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Laughter is the best medicine to de-stress An intro to comedy in Seattle

By Chase Farley The Daily After a hard day’s work, a cathartic fit of laughter is the best medicine to de-stress from being boundless, failing forward, or whatever else our slogan writers say we are doing this year. Seattle is home to great venues which showcase stand-up and improvisational theater. Live comedy is perfect for getting out of the house, whether it’s for a date, a night out with friends, or because you need a couple of drinks and a reason to laugh.

Stand-Up The common picture of live comedy that comes to mind is stand-up comedy, with one performer standing on stage telling jokes. While larger names will stop by one of Seattle’s larger theaters like The Neptune Theatre or The Showbox, underneath the surface of the mainstream are the comedy clubs which feature lesser known talent and nurture future stars.

Comedy clubs offer an intimate setting putting you right up close to the performer. These clubs will have open mics where anyone can sign up to do short sets and can see veterans testing new material or newbies giving it a shot. If you’re interested in seeing what Seattle comedians have to offer, want to see some fantastic touring comedians, or

give stand up a shot yourself, I recommend these clubs.

Comedy Underground Comedy Underground fits the image of a classic comedy club. It is submerged beneath the historic buildings of Pioneer Square and features classic brick walls in an intimate atmosphere you would see in a “Seinfeld” opening. This is fitting because they have hosted an impressive amount of notable comics since opening their doors in 1981.

Its Monday night open mics and Tuesday call back nights, which feature the best of the Monday comics, are both under $10 and you can witness comics working out unpolished material. Wednesdays showcase the best of Seattle’s comics for a $10 cover. Check the calendar on their website for the latest comics coming into town and

other special events.

Laughs Comedy Club Laughs Comedy Club brings stand-up right to our area, as it is just a short walk or shorter bus ride away on Roosevelt Way Northeast and Northeast 52nd Street. With backgrounds in comedy and the restaurant business, owners Dave and Angela Dennison and Terry Taylor have worked to create a comedy club where everyone gets the best experience possible. With seating that gives each person an unobstructed view and a state of the art soundsystem projecting the jokes, everyone is

guaranteed a good time.

Laughs is open Wednesday through Sunday and has one or two shows per night.

Wednesdays are open mic night which have no cover charge.

Thursday night events depend on the week. Weekends feature headliners who often perform two shows: an early show at 8 p.m. which is 18+ and a late show at 10 p.m. which is 21+. Though the age range is different, there are no content rules, so if the comedian doesn’t change it, the shows should be mostly the same. Headliner

shows usually range from $15 to $20 and feature some big names in comedy, including Hannibal Buress, who came last April.

Laughs serves American fare for a good price, most dishes being $10 or less. For drinks they have a great selection of beer and wine as well as a great specialty cocktail menu. Laughs is great for a weeknight out or catching some of the best names in comedy on the weekend.

Improv Along with stand-up, Seattle has a wealth of options for improv. Improvisational theater is exactly what it sounds like, theater that is made up on the spot. If you have seen “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” you have seen improv. If you haven’t, think “Saturday Night Live” but without scripts and you get to tell them what to do.

Improv comes in many forms, but for the most part, it can be summed up as an art form in which performers create humorous scenes, often within the structure of a game or form and with suggestions from the audience.

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The biggest distraction of all: Poor mental health How to take advantage of free counseling services on campus

By Charlotte Houston The Daily When I was deciding what college to attend, I knew it was important for me to go to a place where I would be surrounded by sufficient distractions from my academic pursuits — accessible concerts, book readings, and beautiful parks and hikes — which, of course, is why I chose Seattle. All of the rest of the articles in this section are about how to take advantage of those distractions, but one of the least fun distractions that many young adults face upon entering college is understanding and dealing with mental health.

The rate of diagnoses for anxiety, ADHD, depression, panic disorder, and OCD has increased among the population of college students between 2009 and 2015. However, in 2017, 64.1% of youth with major depression did not receive mental health treatment, and of the adolescents who did have the privilege of having some sort of private insurance, 7.9% of them had insurance that didn’t cover mental or emotional problems.

Along with that, the period of young adulthood is the time when many psychiatric illnesses are triggered including substance use disorder, schizophrenia, manic-depressive disorder, anxiety, and other depressive disorders. This is thought to occur because of the

complex changes that are taking place in both the brain and the body and follows the logic that moving parts break more easily. The adjustment period of college can be especially difficult as living away from home for the first time, the possible loss of your support system, and a complete upending of your routine can present challenges that you might not have experienced before.

However, this article is not meant to scare you, or even be negative. Although a struggle with mental health can be a huge distraction, that’s only if it’s left untreated. Plenty of people diagnosed with these disorders — even ones that carry the stigma in our culture of being dangerous or unmanageable like schizophrenia — live highfunctioning lives, but usually not without the aid of therapy and/ or medication.

In this really tricky time in which mental illnesses are likely to bare their heads, the great news is that there are plenty of resources available to figure it all out. The UW offers free counseling services on campus at the Counseling Center in Schmitz Hall. The therapy provided is completely free for currently enrolled students, confidential, and administered by either masters-level counselors or psychologists. It’s a short-term model which means that due to limited resources, counselors may only see you four

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Thanks to the American healthcare system, therapy usually is still around $80-$150 a session without insurance, and even with insurance, there is often a co-pay of $20-$50 every session. Taking advantage of the system on campus is a good way to decide whether therapy is something you need or want to continue, or if it’s just something you want to engage with a few times to see how it feels, without having to spend money on it.

