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Letter from the Editor and disorienting, but they are also years in which the world opens to you in a way it never has before. In what follows, we hope to give you a taste of what the UW has to offer. We’ve included our favorite places to study, some tips on joining the Dawg Pack, a look at the long history of the UW, and much more. So, from all of us here at The Daily, take it as it comes, pursue all that makes you curious, and for God’s sake, enjoy every minute of it. Welcome to the UW, and as we all say here: ‘Sko Dawgs! Mira Petrillo, Editor-in-Chief
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If you’re receiving this year’s Welcome Edition from The Daily, that means you’re heading to the University of Washington. Congratulations — you’ve made it! On Sept. 25, you will begin your undergraduate career and maybe three, four, or even five years later, you’ll be launched into the terror of the real world with at least some experience under your belt. College, above all else, is a time to study what you love, make friends, and in the best case scenario, begin the journey of becoming who you are. These years will be stressful, chaotic, confusing,
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ASUW: What is it and how to know if you should get involved By Thelonious Goerz The Daily ASUW is the foremost student decision-making body at the UW. Here, students have the opportunity to have their voice heard and make an impact on their campus community. The Associated Students of the University of Washington (ASUW) is divided into two main decision-making entities: the Student Senate and the Board of Directors (BOD). While I was the ASUW beat reporter, I covered every weekly BOD meeting. At the BOD meetings, the directors, which include a president, vice-president, and various officials related to different divisions of student life, pass bills that come from the Student Senate to produce a student opinion on those matters. In the senate, bills are brought before the group of student senators and they hold relevant discussions on those bills. These senators come from various backgrounds ranging from political science majors to people who have no intention of going into the government at all. What unites these students is a mission for change and a passion for doing work that is, frankly, slow and thankless. Both Espen Scheuer, the former vice president, and Angelia Miranda, the former
director of university affairs, remarked that the job of making systematic campus change is long and takes an extremely concerted effort. An example of ASUW at work is the diversity requirement, passed in 2013, for undergraduate students which took three years to implement but was incubated in the senate originally. Many people who go to the UW, myself included, didn’t have any idea what ASUW was or that the vast amount of people involved are working tirelessly every week to advocate for students. As I have seen working adjacent to their cause, the people who commit their extracurricular time to the ASUW are passionate and really care. Only after I had been reporting on it did I really appreciate the level of commitment that students put into their work. While the work is hard and goes almost unnoticed, like many extracurriculars, it is nonetheless enriching. “ASUW has given me various opportunities to grow as a leader through my time at UW,” ASUW Vice President Kevin Mendez said in an email. “My freshman year, I wasn’t too involved in senate because I was terrified of speaking in front of a crowd; it wasn’t until I was oversight chair
in senate and giving biweekly reports that I developed some public speaking skills and became more comfortable with myself.” On top of personal growth, Mendez also sees getting involved with ASUW as a way to make the campus feel smaller. There are many opportunities ranging from the ASUW Bike Shop, to Rainy Dawg Radio, which students can get involved with if they are not interested in politics or just want an introduction to the ASUW’s culture. If you want to get involved with the BOD or other governmental aspects, the first way is usually joining the senate. Most BOD members had some involvement in student senate prior to running in the annual ASUW Elections. Additionally, there are many volunteer groups, commissions, and other entities where students can make an impact and get relevant experience. Or, you could get involved with The Daily and be the ASUW beat reporter, just sayin. Reach Science Editor Thelonious Goerz at specials@dailyuw.com. Twitter: @TheloniousGoerz
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Niche study spots By Divya Rajasekhar The Daily
The University of Washington has 16 libraries, 14 of which can be found on the Seattle Campus. Additionally, the campus boasts numerous cafes, dining halls, and study lounges. With all these options, it can be overwhelming to decide where to set up camp to study for your demanding classes — or even to find an empty table during finals week. If you’re looking for a new study spot to begin haunting as midterm season comes along, or if you’re just tired of studying in Odegaard, here is a list of lesserknown spots on campus. If you love studying while drinking coffee but don’t want to brave the midday crowds at the Suzzallo Starbucks, consider taking your laptop and books to the Henry Art Gallery Cafe. The Henry Art Gallery is free anytime for students, and so is the cafe, which not only boasts coffee, but a full grab-and-go menu of food. Located in the Henry Art Gallery, you only have to walk a few steps from Odegaard to find this cafe and enjoy some art while you work on a paper. The cafe is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays, which makes it convenient to grab a seat in between classes. For those that spend a lot of time in south campus, the
South Campus Center (SOCC) offers many tables and booths with a beautiful view of Portage Bay. Big windows offer a lot of natural light, perfect for the student that has been cramming for days and wants a view of the outside while studying. Home to Health Science Academic Services, in this building you’ll find lots of kids studying their biology and chemistry notes while occasionally gazing up at the view this building offers. The SOCC is open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. every weekday. On the other hand, if you spend most of your time on west campus, consider studying in Gould Hall. The building dedicated to the College of Built Environments is bright and airy, making it a good contrast to the darkness of popular study areas like the Suzzallo Reading Room. Tables on the bottom floor open up to tall ceilings not found in many other places on campus, so if studying makes you feel claustrophobic, this is the place for you. The convenient west campus location of Gould Hall makes it easy to get to and from your classes after studying The East Asia Library is located on the third floor of Gowen Hall and is the perfect quiet place to study alone. If being surrounded by books is helpful for your concentration, you’ll love that the tables in this library are surrounded by tall
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bookshelves that boast unique titles, all relating to East Asian history and culture. Open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. during the school year, the convenient location of this library is perfect for everything from a quick visit in between classes to a long day of studying among thousands of books. If all you want when studying is peace and quiet, then the Gallagher Law Library is the place for you. Few places on campus can match the quiet serenity of this library, located in the William H. Gates building off of Stevens Way. The law library boasts private study cubicles for complete silence and privacy, plenty of natural light, and moving bookshelves for easy access to thousands of books. Even if you aren’t planning a career in law, this library is open 9-5, and anyone can study here — just don’t fall asleep. From quiet to loud, big to small, the study areas on campus are numerous and diverse. There are hundreds of places to study on and around campus, so if Suzzallo and Odegaard are getting too familiar, check out one of the places on this list and discover your new favorite study spot. Reach writer Divya Rajasekhar at specials@dailyuw.com Twitter: @divraj16
Huiwen Zhou The Daily A glance from outside the Gallagher Law Library at William H. Gates Hall, the School of Law building (LAW).
Huiwen Zhou The Daily The City Grind Espresso cafe at The Henry Art Gallery.
A major choice: Deciding what to study in college By Sunny Wang The Daily While deciding a major may seem important right away, the path to choosing one is not straightforward — and despite popular belief, what you choose doesn’t determine a fixed career path. According to Director of Undergraduate Academic Affairs (UAA) Advising Dan Feetham, there is no urgency to settle on a major in your first quarter at the UW. You will need plenty of time to explore what options you have and discover where your passions and interests are. “There is a lot of pressure (from all sorts of places — friends, family, your Uber driver) to have your life figured out by the time you are five weeks into your first quarter at UW,” Feetham said in an email. “[Students should] breathe.” Feetham did suggest that students make a systematic plan
to narrow down their choice of majors as a way to take some pressure off early on. Advisors both from UAA and various departments are a great resource to help students make their plan strategically. According to an article in The New York Times, deciding on a major or any path in life starts with an interest, however small. This means you don’t need a clear career path with a set end goal when you set out; the journey is equally important and the path may be uncovered along the way. One option for discovering your academic path is joining a First-Year Interest Group (FIG). FIGs are groups of classes that are aligned with specific disciplines, such as natural sciences, social sciences, engineering, arts, or humanities. The set of courses you take are pre-determined and you are placed with the same group of students in each
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class. The reasoning behind this is to cultivate community and encourage students to explore their interests. While FIGs may not be for everyone, they are an easy way to explore a major or field of study and pick up some credits related to your General Education requirements. I am currently an Environmental Science and Terrestrial Resource Management (ESRM) student, but I was in a social science FIG in the autumn quarter of my freshman year. It gave me the chance to dive deeply into the field of sociology and learn about social problems we have today in our society. I also took an introduction class to environmental studies along with the FIG. That’s when I figured out that I want to study the natural environment and its relationship with human society. Besides, I got to know lots of fascinating people, both
instructors and classmates, through my FIG and learned from them. It’s a good idea to meet with advisers frequently. When you find yourself even slightly interested in a major, get in touch with the departmental adviser. I met with my ESRM adviser three times before I declared the major. My adviser provided me with useful information about what I will do in the ESRM major and what I can do in the future with the knowledge I learned in the major. She is also helpful in planning my courses for upcoming quarters. “A lot of students are in such a rush to declare they haven’t first asked themselves why they are pursuing a particular major in the first place,” Feetham said. “I would suggest a student really examine their motivations and make sure they align with their choice of major.”
