2008 Woodie Awards
The debate surrounding a switch from a quarter to semester based academic system is traditionally a contentious issue. For decades, universities across the nation have grappled between the two schedules, and while the national consensus has trended toward the semester system, universities, particularly on the West Coast, have remained steadfast in their commitment to the quarter system. (1) comment
Though the vast majority of the attention on the Connolly Center this year has evolved around Seattle University's return to Division I athletics, the Recreational Sports Department, also located in the Connolly Center, has been quietly supporting one of the most well-funded recreational sports programs in the area. (0) comments
Watch out Seattle U, your local fashion police are on the prowl. The next time I see people wearing ugly clothes and unfitting haircuts, I'm going to issue you a citation, ordering you into a new style. First off, if you have a Mohawk and cannot name one Crass, Amebix, Rudimentary Peni, or Adolescents song, you will be charged. (1) comment
I am a woman, and I believe in women. We can be leaders, we can make change, and we are as capable and competent-if not more so-than men. Having a female president would be amazing; I'm sure she would deal with things in a very different way than the forty three men we've already had. (3) comments
Recently, news groups and civil rights activists have been buzzing about the restraining order placed on a severely autistic, 13-year-old boy in Bertha, Minn., preventing him from attending church at St. Joseph's Parish. The Reverend Daniel Walz alleges that the boy poses a threat to the safety of other parishioners and sees this restraining order as a "final resort" taken only after many failed attempts to serve the special needs of this family. (0) comments
A selection of letters to the editor received in the past week. (1) comment