You can even take an online screening test on the Counseling Center’s website for depression, bipolar disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, alcohol use disorder, or post-traumatic stress disorder if you aren’t sure about the symptoms you’re experiencing. However, even if you aren’t experiencing any of these things, therapy is for everyone. We all have... you know... families. There is also group counseling offered there: the Men’s Group, Understanding Self and Others, a Woman’s Group, a sexual assault survivors’ group, and others.

You can book an intake appointment over the phone at (206) 543-1240, and, if you’re experiencing a mental health crisis such as sexual assault, suicidal thoughts, or are hearing voices, you can also meet with a counselor without an appointment during the hours that it is open or call the Crisis Center at (206) 461-3222 or tollfree at 1-866-427-4747.

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Vegans and vegetarians unite

How to find the sustainable eating on campus and in the U-District

By Hannah Krieg The Daily For all the new Huskies joining us this fall, welcome to the UW; we have a pretty library that looks like Hogwarts, we drink boba like its water, and by God do we love the environment.

Living in Seattle is a constant reminder of the delicate relationship between humans and the environment. If you turn your head one way, you’ll see huge steel and glass pillars stretching into the sky, and if you turn your head the other way, you’ll see mountains covered in equally impressive greenery.

One of the most impactful ways to honor this relationship is through sustainable eating.

With alternative diets such as vegetarianism or veganism, eating sustainably is extremely accessible in the U-District and on campus.

Put those dining dollars to good use at one of the many vegetarian and vegan eateries here on campus. Tero, located in the West Campus dining hall, Local Point, is a sustainable eating wet dream. Tero allows you to build your own bowl of a whole grain such as rice or quinoa, fresh vegetables, and protein. Tero also rotates a featured flatbread every week with different ingredients to appease its vegetarian and vegan clientele who can often find themselves in a sort of flavor rut with their more limited diet.

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campus where vegetarian and vegan huskies can enjoy a salad.

Local Point in West Campus and Center Table up in North Campus feature classic salad bars. Pre-packaged salads can be found at the District Market, Etc. markets, and Starbucks in Suzzallo and the HUB. But, the most complete salad bar experience on campus can be found at Red Radish at the Husky Den in the HUB. Not only does Red Radish have the most diverse selection of salad ingredients offered on campus, it also has rotating hot soups fit for the dreary winters.

Many vegetarians and vegans swear by the Vegan Kalbi Tofu at Motosurf, one of the three food trucks on Red Square and a restaurant in the HUB’s Husky Den. A little hack for all you herbivores looking for a lighter meal: You can get a half order of this dish, although it is not listed on the menu. Motosurf is an exceptionally popular dining spot here on campus, but if you catch the truck on the hour rather than 20 minutes in when class lets out, you should be able to secure your tofu without a wait.

After you are done with your sustainable meal, be sure to dispose of any waste in the proper bin. Most of the disposable containers used on campus are compostable, but being mindful of waste is another facet of sustainable eating that the UW accommodates by using reusable

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Food options from Araya’s Place, Vegan Haven and Tero at Local Point are staged for a photo. These three locations all prioritize offering sustainable and vegan options to the U-district. plates for residents who are dining in.

Seattle, in general, is a pretty vegetarian-friendly place, ranked among the top cities for vegetarians and vegans in the country. In the U-District, if you just pop up north on the Ave, there is a cluster of veganoriented restaurants. In that area you will find Pizza Pi Vegan Pizzeria, Broadfork Cafe, the grocery store Vegan Haven, and personal favorite Araya’s Place which features Thai food without the use of animal products.

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environmental and health benefits of a vegan or vegetarian diet may be, there are certainly different and even better ways of eating and living sustainably.

If you fancy yourself a chef, sign up for Imperfect Produce to receive weekly boxes of produce deemed too ugly for grocery stores. It’s an excellent way to encourage yourself to eat well, cook, and reduce food waste.

Eco Collective, though not a restaurant, is a woman-owned, zero-waste store in Ballard that can help you reduce the damage you inflict on our environment

by buying grains and other foods in bulk, as well as reusable containers for food, cleaning supplies, and more.

Whether you can commit to cutting meat out of your diet a couple times a week or you’re ready to ditch dairy for almond milk and Tofutti Cheese, Seattle, and more specifically the UW, has plenty of options to accommodate your sustainable diet.

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Music venues for the under-21 among us

By Sophie Aanerud The Daily We’ll start by saying what needs to be said: Washington state liquor laws are ridiculous.

Well, a lot of them are in fact perfectly legitimate, but if we’re talking about music venues, then yes, they are ridiculous.

These laws strictly limit the opportunities for those legally deemed “minors” (you know, the under-21 crew) to experience live music.

While the larger venues (think Moore, Paramount, Neptune, and WaMu Theater) feature shows for all ages, if you’re looking for smaller, more intimate spaces with hip, often local bills, it can be tougher.

For all those short on years but rife with musical curiosity, The Daily has cataloged a few of Seattle’s best all-ages (or somewhat all-ages) venues.