Tips -Don’t feel locked into one major path too early. College is a time for exploration and is a time to grow and discover new things about yourself. -Talk to your TAs who are often graduate students, and see what they did as undergraduates. Often, they can give you important advice from recent personal experience. -Don’t take too many credits in your first quarter — 12 to 15 credits will be enough. -Consider joining a FIG. Meeting friends and mentors through FIGs are an effective and stress-free way to experience your first quarter of college. Science Editor Thelonious Goerz contributed to this article. Reach writer Sunny Wang at specials@dailyuw.com. Twitter: @sunnyqwang64
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The ins and outs of student financial aid By Amber Hsu The Daily
College tuition is a large sum of money that needs to be paid each quarter in full, and student debt can easily build up over the course of your four-year college journey without extra help. The winter before I began my first quarter of college, I had forgotten to submit my financial aid applications early in the midst of high school senior-year chaos. I remember periodically emailing the UW Office of Student Financial Aid (OSFA) throughout the summer before college started, worried about whether I would still qualify for any aid, given my late application. While I still ended up receiving some monetary help, I could have qualified for more awards if I had applied earlier. I have yet to miss an annual financial aid deadline since. Here are a few important things to look into before each academic year to avoid any lastminute, tuition-induced stress: How do I apply for financial aid? All students can apply for financial aid by submitting either a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or the Washington Application for State Financial Aid (WASFA) online. All admitted students to the UW who submit one of the two financial aid applications are considered for aid. Financial aid applications are calculated
on what is called the student’s expected family contribution. “The expected family contribution is an index figure that then tells us how much and what types of financial aid that a student may be eligible for it also goes into a calculation to determine financial need,” Associate Director of OSFA Kimberly Fee, said. “We encourage students to apply annually just to see what [aid] they could qualify for, as funding levels and eligibility could change from year to year.” What is the application timeline? The FAFSA and the WASFA both become available Oct. 1 every year. The UW has a priority filing date of Jan. 15, meaning that students need to submit their applications in the winter before the next school year to be considered for the school’s priority financial aid programs. Fee explains that “if a student misses the priority filing date, they can still submit their applications to be processed on a rolling basis, and they will be awarded with the funds that are still available.” What types of financial aid are there? Financial aid doesn’t only come in the form of the more traditional loans, something I learned upon receiving my first financial award notification. Grants and scholarships are two examples of monetary aid that
Illustration by Paige Gedicke do not need to be repaid, like loans do. In addition to these, work study programs are, as stated on the OSFA website, jobs wherein the employer pays 25-60% of the student’s wages, and the remainder is covered by federal or state funds, giving qualified students the opportunity to work parttime while attending school. Most grants and work study are determined from financial need, and scholarships offered by the OSFA look at both financial need and/or academic merit. How do I check my financial aid status? MyUW is the online resource I use most frequently to check
for any updates on my financial aid status. The student portal is available 24/7 for students to see cost of attendance, accept or reject financial aid awards, and to see their document review status. Fee also encourages students to “check their UW email account periodically, as the OSFA uses email to let students know when they need to submit documents or when their financial aid offers are ready.” Have questions about your financial aid? Though sorting out tuition and financial aid may seem daunting, there are plenty of resources available online and on campus at your
disposal. Studentaid.gov is a good resource for questions about federal financial aid programs like the Pell Grant or student and parent loans. The OSFA website (https://www. washington.edu/financialaid/) is also a great resource for any UW-specific questions. Financial aid counselors at the OSFA can also be reached through email, by phone, or in-person at Schmitz Hall on the UW Seattle campus, which I know to be the quickest method to ask for guidance on any urgent inquiries. Reach writer Amber Hsu at specials@dailyuw.com. Twitter: @ambrhsu
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The college experience: Commuter edition By Daniel Li The Daily After moving the tassels to the left side of grad caps, graduated high school seniors start thinking about their next adventure and for many, this means college. Their excitement increases as they envision the stereotypical “college experience:” freedom, dorm life, and parties. However, some of the plans of the 2,497 freshmen that attended the UW this past year were compromised by the challenges of commuting. For most, commuting means sacrifice. One may be sacrificing dorm life for financial relief. One may continue having curfews to stay disciplined in school. One may miss college events to beat the traffic. When students are paying thousands of dollars for an education, it’s possible for some to feel that they are missing out on parts of the college experience. Those who don’t have experience commuting may believe that social life would be the biggest concern, but it appears that getting to school on time weighs even heavier. Rising sophomore Brandon Tran takes the Link Light Rail every day to get to class. Tran wakes up an hour and a half in advance in case of an unexpected incident occurring with public transit. “The Link would sometimes delay because there was an
accident at a much earlier stop so I couldn’t get to class on time because the link would probably come like every 30 minutes or so,” Tran said. Rising sophomore Michelle Kim wakes up two and a half hours early to take the bus to make her 8:30 a.m. class every day. “If I’m late to the bus, I’m screwed,” Kim said. In high school, Kim would drive to school in five minutes. She now spends two and a half hours on a bus each day and has to plan accordingly. Because Tran and Kim are both aware of the commuting time commitment, they both try to maximize each day on campus. For Tran, that meant committing to exploring what campus had to offer. He soon realized commuters can access the same experience as oncampus students. Kim didn’t worry much about missing out on the social aspect of the college experience. During lectures and quiz sections, she would build relationships by talking to the same people. When class was over, Kim knew she had to be open in what the UW had to offer in order to make friends. One focus for her was to finish her classes early so she would be more motivated to do more on campus. She hoped to find student organizations that allowed her to pursue a career with microbiology and find a
community where she belonged. Kim is currently a member of Phi Delta Epsilon, Korean Student Association, and the Asian American Christian Fellowship. She joined Phi Delta Epsilon in hopes of guiding her into finding the best track of becoming a doctor and attended the other two organizations hoping to find community. As she continued to build relationships in these three student organizations, Kim started understanding the importance of communication and compromise. “It’s very important to have friends who understand your situation and that sometimes you have to make sacrifices,” Kim said. For Tran, communication is also the most important aspect of commuting. It allows him to experience each aspect of the college experience that he desires. His parents call him at 9 p.m. every day to make sure he’s home, but he still finds ways to hang out with his friends. “If you can set an agreement with your parents, it makes you more free to do things outside of your house and when you need to get home,” Tran said. The routine of traveling, attending classes, and participating in extracurriculars may feel similar to the high school experience. Spending thousands of dollars may seem discouraging to commuters, but Tran believes the idea
that college allows on-campus students and commuters to customize their schedules allows people to decide how they want to experience college life. “College gives you the ability to be able to walk around and do things,” Tran said. “When you’re on campus, you have a bigger set of options to choose from. You make the choices that you can do during your day and are not limited to a tight schedule like high school.” Commuting may require putting a bit more effort into activities on campus. You need to wake up earlier to make your classes. You need to explore more to find organizations that fit your aspirations and needs. You may need to organize more efficiently to plan out each day on campus. Although it is difficult to be disciplined, Kim reminds herself that she is fortunate to have parents that
give her the opportunity to go to college. “I just remind myself how grateful I am to have my parents pay for my tuition and that college is not just for having fun,” Kim said. “It’s so I can have a career.” Ultimately, commuting and dorming are different and present their own challenges. Commuting may seem more difficult because of the toll traveling takes and how it can prevent people from being exposed to the college experience. Despite the differences between commuting and dorming, college gives students opportunities to inch closer to their dreams, no matter what. Reach writer Daniel Li at specials@dailyuw.com. Twitter: @Daniel_Li7
