National Women’s Day celebrated by Women Who Rock
Children ran from their parents with glee and students took opportunities to learn as members of the community gathered for the 3rd annual Women Who Rock Festival on Saturday, March 9. The event not only celebrates female cultural icons in…
UW Debate Union hosts roundtable redefining cybercrime
More than 120 people attended a roundtable discussion on the legal implications of cybercrime on Monday, March 4, in Kane Hall. The event was put on by the Department of Communication’s new debate program, whose goal is to build and…
Auction Funds: How do they help?
As the 4th annual Spring Fundraiser quickly approaches, we wanted to share a few stories about how the money raised at past auctions has helped students and their endeavors: Sean Wong, a senior double majoring in Communication and Marketing, is…
Women will rock, this Saturday
UW faculty members Michelle Habell-Pallan, Angelica Macklin and Sonnet Retman are proud to host the third annual “Women Who Rock” un-conference and film festival on Saturday, March 9th at Washington Hall in Seattle. This year’s festival celebrates the release of…
Seattle Just Isn’t Big Enough
The path to college wasn’t set in stone for senior journalism student Michael Lopez. Born in Mexico City to a single mother who worked for everything they had, Lopez learned the value of hard work and what it means to…
Redefining “Cybercrime” After Aaron Swartz. A Roundtable Discussion
Monday, March 4, 2013 Kane Hall 220 University of Washington 6:30pm – 8:00pm (Doors open at 6:15pm) Aaron Swartz, brilliant hacker and political activist, committed suicide in January 2013 in the midst of an aggressive criminal investigation into his downloading…
Communication students learn invaluable lessons from alumni in L.A.
The Communication weekend trip to L.A. with Department Chair David Domke proved to be a huge success, as students with career goals in public relations, journalism, and video editing all found hope in the advice given by UW alumni. In…