Students
September 1, 2000
4,935 freshmen
The University of Washington is preparing for its largest incoming class ever as 4,935 new freshmen are expected to attend when Fall Quarter starts Sept. 25.
Parody panned
An article published in a May 19 supplement to the Daily offended students, faculty, regents, alumni and the public, causing the supplement editor to resign.
September 1, 1999
Frisky business
Student entrepreneurs gain the experience, contacts and confidence necessary to launch their own companies.
December 1, 1998
Top freshmen
The smartest freshman class in the history of the University of Washington walked through classroom doors Sept. 28 as 35,108 students started the 1998-99 school year.
December 1, 1996
UW opens doors to its biggest freshman class since 1965
There are more freshmen at the University of Washington this fall than there have been since 1965.
March 1, 1996
Top science, engineering students come to UW, thanks to ARCS group
Since 1978, a group of women in Seattle has been raising money to support graduate students in science and engineering at the UW.
December 1, 1995
Plugged in
The UW embarked on UWired, an ambitious experiment that integrates the computer into undergraduate education.
December 1, 1994
Worth the hardship
Despite the financial hardship, incredibly long days and stiff competition for funding, graduate school has never been more popular.
September 1, 1994
Freshman connection
A group of professors and administrators is working hard to transform the first year at the University of Washington from lonely to inspiring.
March 1, 1994
Out of the classroom
Educators say volunteer service hones such important skills as critical thinking.
March 1, 1993
A matter of degrees
Overhauling undergraduate education won't be easy, but the UW has already made an important start.
June 1, 1992
Olympic medalist
The first American woman to win a medal in the Olympics downhill since 1976 is UW student Hilary Lindh.
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.
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....