News
December 1, 1990
The new Allen Library
The new Kenneth S. Allen Library opened its doors to unequivocal praise from librarians, faculty, students and local architecture critics.
Crisis in the Gulf
UW Professors Jere Bacharach, Ellis Goldberg and Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak discuss developments in the Persian Gulf.
September 1, 1990
Campaign gains
Recent grants to the UW from IBM and the Lucille P. Markey Charitable Trust brought the Campaign for Washington to $166.7 million as of June 30.
Branches to open
The University of Washington branch campuses in Tacoma and the Bothell/Woodinville area were set to open their classroom doors.
June 1, 1990
UW road map
The University of Washington plans 40 new facilities, involving an increase of about 2.2 million gross square feet to campus.
Campaign on target
A gift of $1 million for unrestricted support of the University helped keep the Campaign for Washington on target.
Goal post advice
A committee delivered its recommendations to avoid a repeat of a 1989 melee at Husky Stadium.
22 years of affirmative action
The University's student affirmative action programs, which began in 1968, have helped bring about a substantial change in the character of the student body.
Branch sites narrowed
The UW Board of Regents narrowed the possibilities to three each for campuses planned for the Tacoma and the Bothell/Woodinville areas.
Olympia chips in
The Legislature agreed to fund a new evening degree program at the UW, but at a level set at half of what the UW requested.
March 1, 1990
Fund drive launched
The Campaign for Washington, the UW's first major fund drive, is off to a splendid start with more than $135 million raised in gifts and pledges.
Melee investigated
A University committee appointed by President William P. Gerberding investigated a melee that occurred after the Apple Cup victory over WSU.
Temporary branches
The Higher Education Coordinating Board approved proposed lease space for temporary facilities for University of Washington branch campuses
Revolution on film
“Communism in Crisis: The Second Revolution” is the brainchild of UW International Studies Professor Herbert Ellison.
December 1, 1989
Soviet students arrive
A unique U.S.-U.S.S.R. student exchange is underway after more than 16 years of planning.
Four more years
With the election of George Bush, the Age of Reagan seems likely to last for at least four more years.
U.S. in the Middle East
Paul Wineman writes that America should involve itself in the Middle East in those areas where the U.S. functions best.
September 1, 1989
Chinese students anxious
Students from China studying at the UW were living in limbo long before the Chinese government's June 4 crackdown in Beijing. Now they live in fear as well.
Husky Stadium seating switch
UW officials have blown the whistle on the traditional scramble for seats in the student sections of Husky Stadium, where “Husky Fever” was reaching the boiling point in the last few years. While some rowdy behavior has always been present, starting in 1986, seat-saving fights, alcohol use, body-passing, and other dangerous behavior began to escalate....