The Vera Project If you ask any Seattlebased live-music enthusiast to recommend a small, hip, all-ages venue, the response will most likely start with, “Have you heard of The Vera Project?” This place, boasting the slogan “Always All Ages” focuses on getting young people in touch with art and music. Yes, this does mean you may be rocking out to some band while shoulder to shoulder with

a 14-year-old, but the bands that play here (mostly, though not exclusively, local) are great and the space is really cool.

Cafe Racer Just a few blocks north of the U-District in Seattle’s Ravenna neighborhood, Cafe Racer has been a local institution since 2004 (then under the name The Lucky Dog Espresso). This cafe recently reopened after a change of ownership but the quirky and artistic vibe remains the same.

Beyond the Tuesday open mics, Cafe Racer regularly features sets with various local artists, many of them UW-based. Also make sure to check out the cafe’s Official Bad Art Museum of Art (OBAMA) room, for some sick velvet paintings and clown portraits.

Woodland Theater Sharing space with the Weird Signals recording studio and Jigsaw record shop, the Woodland Theater (aptly named what with it being in the Woodland Park neighborhood) hosts an eclectic and alwaysentertaining collection of local bands, ranging from bigger touring names to acts almost completely underground. As this intimate space is alcohol-free, anyone of any age is welcome to come through, any time.

Black Lodge DIY venues have a lot going for them. Not only do they pull from an often-underground and always anti-commercial music scene typically underrepresented at larger venues, these artsfocused locales are almost always all-ages and are way cheaper than larger venues. The secretlylocated Black Lodge is among these all-ages DIY venues and is one of Seattle’s most beloved.

This venue’s charming secret location — do a bit of research and ask around, you’ll find it — provides the perfect space for shows of all genres. It tends to especially cater to the punk and noise enthusiasts, but the vibe is always energetic, the attendees are always friendly, and the bands always siked to play.

in the 1920s on Jackson Street, the city continues to foster and support a rich and innovative jazz culture, and there are a few clubs always ready to show it off.

The Royal Room Columbia City’s The Royal Room host great local and touring jazz artists and features a sit-down restaurant open to people of all ages until 10 p.m.

Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley For a more upscale atmosphere and a chance to hear some world-renowned legends,

Seattle has no better venue than Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley. While a bit more expensive than the jazz venues mentioned earlier, Jazz Alley’s dark and lush interior, coupled with good food and incredible music, is worth every penny. And it’s all-ages, all the time.

Reach Special Sections Co-Editor Sophie Aanerud at specials@dailyuw.com.

Twitter: @thesraanerud

Worth a shot Neumos, The Crocodile, the Showbox, and the Showbox SoDo are all fantastic venues that host a great selection of artists both local and touring nationally. Just do your research before you click “purchase,” as they host both all-ages and 21-plus shows. Some of these venues, namely The Crocodile, feature certain all-ages areas and thus any show occurring in these sections will be all-ages.

Conor Courtney The Daily While the Seattle jazz club A band performs at Cafe Racer on Sunday night. Cafe Racer is often scene no longer thrives as it did open to minors, and features many local and UW bands.

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Artistic endeavors

By Sophie Aanerud The Daily

The UW boasts several renowned departments dedicated to the creative arts, but for those whose majors fall outside of the creative subset, access to artistic facilities can seem daunting.

Whether you’re a full-time music major or a STEM major with a passion for glassblowing, there are countless non-UWaffiliated institutions in Seattle dedicated to arts access for all.

Here are just a few: Hugo House Aspiring writers, be their literary interests more aligned with poetry, prose, or something in between, need look no further than Capitol Hill’s Hugo House.

The Hugo House is such a stalwart of the Capitol Hill neighborhood’s art scene that in 2014, it served as the site of the event designating the neighborhood as Seattle’s first Arts and Cultural District.

Hugo House, named after esteemed UW-alum and poet Richard Hugo, was founded in 1998 by three Seattle-based writers with the intention of serving as the city’s literary hub, embodying its mission of acting as a “place to read words, hear words, and make your own words better.”

Aside from a variety of seasonal classes led by published writers, Hugo House — freshly settled into its state-of-theart new building — features

over 100 events each year, the majority of which are free.

Popular events include the annual Literary Series in which well-regarded writers produce and read work commissioned by the Hugo House, and Works in Progress, a no-pressure open mic held on the first and third Monday of every month in the Lapis Theater.

If you’re just seeking some writing advice on a piece, stop by the organization’s free monthly drop-in Writing Circles at various library branches across Seattle.

The Vera Project Renown by the under-21 crowd as an intimate all-ages venue that has featured bands as big as Weezer and The Shins, the Seattle Center’s The Vera Project offers so much more. This “volunteer-fueled music and arts venue” sports an art gallery and silkscreen studio and provides courses in sound engineering.

Modeled after a volunteerfueled arts club in the Netherlands, the Vera Project was created in response to a lack of concert venues for those under-21. It has grown to offer classes on music industry topics ranging from concert lighting to sound mixing.

True to its volunteer-centric origins, the Vera Project is always seeking more volunteers to join its artistic community and rub shoulders with its constant stream of unique and enthused performers.

