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1,500 college applicants thought they were accepted. They soon learned it was an error

Georgia State University says the students were not sent an official acceptance letter but "communication" from a department welcoming those who intend to major in a specific academic area.
Jonathan Franklin
Can the Huskies win another national title? A key player on the UW's 1991 title team reflects on the challenge

The undefeated University of Washington Huskies take on the Texas Longhorns in the Sugar Bowl New Year's Day, with a chance to play for the national championship. Only two other UW football teams have brought home the ultimate college title.
Angela King
Author Stephanie Land has struggled as a single mom in college, but don't call her a 'success story'

Soundside interviews author Stephanie Land about her most recent book, "Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education."
Diana Opong

Noel Gasca
What can the past tell us about the future of the PAC-12?

Pour one out for the PAC-12. Or... the PAC-4. Who knows, by the end of the day it may be the PAC-2. The prestigious west coast college athletics conference imploded last week as two pacific northwest schools jumped ship for bigger rivals and even bigger paychecks. Washington and Oregon will join the Big Ten starting in 2024. But while realignment of this scale is seismic, it isn't unprecedented.
Libby Denkmann

Alec Cowan
Words In Review: 'Follow your passions!'

Hey, grads: University of Washington psychology professor Sapna Cheryan explains why following your passions is not enough or why it might send the wrong message.
Bill Radke
The comedy and complexity of campus life: Sonora Jha's 'The Laughter'

The plot of "The Laughter" twists and turns around issues of Islamophobia, sexism, and the changing culture of campus life. Author Sonora Jha, a Seattle University professor, discusses her newest novel and why she chose to make her main character so unlikeable.
Libby Denkmann

Alec Cowan

Zaki Barak Hamid
SPU trustees ask judge to dismiss LGBTQ hiring lawsuit

Today four members of Seattle Pacific University's board of trustees asked a judge to throw out the case against them.
Paige Browning
College voters: Increased importance and expanding turnout

Since the 2016 presidential election, voter turnout among college students has been steadily increasing. Take the last midterms for example: In 2018, 40 percent of registered college students voted. It’s too early to tell if that trend will continue during this midterm election, but what can this trend tell us about the power of college students as a voting block?
Libby Denkmann

Noel Gasca
Seattle Colleges' multi-million dollar budgeting blunder draws ire of staff

Typically, a college system would be happy to discover millions of dollars in savings. But the recent revelation that Seattle Colleges was only facing a fraction of its projected budget deficit is causing frustration among staff, who faced the threat of job loss and program cuts.
Libby Denkmann

Hans Anderson
DIY rape kits are gaining popularity on college campuses. But are they reliable?

Commercially sold, do-it-yourself sexual assault kits are gaining popularity on college campuses. Makers of the kits have marketed them as an alternative option to sexual assault kits conducted in a hospital setting. But health officials and some sexual assault advocacy groups say the kits stand to create more problems than they solve, and are warning people not to use them.
Natalie Akane Newcomb

Angela King

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