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Haircuts, bus navigation, and edgy new friends How I changed during my freshman year By Hannah Turlove The Daily As a Washingtonian, I’d traveled to Seattle my fair share of times throughout high school. However, when I stepped off the 594 bus and landed in the heart of downtown on the morning of my July Advising and Orientation (A&O) session, this relative familiarity hardly mattered. I remember the moment as a somewhat overly-dramatic scene out of a teenage movie. The bus doors opened, and I was instantly surrounded by an intermingling of car horns, voices, and unique faces. It was completely chaotic and I, for the first time, was truly by myself. I was exhilarated and terrified. I’d be lying if I said that either of these emotions went away completely during my freshman year at the UW. However, I can honestly say that from that moment until now, I grew more than I ever thought possible. The clearest instance of change during my freshman year was in my new understanding of independence. As ridiculous as it is to admit, that bus I took to get to my A&O session was the first bus I’d taken alone in my life. I had three bus transfers that day, and they were far from smooth. If you don’t already have a bus horror story, you’ll have one by the end of your freshman year. By trial and error, I eventually learned how to navigate the bus system and now
I’m comfortable going anywhere by myself — whether that be to a cafe in Capitol Hill or a trail at Discovery Park. Transportation isn’t the only way that I become more selfsufficient. Living alone in the dorms made everything feel like a choice. Before getting to the UW, I thought that this freedom would result in consistent 3 a.m. bedtimes and a diet made up of cookies and frozen pizza. But, for the most part, my lifestyle actually got healthier. Because I became completely responsible for my well-being, I learned how to rock-climb, filled my minifridge with veggies, and figured out how to budget my time to get enough sleep. What truly terrified me before coming to college was the prospect of making friends. I’m an introvert, and to add to the misfortune, I had been friends with the same five people from my hometown for my entire life (this isn’t an exaggeration — our moms were in pregnancy class together), so my track record in forming new connections wasn’t great. I actually had nightmares about being excluded and alone. When I got to the UW though, I quickly learned that I had little to fear — everyone else was in the same position and wanted to make friends just as badly. All I had to do was introduce myself to people, make some small talk, and the magic happened. Two girls in my A&O group that I
Illustration by Dabin Han struck up a conversation with actually became two of my best friends, who I will be living in an apartment with next fall. I learned that asking new people to hang out wasn’t as awkward as I thought it would be, and in fact, it was basically all I did during my first quarter. At this point, I feel almost entirely rid of my social anxiety — partially because of my drive to make friends and partially because of the welcoming culture at the UW. The student body is (relatively) diverse and driven, and every single person I met had something that they were passionate about and wanted to share. As cliche as it sounds, it’s cool to be unique here. Because of this, I now feel so much
more comfortable making my outward self reflect my inward self. For me, this has resulted in impulsive do-it-yourself haircuts. For many of my friends, it has resulted in various new piercings and tattoos. Perhaps the most important change that came over me during my first year was in the way I saw the world. In high school, I thought that I understood how everything worked. Coming to the UW shattered that belief. I have taken classes on topics ranging from eastern religion to linguistics to HIV which have shown me just how much I have left to learn regarding how complex and multifaceted this planet is. But, because I now live in a
place like Seattle, I think that only half of my learning really happened in the classroom. The city is bursting with learning opportunities regarding the arts, culture, environment, technology, and issues of inequality and injustice. In both positive and negative ways, real life is happening right here. When I got off the bus in the center of downtown last summer, I was terrified. But instead of turning around, I hiked up my backpack and headed to the UW. I’m a better person now because of it. Reach writer Hannah Turlove at specials@dailyuw.com. Twitter: @hturlove
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Resources to help you stay safe on campus By Ali Lo The Daily
Nothing is more breathtaking than walking through campus at night. The purple lights bounce off of Suzzallo Library and the street lights jump from the buildings every few feet. However, many people are nervous about walking around alone at night. As a result, the UW offers many organizations dedicated to ensuring the safety of their students. Campus has its own police department on campus, located at 3939 15th Avenue NE. The UW Police Department (UWPD) places a large emphasis on crime prevention through its active shooter training, bike and electronic registration programs, crime prevention, domestic and relationship violence prevention, and sexual assault awareness. Additionally, the UWPD is involved with the community through its community engagement unit.
“Within the community engagement unit, there are actually two officers assigned to be liaisons for the community,” Major Steve Rittereiser, head of the Office of Professional Standards & Training, said. “This means that at every opportunity that they get to do things with our community, we try to get involved.” The community engagement unit hosts workshops to teach students how to conduct themselves in emergency situations. It offers alcohol and illegal substance awareness information and active shooter information sessions in the dorms and around campus. To prevent the theft of property, students can register their electronics and bikes online through the UWPD. Theft is the most common crime on and around campus, according to Rittereiser. As a result, officers recommend using a U-lock and encourage people to ensure that their bikes are attached to
an unmovable object such as a bike rack. Registering bikes and electronic devices helps the UWPD return the objects that it recovers to their owners. The UWPD offers free classes every quarter to train women in Rape Aggression Defense (RAD). The classes are designed to help people learn how to reduce the risk of encountering a dangerous situation and, if the situation requires it, defend themselves. Furthermore, to ensure on-campus safety at night, the UW offers the SafeZone app, UW NightRide, and the Husky NightWalk. The SafeZone app made its debut during autumn 2018. Students sign into the app using their UW email address and can use it to call for assistance in several cases including nonemergency questions, urgent medical assistance, and other emergency services if the user feels threatened or witnesses a crime. Furthermore, the app can be used as a virtual walking partner by voluntarily sharing their location with UWPD and setting a safety timer that will notify the UWPD (or nearest emergency service) if they do not click the “Check-in” button once the timer runs out. The NightRide shuttle is a free service for students, faculty, and staff available during the autumn, winter, and spring quarters. It picks up students every 20 minutes from eight locations on campus and transports
Illustrations by Angelique Guina them anywhere within the East or West Zone outside campus, Monday through Friday. East Zone buses are accessible from stops at the IMA, Communications Building, HUB, Okanogan Lane, Meany Hall, and the Memorial Way flagpole. West Zone buses can be found at all of the locations listed above in addition to the UW Tower and Lander Hall. Extended service is also offered to the West Zone. All shuttles are wheelchair accessible and run from 8 p.m. to 1:39 a.m. The NightRide schedules are available online, or you can call 206-685-3146 for more information. The Husky NightWalk provides students with uniformed security guards to walk students home from 6:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. every day, excluding holidays. Guards will accompany students from anywhere within campus to the residential area north of
Northeast 45th Street and the UW Tower. Furthermore, guards will also help if someone is locked out of a building or office and jump-start dead car batteries. Students and faculty can call the dispatcher at 206-685-9255 to request a walking escort and tell them what building entrance they are located at. They must wait within the entrance for the guard with their student or staff ID ready. These services help to ensure that students feel safe at all times while on campus, whether they are making a late-night run to the IMA, leaving the lab later than usual, or looking at the purple lights reflecting off of Suzzallo. Reach contributing writer Ali Lo at development@dailyuw.com. Twitter: @ali_lo8
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1. Spend the night studying at Ode 2. Jump into Drumheller Fountain 3. Have an Instagram photo shoot with the cherry blossoms
17. Leave a terrible house show early
4. Open a noisy snack in the Reading Room
18. See a new exhibit at the Henry
5. Eat smelly food in the Reading 19. Try to locate Parnassus Room 6. Sign up for too many clubs at the RSO fair 7. Go to an improv show by The Collective 8. Go bowling in the HUB
20. Eat pasta at Orin’s Place
36. Post on UW Memes for Boundless Teens (and get denied) 37. Be featured on Overheard at the UW
21. Go canoozing (canoe38. Go to Pike Place Market boozing) through the Arboretum 39. Complain about tourists 22. Steal a brick from Red Square
23. Go to at least one sporting 9. Bike on the Burke Gilman Trail. event for each UW team 10. Wipe out in Red Square 11. See a crazy arthouse film at the Grand Illusion Theater 12. Go to Dawg Daze
24. Check out the Seattle Art Museum on Free First Thursdays 25. Hammock in The Quad or Denny Lawn