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Crafting the city’s creative communities

Pratt Fine Arts Center Located in Seattle’s historically diverse Central District, the Pratt Fine Arts Center has been championing equal-access to art education since its inception in 1976. This non-profit was established in honor of late local civil-rights activist Edwin T. Pratt and has expanded over the past 40-plus years to provide state-of-theart facilities for work in “glass, metal, stone and wood sculpture, jewelry and metalsmithing, painting, drawing, printmaking, and mixed media.”

Pratt offers a wide array of classes led by professional artists, ensuring its continued dedication to equal-access by offering local children courses on a pay-what-you-can scale.

As one of “the only facilities in the Northwest where absolute beginners and established professional artists work sideby-side creating art,” Pratt has forged a unique artistic community for all.

Velocity Dance Center Another member of the Capitol Hill Arts District, Velocity Dance Center has served as a fixture in the Seattle contemporary dance community since 1996.

Emphasizing “commitment to education, creation, performance, inquiry, community participation, and inter/national exchange,” Velocity earned the Mayor’s Arts Award in 2010 and continues

to build a vital arts community, offering a little of everything in the realm of contemporary dance. There are artist-led classes every day which range in difficulty from intro-level (for “the true beginner with no prior dance experience”), to advanced/ professional level. There are additional courses for yoga, somatics, and strengthening which include courses with names as great as “Punk Prayers.” Classes are available to anyone 16-years-old or older and each class is typically $15.

Velocity also hosts master classes, weekly performances, the annual Seattle Festival of Dance Improvisation, yearround artist residency programs, and weekly events which include social dances and “family-style dinners” dedicated to fostering the city’s dance community.

Reach Special Sections Co-Editor Sophie Aanerud at specials@dailyuw.com.

Twitter: @thesraanerud

Jordan Pickett The Daily Hugo House hosts over 100 events a year and provides free monthly Writing Circles across Seattle.

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Seeking the best and the bookiest

By Sophie Aanerud The Daily In this dark era of e-books and online retailers which shall not be named, many have predicted that the used bookstore will meet its end. Somehow anachronistic no matter the era, it only makes sense that these famously quirky and idiosyncratic institutions would be lost in the increasingly digitized and cookie-cutter 21st century. Yet, various studies have found that used booksellers have actually been making a modest comeback in recent years.

Perhaps it’s the narrow aisles. Perhaps it’s the creaking floors and haphazard shelves threatening to buckle beneath the weight of their literary load.

Perhaps it’s the cozy nooks and the cats nuzzling at your feet and that unexpected title at once new and yet already so well loved that now sits safely within your arms.

Perhaps it’s the convergence of all these charms, so desired yet so rare, which ensure that, despite the pressure of the cruel and corporate, used bookstores persevere even in Seattle, beneath the shadow of the spheres.

Twice Sold Tales: Strongest cat game A 2016 article by Jason Diamond traces the fabled

relationship between books and cats to ancient Egypt.

“While mainly used to keep rodents and poisonous snakes away from homes and crops, some cats were trained specifically to keep pests from eating away at the papyrus rolls that contained texts,” Diamond wrote.

Now, 4,000 years later and on the other side of the Earth, cats can still be found purring between stacks of texts in many a used bookstore, with none providing a better feline fix than Capitol Hill’s Twice Sold Tales.

While no longer tasked with text protection (the solid brick building Twice Sold Tales occupies being thankfully rodent-proof ), Hardy, Eleanor, Buster, and Lily still play a crucial role at this iconic used bookstore.

After perusing the shop’s extensive collection of first editions and rare copies, what could be better than plopping down in a quiet corner and reading to your heart’s delight with a fluffy friend perched on your lap?

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This anarchist collective bookstore has been attracting both local revolutionaries and literary connoisseurs alike to its Pike Place Market location since 1973. Step from bustling Pike Street straight into what can only be described as a 1970s New York City punk’s dream and browse the shelves of local leftist texts and zines.

Of course, if for whatever reason anti-imperialist publications aren’t you’re preferred genre, the shop boasts a healthy selection of fiction and poetry (not to mention all the required reading for understanding intersectional feminism).

An additional draw for this quirky bookstore is its famed reading nook. Climb a charmingly creaky set of stairs up to the second story loft and tucked between the “Anarchism” and “Anti-Civilization” sections is a quaint window seat. It is the perfect perch from which to follow the happy chaos of Pike Place and read some Audre Lorde (seriously, read Audre Lorde).

Also, be sure to check out Left Bank’s involvement with the Books to Prisoners program; they do some great work.

Ophelia’s Books: The epitome of the used bookstore There’s a certain image which comes to mind upon mention of a used bookstore.

You know the one: irregular shelves rising from uneven wood floors jammed with book after book. There’s a multi-volume collection of Emily Dickinson bound in 1900 and probably a few first editions of “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues.” A cat is scampering around by the children’s section and right between the erotica and the plant guides is the perfect reading nook.

If there is a used bookstore in Seattle which best represents this joyful chaos, it has to be Ophelia’s Books in Fremont.

To call the assortment of books in the store “eclectic” would be an understatement.

Pass through a maze of fiction and poetry on the first floor, climb the stairs to the cozy reading loft which sports a sizeable collection of

Illustrated by Abigail Dahl children’s literature and YA, then descend the shop’s iconic spiral staircase to the basement, packed with nonfiction.

