Photo Courtesy Presley Reed Student athletes have taken the initiative to speak with their coaches in order to advocate for athletic teams to undertake Green Dot education. While all students at the University go through the Green Dot program as part of orientation, it is only a one and a half hour long training session. In contrast, the program that student athletes are seeking is a six-hour training program, which is more comprehensive. “We feel this is a very important issue for the campus community, and all the students I’ve...

In light of pressure outside and within the Greek community, the National Panhellenic Council (NPC) and the National Interfraternity Council (NIC) have withdrawn their support for the Safe Campus Act, but remain in favor of the Fair Campus Act. According to congressional records, the NIC and the NPC have spent at least $210,000 lobbying for both the Fair and Safe Campus Acts. If implemented, these acts would change the process through which cases of sexual misconduct on campuses are reported, adjudicated, and resolved, limiting universities’ ability to act unilaterally to...

The PSSU, a new student organization focusing on justice issues, protesting the Board of Trustee’s meeting on October 2.   The U.S. Forest Service spent a record-breaking $200 million per week combating wildfires this past summer according to the Department of Agriculture. Washington was one of the worst-affected states, can expect even hotter summers in the future. The National Research Council in 2011 stated that the Western United States can expect a 200–400% increase in area affected by wildfires in the Western United States. Mitigating global warming has been on...

Stewardship and the environment are two core values listed in the University’s Strategic Plan, and these are emblematized in the tireless work of administration members searching for new ideas and projects to increase sustainability on campus. These projects address issues ranging from transportation to waste management and reducing energy consumption. Over this past summer, the University renegotiated its contract with Zipcar in order to permanently station three cars on campus. This will provide greater access to shared cars, which reduces the need for more cars on campus. Furthermore, Zipcar is...

In his first state visit to the United States, Chinese President Xi Jinping stopped in Tacoma on Wednesday, Sept. 23, to exchange gifts and speak with students at Lincoln High School. This is President Xi’s second visit to the city of Tacoma; his first was in 1993, when he was a local government official in Fuzhou, Tacoma’s sister city. President Xi’s decision to visit Washington State before traveling to Washington D.C. and New York to meet with President Obama and the United Nations, respectively, highlights the significance of Washington State’s...