News Without affirmative action, colleges face a tough path to diversity UW has been outlawed from using race as a factor in hiring or admissions since 1998. Soon, a SCOTUS decision could ban the practice nationwide. by Andrew Engelson / April 19, 2023 / Updated at 1:15 p.m. on April 19
News How to get the most out of Seattle public transit Is it hard to go carless around the Sound? One frequent rider shares how to navigate one of the nation's busiest transit systems. by Andrew Engelson / April 14, 2023
News SCOTUS ruling on WA strike damages not a ‘catastrophe’ for unions The case involving a Washington concrete company was being watched for the possibility it would tip the balance toward employers over workers. by Andrew Engelson / June 6, 2023
Politics Standing up to the big mag on campus The annual ranking's cover, and Reed College President Colin Diver. by William Echols / August 26, 2007
Culture A tortuous course through Seattle Center and Seattle process The popular SeaSk8 skateboard park at Seattle Center, before it was torn down for a parking garage. (City of Seattle) by William Echols / August 20, 2007
Politics Seattle election endorsements at a glance For those of you who actually know there's an election on Tuesday, Aug. 21. by William Echols / August 20, 2007
Politics How the Northwest's cities are coping with the homeless Dealing with homelessness and its attendant problems have become a focus of Northwest cities' social agendas by William Echols / August 10, 2007
Politics Norm Dicks, the Northwest's Earmark King Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Wash., is ranked sixth among all congressmen for "bringing home the pork" in the form of federal budgetary earmarks by William Echols / August 8, 2007
Politics Here are the real statistics, and they support light rail A recent test run of Sound Transit light rail. (Sound Transit) by William Echols / August 1, 2007
Culture Miracle: A mainstream newspaper sheds the pretense of detachment A recent installment of "A Prayer for Gloria" and <i>Seattle Times</i> columnist Jerry Brewer (inset). by William Echols / July 12, 2007