There is no better place to spend an hour browsing for strange and hidden gems than Ophelia’s. And keep an eye out for the shop’s resident cat: she’s always happy to greet a new customer.

Mercer Street Books: A hipster haven Anyone who ever argued that used bookstores are relics of the past need to look no further than Lower Queen Anne’s Mercer Street Books for a bit of a shock.

Started in 2009, Mercer Street Books is the youngest shop on this list, though this is not to say its roots are shallow. It occupies a storefront that has featured used book stores since the ‘80s and was founded by Debbie Sarow, a queen of the Seattle used book scene who sadly passed away last August.

Upon entering Mercer Street Books, one is immediately struck by the decor: This place is — if one can describe a used bookstore as such — chic.

Verdant tropical plants hang from tall wooden shelves which are all organized immaculately.

There are even — get this — crystal bookends maintaining order between the collections.

Mercer Street is such a dramatic counter to the chaos many associate with used bookstores, and this is largely on account of Sarow, who took great care in creating a refined and organized collection of titles in a space attuned to the 21st century. And boy did she do a beautiful job.

Magus Books: A shelf of our own No tour of Seattle’s used bookstores would be complete without a stop by the U-District’s very own Magus Books.

Having served UW students, professors, and neighborhood book aficionados since 1978, Magus is a U-District staple, still drawing a constant stream of customers to its location just off the Ave daily.

Its towering shelves offer a rich variety including, but definitely not limited to: photography, sci-fi, memoir, nature, religion, travel, fiction, and cooking. An underacknowledged perk of this store is its solid selection of foreign language literature, with titles ranging from Arabic to Mandarin to Spanish.

Be sure not to miss the mass-market fiction section, where you’re likely to find all the classics at prices even college students can appreciate.

With its rapid turnover and quintessentially independentSeattle vibe, it’s hard to pass up a stop by Magus on the way to class; you’re bound to find something special.

Reach Specials Sections CoEditor Sophie Aanerud at specials@dailyuw.com.

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Baseball

2019 was a year marked with inconsistency for the Washington baseball team. At times, the group looked like the unit that tore through the Pac-12 and made the program’s first Men’s College World Series in 2018, but at other times got swept by teams like Arizona.

When the Dawgs were clicking, it was because of stellar pitching from Josh Burgmann, Jordan Jones, and David Rhodes, and a strong batting presence from catcher Nick Kahle.

Three of those four have moved on from the UW, but all hope is not lost for the Huskies.

Rhodes will look to build upon a successful freshman season on the mound in the purple and gold, and the Huskies return budding star Braiden Ward, who is due for a big junior season.

In terms of incoming freshmen, Caiden Matheny is Washington’s highest-rated recruit as an accomplished California prep outfielder, and in-state recruit Brock Jones will make an immediate contribution in the UW pitchers room.

Men’s basketball

In a vindicating year for the Huskies, an experienced group of talented seniors were finally able to break through the long-awaited goal of making the NCAA tournament, the first time Washington had done so since 2011. Boosted by the return of pretty much their entire roster, the Huskies were instantly pegged as one of the favorites in the Pac-12 conference, and despite a so-so nonconference season, the Huskies were able to win their first conference games and clinch their first outright regular season championship since 2012. Additionally, stars Jaylen Nowell and Matisse Thybulle were able to bring home some more hardware for the Huskies, with Nowell winning conference Player of the Year awards, and Thybulle winning conference and national defensive player of the year honors.

This season’s version of the Dawgs should look much different. The Huskies lost Dominic Green, Noah Dickerson, David Crisp, and Thybulle to graduation, and when Nowell declared for the NBA Draft, the Huskies virtually lost all of their scoring. But an absolutely stellar recruiting class from third-year head coach Mike Hopkins has the Huskies pegged again as one of the conference favorites headed into 20192020.

Led by Isaiah Stewart and Jaden McDaniels — two top-10 national recruits — and joined by other local players Marcus Tsohonis and Raequan Battle, this version of the UW will look a lot younger, but equally, if not more, talented than last year’s.

Women’s basketball

On the heels of a tough first year, the second year of the Jody Wynn era was only marginally

better than the first. The Huskies returned just about every key contributor from a team that won just one conference game in 2017-2018, and won just two conference games in regular season play in 2018-2019.

However, there was some light at the end of the tunnel for the UW, who equaled their conference win total in two days at the Pac-12 tournament in Las Vegas, upsetting Utah in the first round, and then doubling down and shocking No. 11 Oregon State on a game-winning three from Missy Peterson.

Armed with some confidence that they can win big games against good opponents, the Huskies should make some improvements this year as they again return most of their contributors. Leading scorer, rebounder, and assist-leader Amber Melgoza is back and will almost certainly carry the largest load on offense, as she has done each of the past two seasons, but there is hope of another option. Peterson, now a junior, put together a mostly healthy season last year, and came on really strong when in counted in the Pac-12 Tournament, showing glimpses of a deadly three-point shot and an ability to create for others when she needs to.

The Washington women also welcome a trio of impressive recruits in Wynn’s third year at the helm, including post players JaQuaya Miller, Ali Bamberger, and wing Nia Lowery as well as junior college transfer guard Margarita Pleskevich.