13. Take a selfie with Dubs
26. Have a picnic at Gasworks Park
14. Find a go-to coffee shop
27. Sing in the rain
15. Find a go-to shawarma place 28. Boycott Starbucks on the Ave 16. Go to a great house show
29. Go to Flowers (every night) 30. Join the #DawgPack 31. Go to Lost Lakes after a concert in Capitol Hill 32. Attend a Bricolage open mic (bonus points if you perform) 33. Vote in the ASUW elections
40. Buy a plant, name it, then kill it 41. Make new friends at Dawg Daze 42. Delete the majority of your Dawg Daze acquaintances from your phone 43. Rent kayaks at Agua Verde 44. Take the 372 for one stop 45. Go to a Rainy Dawg Radio show
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46. Run across the Montlake Bridge
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47. Become an IMA bro 48. Lose your Husky card
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86. Have breakfast at Portage Bay Cafe 87. Develop a caffeine addiction 88. Develop a fear of Quad seagulls and squirrels
53. Become Boundless
69. Go to a reading 89. Step in goose poop by Drumheller Fountain at Elliot Bay Book Company 90. Go to Schultzy’s and order too many fries 70. Complete a Full Tilt punch card 91. Become a Wells Wednesdays regular at Finn MacCool’s 71. Spend too much money on bubble tea 92. Take an 8 a.m. class in Fisheries 72. Be told that you’re a sinner on Red Square 93. Take a great class and form a 73. Get a Hydroflask and dent it bond with the professor
54. Wonder what being Boundless means
74. Learn to dance with Salsa Club or Swing Kids
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75. Volunteer at UW Farm
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77. Change your major (then 57. Have a late night interlude in maybe change it again) a study room 78. Minor in something you had never even considered learning 58. Buy a pair of Chacos about until college
94. Utilize the Career Center’s resources (bonus points for doing this during freshman year) 95. Apply for many internships and get accepted for one 96. Write for The Daily 97. Pursue academic projects that you’re passionate about
59. Make Ana Mari Cauce your lord and savior
79. Road trip to Vancouver with your friends
60. Have a Game of Thrones marathon with your new HBO
98. Take 80. Form a long-lasting friendship with a great roommate advantage of the perks you get 81. Learn to live with a difficult with tuition: roommate U-PASS, IMA, and more 82. Have a huge fight with your roommate but then make up 99. Lime bike through Kane Hall 83. Play frisbee in the Quad
61. Longboard through The Quad 62. Go rock climbing at the IMA 63. Never go to a single dorm floor event 64. Make awkward small talk with your RA after you miss their events 65. Get a nose piercing
84. Go to the U-District Farmer’s market 85. Compete in Trivia Night at The Ram
100. Form your own UW family with friends and mentors you met here
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The journey to choosing a major Give yourself the time to explore what you love By Tony Huynh Contributing writer College is unprecedented territory for many entering as freshmen, which means it can be difficult to adapt to. These are the moments you have been academically working towards for a good part of your life. Incoming freshmen, just remember, you are not alone during your college years as others have once been. In college, you can count on the fact that others have gone through these same experiences. “[Choosing classes] usually comes into that conversation of what to major in,” academic adviser Christina Kerr said. “Largely what brings a lot of stress around the question [of what to major in] is a lack of information. So, my goal and my role is to help students, in a really gradual way, gain that information, because we make our best decisions when we’re well informed.” Over four-ish years, a student has the opportunity to discover what they want in life while taking on the college experience. First and foremost, college is where a student delves into the vicinity of higher education. The college campus is a learning institution to help sharpen understandings about various aspects of life.
“[It’s a discovery process of ] what majors might be able to develop some skills that might help [students] get towards a career that they may be interested in,” Kerr said. “[You can] go to events, and the Career Center brings in many employers in the area to talk about what they’re looking for in UW students.” At certain points, especially in the early stages, I sometimes questioned what the point of college was. Certainly, it is normal for a freshman to feel like this. “That’s the biggest challenge. [College must be] an active, engaged sort of activity in order to get the most out of it,” Kerr said. “Because certainly, I have students come in say ‘I’ve always wanted to do this. Well in fact, why I really want to do it is somebody else wants me to do it. I’m just going down this path.’ And that works out for some students.” At Mary Gates Hall, an adviser once helped me get over a struggle like this. I needed support and a more concrete understanding of the discovery necessary within the college experience. We had a conversation about personal interests and two other components of discovering meaning in undergraduate studies and choosing a major:
thinking about what you’re good at and what others will pay you to do. After this conversation, the intersection between these three areas became more vivid. A sitdown like this forces you to dig deep and think fondly of personal interests, where I truly became driven to reduce any uncertainty about careers. From that point on, the idea of declaring a major was to imagine a job that allows me to work with those who have similar goals and interests. Through the college years, students learn to develop the necessary skills and understandings to ultimately help them towards others paying them for what they like to do. “You’re still working on the skills that employers are going to want,” Kerr said. “In fact, you’re going to be talking about skills in your interviews, not the fact that you studied art or science. That’s why most careers aren’t related to the specific subject area, but they want a college degree.” Where you are is not where you will be. Through discovery about majors and research, with
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on campus resources, the future is within control. “Of course people have done that major [you’re thinking about] and have done something with it,” Kerr said.” So, again, involvement and engagement in doing research, attending events, and talking to people is really important.” Take pride, discover your interests, and find the right major for you. Continually work towards your potential career goals, and the future is certainly
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One for the books: A look inside UW’s libraries By Nicole Pasia The Daily
While rushing through Red Square on the way to your next class, it’s hard to miss the landmarks of Suzzallo and Odegaard libraries; however, many are surprised to learn that there are 13 other libraries on campus. Glimpse a snapshot of a few of the UW’s literary hot spots, and you might find your new favorite study space. Suzzallo Library Designed by Seattle architects Carl F. Gould Sr. and Charles H. Bebb in 1923, Suzzallo Library is one of the UW’s most iconic structures. This library was named after Henry Suzzallo, the president of the UW from 1915 to 1926. Built in the Collegiate Gothic style, the front facade of the building displays several statues of important contributors to education and culture, including Shakespeare, Beethoven, and Galileo. Upon entering the building, you can ascend one of two grand staircases (with steps worn down from decades of students climbing them) and enter the reading room. Unofficially known as the Harry Potter room, the 65-foot tall and 250-foot long hall features Gothic arches and long, wooden study tables that would fit right in at Hogwarts. You will have to admire the room in silence though, as it is a quiet study space for students. Just outside the reading room is one of the world’s largest
books, featuring pictures of Bhutan. The library staff turns its pages about once a month.
Odegaard Undergraduate Library Head into Odegaard at any time of night and you will probably find students hard at work. Odegaard is open 24 hours Monday through Thursday during the school year. The library opened in 1972 and is named after UW President Emeritus Charles E. Odegaard. From 2012-2013, Washington state funding allocated $16.575 million for a renovation of the library. This renovation included a $139,719 student technology fee to help fund collaborative spaces such as a computer lab. Additionally, the library’s original central staircase was redesigned to feature a more open atrium. One of the most widely used campus resources is the Odegaard Writing & Research Center (OWRC). Tutors and librarians help graduate and undergraduate students alike in their research and writing processes. Students can both schedule an appointment or drop-in at the OWRC located on the first floor of Odegaard. Allen Library Allen Library, contrary to popular belief, was not named after Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft. Its name actually hails from his father Kenneth S. Allen, a past UW associate director of libraries. The library is divided into two parts: Allen
North wing, which is connected to Suzzallo Library, and Allen South wing, which houses the Special Collections. The two are connected by a sky bridge that overlooks the HUB lawn. You may notice several ravens hanging from the ceiling of Allen North. These are part of the art installation Raven Brings Light to this House of Stories. Artists Carl Chew, Mare Blocker, J.T. Stewart, and Ron Hilbert created this installation as part of the Washington state “Art in Public Places” program. It pays homage to the Pacific Northwest Native American legend of the raven bringing light and knowledge from the east to the west. On the wall of the Allen North, the title of the installation is written in English and Lushootseed, a language spoken by Salish tribes in Puget Sound.
