torchy" Torrance was one of the UW's most prominent sports boosters and confidant of generations of Husky coaches and athletes.
September 1, 1990
100 years of UW football
The story of University of Washington football, beyond the memorable games, the wondrous plays, even the unfathomable foibles, is also a constant catalog of surprises.
March 1, 1990
The days of May
The Kent State Killings left many college campuses in revolt. UW administrators look back at how they defused a time bomb.