Rowing

Don’t be someone who falls for one of the two classic blunders. The first, obviously, being never getting involved in a land war in Asia, but only slightly lesser known is this: never count out the UW rowing teams when a national championship is on the line.

After spending most of the year ranked as the top crew in the country, the Washington women’s crew was seeded fourth at the NCAA championships, and at the 1,000-meter mark in the varsity eight grand final, the Huskies were in dead-last place.

Over the next thousand, the Huskies were able to overtake the likes of Texas, Stanford, and Pac-12 archrival Cal to win their fifth national championship and secure the second ever sweep of the NCAA championships. The Huskies were the first team to do so back in 2017, as well.

While the men weren’t able to win a national title of their own, they were able to win the team championship trophy for the 12th time in the last 13 years. In the varsity eight, the IRA national title determining race, the Huskies fell to Yale for the third straight year, and also picked up second-place in the second varsity eight.

This year should be no different for the Huskies who year-in, year-out have proven that they have some of the country’s best boats.

Football

Entering the 2018 season with lofty expectations once again, the UW football team originally fell behind those expectations, but finished the season strong with another

victory over the Cougars in the Apple Cup and a Pac-12 championship win against Utah, vaulting the team to its first Rose Bowl since 2001. The Huskies were led again by four-year starting backfield mates Jake Browning and Myles Gaskin, and a stout defense led by the secondary. Of that group, just one regular starter returns: Myles Bryant in the nickel.

Other than that, the UW offense will have a different quarterback and tailback for the first time in four years, and a mostly revamped secondary.

But the big story across campus, and nationally, is the eligibility of 2018 transfer Jacob Eason, who was one of the top prep quarterbacks in the country when he came out of high school in 2016 out of Lake Stevens.

Alongside a group of experienced running backs and receivers, the Eason hype-train has taken off since Browning’s departure. The question is, will he be able to meet those lofty expectations?

Gymnastics

2019 was a year plagued by injuries and mishaps that halted what could have been a very promising year for the UW gymnastics team. While boosted by the return of 2018 NCAA Regional floor champion Maya Washington, and other stars Malory Rose and Evanni Roberson, for much of the season, the squad couldn’t stay healthy. At various points in the season, Roberson, Rose, and Michaela Nelson were ruled out with injuries. The season resulted in a loss in the NCAA Regional round, which is the earliest an Elise Ray-Statz coached squad has ever been eliminated at UW. This season, the Huskies return a good amount of talent from last year in hopes to return to NCAA Nationals for the third time in four years under Ray-Statz. Washington returns as the GymDawgs best athlete on the floor, and Roberson and Madison Copiak also return as seniors to lead a now experienced group that should be able to push for a Nationals berth again in 2020.

Softball

Washington’s third consecutive trip to the College World Series finals in Oklahoma City came to an end in the semifinals at the hands of UCLA, the eventual national champions.

A 10-inning, 3-0 thriller ended the UW’s third straight 50-win season and fourth-ever year with fewer than 10 losses.

This year, the Huskies will have to move on without Taran Alvelo, who ended her Washington career as one of the most decorated pitchers ever in program history, but they also have a lot of players coming back.

In the circle, Gabbie Plain will return after throwing her second consecutive season throwing over 100 innings and allowing fewer than 100 hits. Behind the plate, Morganne Flores will enter the 2020 season fifth in program history in home runs.

Shortstop Sis Bates is primed to enter the Top-10 in hits, batting average, and doubles.

On top of returning eight starters, Washington adds

transfer Baylee Klingler to the infield after an SEC all-freshman year at Texas A&M, along with a strong freshman class, highlighted by Kelley Lynch, the National High School Player of the Year.

Men’s soccer

For the second straight year, Washington’s season came to an end at home, in the first round of the NCAA tournament, in a game that went beyond 90 minutes. The Huskies outshot Lipscomb 14-5 and didn’t let the Bisons put a shot on net all game, but couldn’t score themselves, ultimately falling in penalties to end the season.

Moving forward, Washington will be without key pieces from last year’s team on both offense and defense. Up top, redshirt seniors Scott Menzies and Kyle Coffee led the squad in goals and assists, respectively. At the back, Quinten Pearson earned firstteam All-Pac-12 honors.

Sophomore Dylan Teves, who didn’t make the starting lineup until October, ended up starting nine games and led all returning players with five goals. Junior Blake Bodily is back in the midfield after earning first-team all-conference honors. Teves and fellow sophomore Ethan Bartlow earned honorable mentions.

Women’s soccer

Coming off the Huskies’ third straight year under .500 in Pac-12 play, head coach Lesle Gallimore announced that 2019 — her 26th season on Montlake — would be her final year at Washington.

She’ll be working with a team that, despite finishing 8-10-1 in 2018, returns all but one starter. On the back line, the Huskies will be anchored by seniors Jessica Udovich, Taylor Sekyra, and Lisa Jensen, along with Kaylene Pang and Laura Roberts, who both started at least 16 games last year.

On the attack, the Huskies will have to find a few more consistent scorers. Olivia van der Jagt is back for junior season after leading the Dawgs with six goals, but she was the only player last year to score more than three.

Tennis

The men’s team struggled through the natural pains of a young team, with senior Enzo Sommer leading the way at No. 1 singles for much of the year.