Music Library Although smaller than its counterparts in Red Square, the Music Library, located in the Music Building, holds a collection over 70,000 volumes and musical scores, as well as over 46,000 audio recordings. The subjects of these books span a variety of music-related topics from music history and theory to the physics of music to music education. In one corner of the library sits a shelf with photos of the School of Music’s early days. One photo shows the school’s first orchestra, a group of eight musicians, at the turn of the century. The music program
is one of the oldest at the UW; piano lessons started in 1862, just one year after the university’s founding. Since then, the School of Music has grown to provide several areas of study including music education, music performance, and ethnomusicology.
East Asia Library One of the UW’s most unique libraries is the East Asia Library, featuring a collection of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and other East Asian works. The library purchased its first collection of works with funding from the Rockefeller Foundation in 1937. These works were initially housed in the Oriental Seminar Room in Suzzallo Library but was renamed the Far Eastern Library with the installation of the Far Eastern Institute in 1946. Over the years, more collections were acquired or gifted to the library. In 1950, it moved to Thomson Hall. In 1976 it moved to Gowen Hall, its current location, and was renamed the East Asia Library. As of 2018, the library holds nearly 800,000 works on East Asia in a variety of languages. Engineering Library The Engineering Library was built in 1969 in conjunction with its neighbor Loew Hall. The two buildings are joined by an underground walkway. The library was built on the site of the original Air Force ROTC base and the Pipe and Machine Shop, both of which were part of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific
Exposition. The library, along with several other buildings, was built in response to the increase in student enrollment in professional programs during the postwar era. The library contains materials on a wide range of engineering or engineering-related fields such as aerospace, civil and environment, and computer science. These materials come in many forms, from journals to periodicals to patent reports. The library archives contain unique snapshots of the UW’s history, such as photos of damage from the 2001 6.8 magnitude Nisqually earthquake. Foster Business Library U.S. News’ 2019 rankings named the Foster School of Business the 21st best business school in the United States. The Foster Business Library supplements this prestige with a collection of 60,000 books and growing on business-related topics, as well as periodicals, newspapers, and a historical annual report collection of Pacific Northwest companies. The library is located in Paccar Hall along with the School of Business. This library holds over 400 students at a time and is filled with ambient daylight from its 800 square foot skylight. Reach writer Nicole Pasia at specials@dailyuw.com. Twitter: @Nicoleapasia
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Hot spots for hot dates Date ideas on campus
By Hannah Krieg The Daily Some students are convinced they can earn back their tuition by nabbing plates from Center Table and sneaking disposable cutlery from the District Market.
app, campus can also function as the perfect date spot for you and your boo. If you are looking for a classic dinner date here on campus, hit West Campus for a “cultidate” at Cultivate. It will give you just enough of a sit-down restaurant vibe, but you can use dining dollars and, let’s be real, you’ll have way too much left over. If you’re looking for something a little more active than sitting on the cute stools at Cultivate, the UW has plenty of fitness-oriented amenities that can double as date ideas. Take your S.O. on a walk along the Burke-Gilman Trail or make your way over to the driving range for a discounted bucket of balls. For all the sports spectators out there, make it a goal with your partner to attend one game of every sports team on campus. Not only are you supporting your fellow Dawgs, but you have a fun bucket list of date ideas that you can make last all year long. Not a sports fan? Fear not, the UW has plenty of other Illustration by Abby Dahl attractions you can spin into a
While petty crime might knock a few dollars off that tuition bill each quarter, there are less morally gray ways to maximize the benefits of being a UW student. For example, dating. College is not just an overpriced dating
date. Head over to the Henry Art Gallery. It’s free for students and rotates the exhibitions regularly to allow for multiple visits. So bring your same bae through when the gallery switches out the art, or keep the art the same and switch out the bae. For those of us who like a lazier date, take advantage of the residence halls and your dining dollars. Grab some Pagliacci, go back to your dorm and “Panopto and chill” for a truly HFS-sponsored date. If you’re an HFS resident, the Alder Auditorium on the first floor is a cheap substitute for an actual movie theater. Plus, most nights you can get the whole place to yourself. Stock up on snacks at the District Market right next door and you are ready to binge watch the first season of “You.” There are also plenty of scenic sites to enjoy a picnic on campus. A little touristy, but when the cherry blossoms bloom, The Quad makes for a perfect picnic location. Terry Terrace on West Campus also has a beautiful view if you can get access. Paccar’s terrace is yet another ideal picnic
spot for eating pasta from Orin’s Place on a sunny day. We can always try to make our money back by using all the UW has to offer for dates, but the best way to get the most bang for your buck is to have new experiences. Try out coffee from every place on campus — there’s a lot. I’d recommend making this a sequence and not attempting this all in one day. Go to a library and don’t study. Grab a book by an author with your last name, or an inside joke in the title, or just one at random and do dramatic readings. Explore a building you’ve never been in before, run around and then try to find a way out. It’s like an escape room on a budget. Just go out and do something new with your boo. Reach writer Hannah Krieg at specials@dailyuw.com. Twitter: @Hannah_krieg
Things I wish I knew as a freshman How to make this year one of the best in your life
By Theresa Li The Daily When the muffled clanging of the bell excused me from my last final of freshman year, it didn’t quite hit me. This was the last day of my first year in college. I gave it a day or two and realized that the relief and excitement I was expecting wasn’t there, and in its place was a wistful nostalgia and the desire to redo it all. You probably think I’m crazy, wishing to repeat freshman year. Who the hell wants to be a freshman forever? The bleak truth is that if you’re always waiting for life to get started, you’ll be waiting your whole damn life. Middle school sucked, so you looked forward to high school. High school was exasperating, and you couldn’t wait for college. Here we are in college, and everyone is clamoring for summer internships or grad school or some fancy job. We keep waiting to be happy because we believe only the person we aspire to be, not who we are today, is deserving of it. So, if I were to repeat freshman year, I would treat it like I was already living the life I’ve always wanted. In retrospect, here are some things I wish I had known going into my freshman year. Don’t procrastinate Before you roll your eyes and push this away like the dozens of other times you’ve been told this, realize that procrastination in college has actual consequences beyond feeling grouchy from stress. The majority of us thus far got away with putting everything last minute — high schoolers put the “pro” in “procrastinate” and all that — but lingering senioritis doesn’t fly in college. You will crash and your GPA will burn,
no matter how smart or talented you are. There are some wickedly brilliant people here at the UW, making businesses and drones and works of art, yet they are just as defenseless to the vengeance of poor time management. It takes time to do simple things like waiting for crosswalk lights or finding a classroom. I can’t tell you how many times this year I wished for teleportation because I needed those 10 minutes walking to class to finish an essay. By the time I turned those suckers in, I’d both produced mediocre work and suffered the embarrassment of running like a frantic chicken across Red Square only to still be late for class. Things generally take longer than you imagine, so find a way to abandon the careless attitude of high school and make a study schedule. Sit in on future classes This is a secret pro-tip no one told me about: If you want insight on a professor or class you’re planning to take, look up the class time on MyPlan or the UW Time Schedule and go check it out in-person. If the class is large (100 people or more), you can easily blend in. If the class is smaller, as major-specific courses tend to be, show up when the class is scheduled to end and ask a student as they’re leaving about their experience or talk to the professor directly. They don’t expect you to have everything figured out, so don’t act like you do. Open yourself up to many different types of friends There’s an expectation that you’ll meet your best friends for life in college. I began freshman year eagerly anticipating the people who would change my
life, who I would endure bad exam scores and breakups with, who would let loose and celebrate with me on the weekends and offer honest advice when I needed to hear it. Yet, the more I stressed about finding my crowd, the more judgmental I became about the character and personalities of everyone I came into contact with. I subconsciously enforced harsh evaluations of everyone. My issue was that I had already decided who my ideal friends were and didn’t allow for alternatives. I spent my fall quarter disappointed by my peers because they failed my test of impossible standards. I have no wish to delude you. Many of us are lucky enough to find our friends freshman year, but it’s okay if you don’t find your people until later. The truth is, developing friendships requires a deliberate effort. If you always reassure yourself with “I’m just not the kind that gets along with everyone,” you’ll never get along with anyone. Don’t be afraid to reach out (ask for a Snapchat or something), and don’t be that cold kid who ignores the olive branch of friendly small talk. Give a little to get a little. Just because someone looks different from the friends you’ve made in the past doesn’t rule them out as a potentially great friend. They don’t have to be dazzling with charm and wit; relinquish your plans and presumptions and let people surprise you.
