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March 2008 issue
Donald Matthews, 1925-2007
In post-Vietnam America, when political activity on college campuses caused rising tensions, Donald Matthews used his passion for politics to ease conflict and create a lasting legacy. The political science professor died Nov. 3.
March 2008 issue
Beachfront property in peril? Sea levels to rise by 2100
Melting glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica, combined with other effects of global climate change, are likely to raise sea levels in parts of Western Washington by the end of this century.
March 2008 issue
40 years after sit-in, Black Student Union remains an agent for change
In the mid-1960s, only two of the UW’s 1,734 professors were African Americans. Students of color made up only 4 percent of the total enrollment that year. That began to change on May 20, 1968, when students from the Black Student Union staged a sit-in at the office University President Charles E. Odegaard.
March 2008 issue
Legislature debates site for new UW North Sound campus
As the Washington State Legislature works its way toward a March 12 adjournment, the UW is waiting for decisions on two major issues: the fate of public financing for Husky Stadium and the location of a new UW North Sound campus.
March 2008 issue
Tom Lantos, 1928-2008
Tom Lantos, ’49, ’50, the only Holocaust survivor to serve as a member of Congress, died Feb. 11.
March 2008 issue
Actor Rainn Wilson spent a formative year at the UW
Call it “Revenge of the Nerd.” Rainn Wilson was, by his own admission, a hopeless misfit in high school. But when he made a recent appearance at a Kane Hall event, the adoring undergrads had to be turned away by the hundreds.
March 2008 issue
Rodney Moore, ’87, takes his place among the nation’s leading lawyers
Praised as one of the best and brightest by his peers in the most recent edition of Best Lawyers in America, Rodney Moore, ’87, has been practicing law for more than 20 years.
March 2008 issue
UW researchers try to find the secret to treating Alzheimer’s disease
UW researchers are trying to untangle the mysteries of Alzheimer’s disease before it reaches epidemic proportions.
March 2008 issue
Iconic image makes war photographer part of the story
Luis Sinco doesn’t hold back, whether it’s getting the best picture possible in the middle of a war zone or telling the story of how post-traumatic stress disorder has crushed the life of a 23-year-old former Marine.
March 2008 issue
Shade crusade: Why city trees are good medicine
It's time to abandon the hard-edged urban landscape, says Kathleen Wolf. Trees, shrubs and plants not only help the environment, they also make us feel — and behave — better.
March 2008 issue
Todd Turner steps down as UW athletic director
UW Athletic Director Todd Turner announced his resignation Dec. 11, ending a three-and-a-half-year term that brought stability to a program in turmoil.
March 2008 issue
Campaign UW surpasses $2.5 billion
The UW Foundation has raised $2.52 billion in student, faculty, program and facility support through Campaign UW: Creating Futures with five months remaining in the eight-year endeavor, the foundation announced Jan. 31.
March 2008 issue
No ceiling: Don’t expect too little of Brandon Roy
Too many players, fans and coaches have underestimated Brandon Roy in the past, but this NBA All-Star continues to show them that’s a costly mistake.
March 2008 issue
Lawmakers consider $300 million Husky Stadium renovation plan
State lawmakers are considering a plan to help finance the renovation of Husky Stadium by tapping funds currently used to pay for professional stadiums in King County. A decision is expected before they adjourn March 12.