Despite a strong push toward the end of the season, the Huskies season ended in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament with a sweep at the hands of No. 8 USC. The women’s team, however, had one of their best seasons in program history, led by Stacey Fung and Vanessa Wong at the top of their lineup, the Washington women’s tennis team was able to advance to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament before falling to UCLA for the third time all season.

Both tennis squads bring back a fair amount of talent from their lineups and should look to make a strong run in their respective conference tournaments come spring-time.

Cross country/ Track and field

In a banner first year for new leaders Maurica and Andy Powell, the Huskies were able to finish in the Top-10 in the country on both the men’s and women’s sides in 2018 during the fall cross country season.

The men’s team had their highest team finish in over two decades as they finished sixth at the NCAA championships, led by Tanner Anderson, Tibebu Proctor, and Fred Huxham. For the women, Katie Rainsberger led the Huskies throughout the entire season, and again led the women’s team to an impressive Top-10 finish at NCAAs along with Lilli Burdon and Emily Hamlin The Powells followed up a strong opening during the cross country season with perhaps the UW’s strongest outdoor track and field season in program history, with a record 45 entries qualifying for the NCAA West Preliminary round. The season culminated in six podium finishers at NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas, including two bronze medal finishers in Izzi Batt-Doyle (5,000 meters) and pole vaulter Olivia Gruver.

Despite a strong group of seniors present at Nationals last year, both the men’s and women’s squads return some key talent from an impressive group last year. Hannah Rusnak returns as the school-record holder in the Heptathlon, and Katie Rainsberger will return after just missing NCAAs last season. On the men’s side, Elijah Mason returns after a seventhplace finish at Nationals in the discus and Chase Smith will be back in the pole vault for his senior season after finishing 15th overall.

Volleyball

The 2018 season was an up-and-down one for the UW, which included both tough regular season losses and postseason upsets before ultimately ending in the Sweet 16 for a second consecutive year.

The good news for the Dawgs: all but one player — Destiny Julye — return from the team that finished sixth in the Pac-12 last season. Washington will return 91% of its kills from 2018, along with 92% of its digs and over 99% of its aces.

A big part of that last number is setter Ella May Powell, who logged the most assists by a UW freshman since 2007 and earned Pac-12 All-Freshman honors.

On offense, Washington brings back Kara Bajema, who led the team with 475 kills en route to a place on the AVCA All-America third team.

Fellow outside hitter Samantha Dreschel returns after a breakout sophomore season with 381 kills.

In the middle, Avie Niece is back after leading the Huskies with 138 blocks and adding on 169 kills.

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1. Jake Browning and Myles Gaskin walk off the field together for the last time as two of the most accomplished Huskies in school history.

6. Washington’s Missy Peterson drives to the hoop in the second half of the Huskies’ 103-56 loss to Mississippi State.

2. Freshman forward Makena Carr races her opponent to get the ball. Car attempts one shot against Stanford.

7. Connor Morello and Mick Stanovsek celebrate after their win in the DMR at the Last Chance College Elite Meet.

3. Junior Sis Bates celebrates taking two bases on her hit.

8. Evanni Roberson at the UW Women’s Gymnastics matchup against OSU.

4. UW Men’s crew celebrates after winning the Windermere Cup. 5. UW Women’s Volleyball takes a moment to strategize during their October match against USC.

9. The Washington baseball team does a team break after the Huskies beat the Pilots 10-8.

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By Josh Kirshenbaum The Daily It’s a brand new school year which means a new year of Washington football. New to the Dawg Pack? Here are a few tips and tricks to get fully in on the action in the stands.

Dress for success The UW’s colors are purple and gold, and while that seems like a pretty basic thing to remember, it’s important. If you have any Washington gear, games are a great time to show it off. Even if you don’t, anything in school colors works just fine. If the game is a blackout, go with black (more on that later).

If you can’t go in purple or gold, just stay away from the opposing team’s colors. Wearing green to the Oregon game is a great way to draw stares everywhere you go. Wearing red to the Apple Cup is even worse. Represent your school in your outfit and you’re already off to a good start.

Layers, layers, layers In case you didn’t know, it can get pretty cold and rainy in Seattle. Remember, a good deal of the games will take place in the evening, so even if it’s warm at kickoff, the sun will have gone down by the fourth quarter and it will be pretty chilly.

Check the forecast before the game and bring any jackets or sweatshirts you might need. It’s a lot harder to be loud and have a good time when you’re freezing in soaked-through clothes.

Staying warm and dry is half of the work to having a good time.

Stand and stay The first part here isn’t much of a choice.

If you’re in the Dawg Pack, you’re either going to be standing or getting a great view of the backside of the person in front of you. The Dawg Pack stands for the entire game, so be prepared for that. It can be a little more physically challenging than it may seem.

And when you come to a game, stay for the game. A big part of being in the Dawg Pack is loyalty. Don’t leave early. There’s always something exciting happening on the field and in the section. There are only so many games in the season, enjoy every moment of it.

Get loud Football, more than any other sport, is a game that can be affected by the crowd. Crowd noise is a huge factor in the game; disruptions in on-field communication can lead to false starts, delay of game penalties, and forced timeouts.