Make an honest attempt to build in gym time Your studies will be demanding, socialization can be exhausting, and competing for opportunities will be intense, so you definitely need to be at the top of your game for as long as possible. I cannot stress the importance of exercise in college, and this is coming from someone who was a workaholic in high school and is physically uncoordinated in every way. Working out isn’t just for shaping the physique — it revives the brain, alleviates study cramps, prevents high blood pressure, and channels your restlessness and despair over your future into instant gratification. Don’t lie, I know you complain about sore thighs after leg day but you secretly love the burn. My friends and
Illustration by Tammy Hu I devised a twice-a-week gym schedule that not only motivated me to get my homework done earlier but also made me feel terrific all week long. From personal experience, half an hour of running can churn out a whole week of productivity. There’s no way you’ll be efficient sitting for hours every day in Ode or Allen, your eyes glazed and your butt numb. Take a study break at the IMA; it’s free and really not that far if you prioritize it the way you would a class. Reach writer Theresa Li at specials@dailyuw.com Twitter: @lithere_sa
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Dawg daze preview By Sierra Stella The Daily Whether you’re a new student or a continuing student, Dawg Daze can be intimidating. With over 250 events this year, it might feel easy to get lost in a sea of tours, mixers, info sessions, and the occasional dance party. You might be worried about missing out on a cool event, exploring an unfamiliar area, meeting new people, making friends, or whether or not you’ll fit into the Husky community. Odds are, you have a lot of questions before you dive headfirst into Dawg Daze. Don’t worry, I’ve got you covered. So what is Dawg Daze, anyway? Dawg Daze is the UW’s week of welcome. It hosts many events over the course of 10 days (Sept. 19-28) aimed at welcoming students to the campus and familiarizing them with the resources available to them before the school year kicks off in earnest. According to former senior program manager Martha Tran, the UW’s week of welcome is one of the largest in the nation. The program is almost entirely
volunteer-based, with over 230 volunteers this year.
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What’s so great about Dawg Daze? Dawg Daze feels like a 10-day long party of thousands celebrating the UW. “It’s a great way of not only [connecting] with your fellow students but also being able to show your Husky pride, and making those new students feel welcome and proud of being on this campus and creating a community where we can all come together and share experiences,” Ken Siow, former Dawg Daze Student Advisory Board member, said.
What if I don’t know anyone? Fear not! Dawg Daze is a great place to meet new people. “I think the best way of making the most of it is to talk to ... people. They’re all exploring the campus just like you, so you have a lot to talk about,” Siow said. “It’s so easy to connect [with] people when you’re both exploring something new and I think that’s the beauty of Dawg Daze, that it allows you to do that. It gives you that instant connection.” Dawg Daze is a great way to reconnect with people you’ve already met, too. Ali Cho, former Dawg Daze volunteer coordinator, said that she always likes to see students who met each other at orientation reconnecting at Dawg Daze. “I think it’s really cool ... to have students who are able to not be so nervous about being like ‘hey, come hang out with me,’ because there’s so much to do that you can just walk out of your dorm and walk five minutes to get to an event, which is a really awesome bonding experience.” At Dawg Daze, making new friends can be as easy as going to a small Students can take a bus to Fred Meyer for info session for an some late night shopping and stock up on all RSO, attending of their dorm room necessities. a dance class, or
New and returning UW students can find their next hobby or newest passion at the Student Activities Fair held in Red Square. complimenting a stranger in line transfer-specific events, includSiow, here are your Dawg Daze ing a Transfer Husky Kick-Off. on their “Parks and Recreation” essentials: “Don’t want to forget our sweatshirt. (I’m speaking from - Husky Kick-Off (Take the transfer population,” Tran said. personal experience on that last incoming class “W” photo) “We’ve made a lot of efforts to one.) - Dawg Daze Presents! include them in Dawg Daze.” (Watch a cool performer) As a socially anxious person - Quad Flicks (See a movie on What if I’m a returning student? myself, I know that crowds full the Quad) You can still have fun at Dawg of strangers can be intimidating. - School Of Public Health Petting Zoo (Pet cute animals) Daze even if you’re an old hand. But if you relax and lean into it, - Late Night Carnival (The Make sure to check out informaDawg Daze can be an amazing tion sessions to find out what band plays) way to meet great people. resources are available to you, - Dance Party @ Odegaard like Succeeding with Technology Library (No one will shush you!) What if I’m an out-of-state at the UW and Healthy Husky - Fun and Games at the IMA student? Fest. (In case you like exercise) If you’re not a Washington - Late Night Shopping at Fred state resident, don’t worry. NonSo where do I start? Meyer (Buy everything you need residents comprise about oneDon’t forget to check-in Sept. for your dorm) third of the incoming freshman 19 or 20. If you need a jumpingclass alone. And there are Dawg So what now? off point, check out Navigating Daze events just for you! Make Now you wait eagerly for sure to check out the out-of-state Dawg Daze 101. And to further Dawg Daze to start. Have fun, plan out your week, the Dawg mixer Sept. 21. Daze website (uwdawgdaze.com) Huskies! Cho also recommended the and app (“UW New Huskies”) One Bus Away tours to non-residents, saying that they give you Reach Arts & Leisure Editor are great tools! a chance to explore the area with Sierra Stella other students. She also pointed at specials@dailyuw.com. But really, what do I need to to the RSO Fair. Twitter: @sierramstella attend? “The RSO fair was really According to Cho, Tran, and helpful for me just because I came from out of state and I had no idea how to meet other people ... so to be able to put the club to a person and be able to ask them questions was really, really cool,” Cho said. What if I’m a transfer student? Don’t worry, Dawg Daze has you covered. There are many
Odegaard Library turns into a dance floor for UW students during a special Dawg Daze event.
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HEALTHY HUSKIES Health and wellness resources
By Mira Petrillo The Daily As is true in every stage of life, maintaining self-care and stable mental health during the transition into college is extremely important. The UW offers many resources for students to access, yet often students don’t know where to start when they need support or information. Here are resources for health and wellness at the UW that all students should keep on hand. The Counseling Center The UW Counseling Center offers psychologists and mental health counselors that can provide short-term counseling to students as well as further resources for long-term care. Appointments can be scheduled by calling 206-543-1240 or stopping by their office at 401 Schmitz Hall. Additionally, the Counseling Center offers a “Let’s Talk” program on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons that offer drop-in consulting on pressing issues. This can be used if you need to simply talk out an issue you’re having or are wondering if you need to pursue additional help.
Hall Health Center Hall Health is basically your average doctor’s office on campus, along with other aspects catering to student health. Each UW student is allowed one subsidized visit with a physician every quarter. Hall Health also offers no-cost drop-in visits for short-term mental health support as well as access to a light therapy room for Seasonal Affective Disorder. There are also support groups led by physicians and nurse practitioners for international students experiencing loneliness, anxiety, procrastination, and for those struggling with perfectionism. The meeting times change, so check their website in the fall for the times and location. Additionally, Hall Health Center offers STD testing for gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, herpes, and HIV, which can be free with your one subsidized visit. Due to the high prevalence of STDs in college, getting tested for an STD with every new partner is encouraged. At Hall Health, you can also access free, safer-sex supplies and resources to practice safe sex.
