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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

A crowd of young people holding up peace signs with their fingers

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.


December 1, 1989

A vexing motto

A campus mystery has been solved. We now know who inscribed a whimsical motto on a portrait at the South Campus Center.


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