Resources for alcohol and drug addiction Though the UW doesn’t directly have addiction support groups, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) groups meet within blocks of campus. The closest meetings are Friday at 6:00 p.m. at the University Christian Church on 15th Ave., Saturday at 6:00 p.m. at the Covenant House on 19th Ave., and Sunday at 7:00 p.m. at the University Christian Church. Narcotics Anonymous (NA) groups are also present in Seattle upon search. Additionally, the UW Collegiate Recovery Community is a community created by students for students struggling with addiction. To join this support group email recoveryisdope@gmail.com. The group focuses on creating a safe space for students who are already in recovery as well as those looking to move toward sobriety. Sexual assault and relationship violence resources The UW offers support from the UWPD Victim Advocate who you can reach at uwpdavocate@ uw.edu or call 206-543-9337 if you are in a situation where you need support for a sexual
assault, relationship violence, domestic violence, stalking, and sexual harassment. The victim advocacy program through the UW Police helps victims through physical, emotional, and financial recovery in addition to legal advice on the situation. Additionally, the UW’s Health and Wellness sector offers a “safe and confidential starting point” for students affected by any kinds of relationship violence. Students can schedule appointments by emailing hwadvoc@uw.edu. Disability resources Students can sign up under Disability Resources for Students (DRS), a division of student life at the UW by signing up online or attending drop in hours that will be Aug. 21 to Sept. 15, Monday through Thursday for their Early Fall Start session. The fall quarter hours will be coming out soon. DRS’s goal is to “ensure equal access to UW academic programs and services.” They help students with both physical disabilities as well as learning disabilities. Signing up online is the first step in accessing the resources DRS offers, however, their website notes that it could take up to five weeks to get
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started with DRS. Mindfulness pass For students looking to quell stress during the year, the UW’s Mindfulness Pass is an affordable and convenient option. The pass offers yoga and meditation classes to students all around campus for $50 a quarter, less than an average yoga studio’s drop-in rate. They are also offering a discounted pass on their website for those needing financial assistance. The pass offers unlimited classes of varied difficulty levels at places such as the HUB, the Ethnic Cultural Center, Hutchinson Hall, and more. Reach Editor-in-Chief Mira Petrillo at specials@dailyuw.com. Twitter: @mirap
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Came for education, stayed for the family By Taylor Jumpa Contributing writer
The most exciting part leading up to my freshman year of college was the prospect of going to a big school where I would get to meet lots of new people. It turned out, my least favorite thing about college when I started my freshman year was going to a big school with lots of new people. I grew up on an island with a total population lower than the undergraduate enrollment at the UW. You can’t go anywhere without seeing your neighbor, teacher, or that girl you sat next to in ninth grade health class. Most of the friends I had were made during my elementary school years or met through mutual friends. I had zero experience putting myself out there to try to meet new people. Naturally, I turned to YouTube for help. During my first week of college, a friend from high school and I perused the many videos of college students providing their expert advice on how to make friends. Either we were lost causes or they really didn’t know anything because by the end of the night we were back in my friend’s dorm listening to The Fray and having full blown sad girl hours. I realized that I wasn’t really doing anything to meet new people since I was half expecting that they would come to me and we would instantly be friends.
At a Dawg Daze event, I saw someone I recognized from my orientation and said hello. All I had to do was say one word to start a conversation; now, she and her roommate are some of my closest friends. Even after finding a group of people that would put up with me, I still somehow felt like I wasn’t having the “right” college experience. I kept comparing my college life to my high school friends’ without realizing that what they put on social media was not an accurate representation of their experience. No one posts about sitting alone in their dorm room crying over having one attempt left on Webassign and no Chegg subscription. Many of the initial struggles I faced freshman year stemmed from my classes. I felt overwhelmed. I was used to class sizes no larger than 30 people, and I felt comfortable stopping by classrooms to ask teachers for help — slightly different than a 500 person lecture and a professor that has office hours during your other classes. I learned the hard way that I needed to sit in the front of the lecture hall — I thought my math professor was a young man until week two of the quarter when I realized he was in his 60s. While my poor time-management skills did not hold me back in high school, I quickly learned that procrastination does not fly
in college. During fall quarter, I put all of my assignments off while constantly stressing so I couldn’t relax even when I wasn’t doing school work. I spent a lot of time in my dorm watching Netflix, an activity that is easy to overdo when the weather is gloomy and uninviting. I would tell myself that I would start my homework after one more episode only for the shameful “Are you still watching?” message to pop up on the screen several episodes later. I would be feeling guilty for not getting my work done so I wasn’t even able to fully enjoy the many shows I was binge watching. This experience taught
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me how it’s important to make clear boundaries between work and break time, which is much easier said than done. I found that if I keep myself busy, I tend to be more productive. Getting involved around campus, making plans with friends, and having things to look forward to can be great motivation to make yourself get stuff done early and not right before it’s due. Some people go to college and instantly thrive, but for the rest of us folks, it takes a bit of adjustment. It was a rough start for me, but I’m glad I stuck through it and didn’t make any rash decisions to transfer schools.
Illustration by Anna Schnell As I’m finishing up with my first year of college, I’m looking forward to seeing old friends over the summer, but I’m also going to miss the home I made here at the UW. Final words of advice: Be patient, don’t panic, it gets better, and go Dawgs. Reach contributing writer Taylor Jumpa at specials@dailyuw.com. Twitter: @Taylor_Jumpa
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‘We enter the conversation of justice through the lens of sexuality and gender’
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Writer’s Note: While The Daily recognizes that the LGBTQIA+ community goes beyond the first four letters of the acronym, there are points in this article where the acronym is shortened and rearranged to reflect the language of the time. Nestled up on the third floor of the HUB is a room adorned with Black Lives Matter posters, fliers for QTPOC+ support groups, and other messages of inclusivity. Generations of students have walked in and out of the doors of the Q Center over the last 15 years, finding refuge within its walls for however long they need it. According to its website, “The Q Center is the professionally-
supported resource, advocacy, and mentoring center for queer students and concerns at the University of Washington.” If it has to do with gender or sexuality in some way, shape, or form, chances are the Q’s been involved. The Q Center operates as a hub for activism and advocacy in many different shapes and sizes. Since its beginnings, the Q Center has pursued avenues for activism and been consulted on topics involving the queer community in education, policy work, and research. “Gender and racial justice is at the core of everything we do,” Q Center Director Dr. Jen Self (they/them) said. “So we think of ourselves as a justice center first, and we enter the conversation of justice through the lens of
sexuality and gender.” The Q Center further offers advisers that specialize in navigating systems of power that have contributed to the historical marginalization of the queer community. It further emphasizes art as community organizing and cultural healing, partnering with local Seattle artists and on-campus groups like the Ethnic Cultural Center (ECC) to teach students the process of taking something from their own lives and putting it out into the world, creating safe and supportive environments for students to explore their identities through events like Lavish, a QTPOC+ arts showcase in May. It’s exactly the kind of place you’d expect to find in Seattle. But it’s also one that took years
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It started with a letter. The year was 1999, the tailend of a decade that marked a turning point for LGBT civil rights in the eyes of Ryan Biava (he/him). After the Clinton administration passed the Defense of Marriage Act, Biava, a political science major, spent much of his undergraduate tenure campaigning with fellow UW student activists to extend to queer couples and domestic partners the same access to facilities, housing, and health insurance granted to heteromarried couples. The concern at the time was that if the support from the student government went away, there would no longer be any institutional support for the UW’s queer community. About a year prior to being elected ASUW president for 19992000, Biava had worked with the Graduate & Professional Student Senate and then-UW President Richard McCormick to appoint a committee to address the concerns of the LGBTQIA+ community. In a letter to President McCormick, Biava, along with three other student government officials, expressed the need for the UW to provide more institutionally-supported safe spaces for queer students, citing the nationally intolerant political climate surrounding LGBT issues, the dearth of on-campus resources, and bias-motivated incidents on-campus. The Gay, Bisexual, Lesbian,
and Transgender (GBLT) Task Force was formed in June 1999 as President McCormick’s response to the letter sent by Biava and his compatriots. This task force conducted surveys, held open forums at the UW’s three campuses, and conducted comprehensive reviews, all to provide students an opportunity to voice their thoughts on issues affecting the queer community. After about 20 months of research and deliberation, the task force published a 61-page report of their findings in February of 2001. In addition to implementing a presidential advisory committee on LGBT issues, devising a queer studies curriculum, granting same-sex domestic partners the same benefits as heterosexual married couples, and expanding on-campus discourse and training concerning diversity to include LGBT issues, the task force most significantly recommended the establishment of a resource center for queer students. In 2004, three years later, staff was officially hired for the UW Queer Center. The letter, and Biava’s role in writing it, is regularly cited by members of the Q Center’s staff and on its website as being the spark that eventually led to the Q Center finally opening its doors in 2005. But ask Biava, now an affiliate professor at the iSchool, about that story, and he’ll describe his role as fairly minimal, deferring instead to activist and GBLT Task Force Chairman Phil Bereano, who’s now a professor emeritus in the field of technology and public policy at the UW.
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Originally from the Bay Area, Q Center director Self completed their undergraduate degree at Berkeley in the late-’80s and early-’90s before coming to the UW for graduate school. In 2004, they were hired as the founding director of the Q Center, then based in Schmitz Hall. By nature of its Seattle locale, the UW was already a school that attracted a significant population of queer and trans students from all over the United States. In a country where transgender civil rights are increasingly being encroached, Washington state has emerged as comparatively more genderaffirming in its legislation and political climate. “It may not have anything to do with the program that they’re looking at the University of Washington, it really has to do with, ‘I’m queer, I’m trans, and I can be OK at that university,’” Self said.
Despite Seattle’s reputation as a relatively inclusive city, though, Self noted a shift in the wake of the 2016 election. The need for insular spaces heightened considerably, not so much because the election was surprising, but more because the arc of progress shifted so suddenly. Still, Self finds hope in some of these shifts. Where once flipping through channels on TV was like watching rabbits in a snowstorm (a whole lotta white), the advent of digital platforms have allowed black and brown artists such as Issa Rae and Ramy Youssef to center their own narratives in media and push back against the idea that only white people can have “normal” lives. It’s the kind of space Self hopes to create at the Q Center. “We work to center the experiences of people who are historically and contemporarily marginalized within dominant culture and also within queer culture, knowing that if we do that, we’ll do a better job of serving everybody,” Self said. Jaimée Marsh (she/her/they/ them) is the second person to be
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hired on as a professional staff member at the Q Center. Marsh grew up in Spokane, the child of a Black, white, and Native working-class family. A lack of teachers of color, along with things like getting pulled out of class by teachers to be told she was ruining her life by being gay, made Spokane a generally unsupportive environment when she was growing up. “I felt like I learned a lot more about what my limitations were, ’cause a lot of that was imposed on me through socialization about things that people who are perceived as women don’t do, things that people of color don’t do,” Marsh said. Marsh was already out by the time she came to the UW almost 15 years ago. When the Q Center first opened its doors in 2005, she was among the first crop of students to walk through. The Q Center was somewhere Marsh was able to develop skills and tools she could use to navigate her education as a first-generation college student. More than that, though, Marsh found a community, working as a student staff member and frequently seeking counsel from the advisers and friends who were there with her within its walls. “It was my home away from home, along with the Ethnic Cultural Center,” Marsh said. As all students must, though, there came a time when Marsh had to leave behind the space she made for herself at the Q Center. Graduating with a bachelor’s degree in social welfare, Marsh pursued a masters in social work
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at the University of Michigan and then spent the next few years traveling the world — teaching in Egypt, living in South Africa, running student affairs back in Michigan, and youth-organizing in the Bay Area. Marsh realized that she did her best work when she felt a personal passion and love for something. So when the assistant director position opened up at the Q Center five years ago —
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healing, and collective selfexpression. “It’s not the Obama hope. I don’t have that kind of hope,” Self said. “I don’t have hope in that system at all. I have hope in people who are willing to tell their narratives and to tell their stories and push against this
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the second professional staff position ever — Marsh had the rare feeling of knowing exactly what she had to do next. “I was like, ‘Who else has the institutional knowledge for the last 10 years of this place, has been there and connected since the day it opened, who’s also currently working in student affairs?’” Marsh said. “Like, I’m pretty sure I’m the only person that fits that bill.” To both directors, the Q Center represents a vibrancy alive in a space that allows their students to express and exist as they truly are. The power systems may continue their oppressive ways, but what has been born and is continuously being born at the Q Center is resistance through community,
shitty system that’s never worked for most of the people that live in this country.” Reach General Sections Editor Shahbaz Ahmed Khan and Editor-in-Chief Mira Petrillo at specials@dailyuw.com. Twitter: @JadeMoonSpeaks & @mira_petrillo
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College costs more than just dollars and cents: Financial aid isn’t enough to afford college By Nicole Pasia The Daily In 2016, incoming freshman Anthony Tang faced over $34,000 in tuition fees. That didn’t include the cost of housing, which Tang needed as an out-of-state student. Three years later, he was able to significantly reduce his cost. The price? Working two jobs, apply for several scholarships, and save as much money as he could. For many other students, paying for their college is just as difficult. According to a report by the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), 44% of UW undergraduate students received financial aid, and 27% received federal student loans in the 2017-2018 school year. Even with financial aid, Tang and many students cannot afford to pay the full cost of attendance and resort to working one or more jobs, applying for scholarships, and saving money in whatever ways they can. “I think finances limited what I chose in the first place,” Tang said. “Coming from an Asian household, this idea of frugalness was always instilled in me. I applied to schools I felt would not put my family at such a great burden; I know my family is very supportive, I didn’t want to be in that situation where they have to decide whether to support my dream to go to this school, or to tell me ‘no’ because they simply can’t afford it.” While Tang’s parents initially covered the cost of his tuition and housing his freshman year, he worked as both a tour guide and a tutor to cover his meal plan and other personal expenses. After working at a summer job, a paid internship, and working part-time during the school year, Tang can fully afford to pay his own rent. His parents still cover the
majority of his tuition costs, a large part of reducing the remaining financial strain on his family, he says, comes from applying to scholarships. For Tang, figuring out scholarships is a conversation he thinks students should have before applying. But, students who don’t have financial assistance from their families face an even more difficult set of circumstances. Panda Standridge, who plans on transferring to the UW next winter with an associate’s degree from Green River Community College, has been financially independent since the age of 16. Since age 17, she’s had to work at least two jobs. “As soon as I turned 16, my parents said, ‘You’re 16 now, you can get a job, we are not paying for anything for you anymore,’” Standridge said. “I had to pay for my own car, rent, food, utilities — the whole nine yards. Even when I was living with them, in my room, I still had to pay them $300 a month.” Standridge juggles work with school and being a member of the Husky Marching Band. At times, she has had to put work at the sacrifice of her physical, mental, academic, and social well-being. “Socially, it’s a huge strain,” Standridge said. “I do not have time, most of the time, for any type of social interaction. Leaving the house early in the morning, not coming home until late at night, barely enough time to sleep, getting up and doing it again, just to survive is not ideal, but it is what it is.” Although Standridge has been considered financially independent for several years now, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) does not recognize students as independents unless they fit specific criteria, such as being born before 1996, married, or having children. “I actually don’t qualify
for subsidized student loans,” Standridge said. “If there were something in place that made getting student loans easier, I wouldn’t have to work so much. I could focus on school. But whether that happens any time soon is a whole other situation.” Although Standridge and other students with similar financial circumstances will have to wait for large-scale changes in the disbursement of federal financial aid, they can look to university resources for assistance. Navigating the complex regulations around awarding financial aid to students falls on the responsibility of the Office of Student Financial Aid. Staff and counselors work to help students manage their individual financial circumstances and guide them to the right resources. “It’s really listening to each student that comes into our office and offer as much support and resources as we can,”
Director of Student Services Tim Wold said, “ Financial aid is fairly regulated. We have federal, state, and institutional regulations and laws that we have to follow. So it’s determining and balancing all of that with the individual student and their needs.” The university strongly advocates for improving student financial aid, according to Wold. Some tactics include putting out surveys to gain student feedback, instituting a financial aid advisory committee consisting of members from ASUW and’ GPSS, and lobbying in Olympia. One of the most recent advancements is the replacement of the Washington State Need Grant with the Washington State College Grant, which will extend aid to roughly 110,000 previously ineligible students over the next two years. “We are at that conversation,” Wold said. “Not just our office, but the university as a whole.”
Illustration by Anni Hong If you are struggling with affording tuition and living expenses, there are resources on and off campus as well as steps you can take to make the best out of your financial circumstances. “Ask for help if you need help,” Standridge said. “Just make sure you’re taking care of yourself.” For information on applying for financial aid through the UW and determining which types of financial aid fit your needs, visit the Student Financial Aid website. Reach writer Nicole Pasia at specials@dailyuw.com. Twitter: @Nicoleapasia
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