As a fan, you can have a say, or rather a scream, in the game’s outcome. Don’t be self-conscious, thousands of your fellow students and fans will be right there yelling with you. What you shout isn’t nearly as important as the volume. That being said…

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Be a smart fan Crowd noise can wreak havoc on offenses. Obviously, this is a good thing when Washington is on defense but when the Huskies have the ball, it’s less so.

Cheering at the right time is crucial.

When in doubt, remember that the crowd is never wrong. If everyone else in the Dawg Pack is screaming their lungs out, join in. If not, save it for when they are.

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If everyone else in the Dawg Pack is screaming their lungs out, join in

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At the end of the day, being in the Dawg Pack is all about the experience, and you should do whatever you want to make your experience the best possible. If you don’t want to be scream maniacally on every defensive down, that’s fine. If you want to go to the games but don’t know anything about football, that’s awesome. If you want to show up wearing a banana suit, that’s great. (Yes, that has happened before.)

Being a member of the Dawg Pack is something that you only get for the few years you’re here, so get as much out of it File photo as you can.

UW mascot Harry the Husky holds a smoke bomb along with members of the Husky Marching Band and cheerleaders. The conclusion of Windemere Cup also highlights the opening of the boating season in Seattle.

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By Sophie Aanerud The Daily Young people crowd before Dutch colonials and craftsman bungalows approaching centennials. The atmosphere is festive with students and recent graduates engaged in relaxed discussion beneath curls of smoke. There is a sense, however, that this is not one’s typical college house party. At the rattling of a snare drum from somewhere within, a hush takes over; people make their way for the entry. Funneled into a basement or gathered shoulder to shoulder in a living room, partygoers become audience members as the sense of anticipation grows. A mic is tapped, a guitar is strummed.

The crowd erupts as the performance begins.

Identified by their DIY nature and unique venue (literally set in residential houses), the casual concerts referred to as “house shows” occupy a rich historical niche in the Pacific Northwest.

“You have the Seattle DIY tradition which stretches back to the ‘80s,” Stefán Kubeja, lead vocalist of Seattle-based band, DON BLUE, said. “Like the people in grunge bands and stuff like that, they were throwing house shows on their own accord.”

Kubeja started the hip-hop based DON BLUE, formally known simply as DON, three years ago and has been playing house shows for over two years.

“I think the first house show we played was many years ago at Salmontown which was a venue that’s now defunct … and it was unlike any show we’d ever played,” Kubeja recalled.

“When you’re in a house, the atmosphere is right; everyone is a student so there’s no pressure and people go crazy.”

Exasperated by the limitations imposed by the bar music scene, many young bands in Seattle have turned to unlicensed DIY performance venues.

“At this point, we’re like, ‘why would we even play in a bar?’ because the people that really like our music are either under 21 or they live far away from a bar or they even have to pay to get in or some craziness, so it just makes more sense to play house show gigs,” Kubeja explained.

Ryan Hagen, guitarist and vocalist of Seattle-based bands, High Turnover and The Regressions, echos Kubeja’s sentiment.

“Playing a bar … do you really care if the 45-year-old dude getting drunk in a corner is into your music?” Kubeja said.

“Like it’s cool if he is, but it’s a lot cooler if people your age, like your peers, are appreciating it.”

Aside from their all-ageswelcome policy, low entry fees, and often absurd names, many consider house shows unique for the intimate environment they cultivate.

“You’re just in a living room together and more often than not, there’s a brick fireplace behind you and it’s just so homey and you feel so at ease,” Hagen

reflected on performing at house shows.

“The close quarters make everyone want to let loose a bit more, both us performing and everyone watching,” Ori Levari, keyboardist for DON BLUE, added.

It was through house shows that Mallory Herbst, Jess Feeman, and Rebecca Henry first met. The three subsequently formed a self-described “psychpunk” band, Velvet Q, which has been practicing for almost a year now.

Local group Velvet Q with bassist Mallory Herbst (left, photo below), drummer Jess Freeman (center) and vocalist Rebecca Henry (right) lounge at the Lucky Lodge. The U-District is home to a network of bands and house shows.

“There was a [house] called ‘Snug Harbor’ and one of my friends lived there … and just grabbed me out of the crowd and was like, hey, these people need a drummer and I was like, ‘I guess I’m in this band now,’” Feeman recalled of her induction into Velvet Q. It’s the intentionality of the event, as the members of Velvet Q see it, that makes house shows so unique, not only as performance venues, but as social settings. “[At] a lot of house parties, there’s a stupid number of people in this house, and the main entertainment is alcohol, [but at] house shows people have a reason to be there; there’s more of a purpose,” Feeman explained.

UW student Adria Slou, enamored by the house show scene, wanted to give more people an opportunity to

experience this sense of purpose.

“Sophomore year of college, I became friends with some people who were super into [house shows],” Slou said. “[We] had to seek out all the house shows possible in Seattle so me and a group of friends would just go every weekend, like twice a weekend.”

Slou and her friends felt it was a natural progression to rent a U-District house and turn it into a venue.

Slou’s house, known as “Sunday School,” (photos to the right) has now served as a house show venue for almost two years, with Slou explaining that “once we moved in, we got rolling.”

While one might imagine that opening one’s house to hordes of hyped-up concert-goers can only stem a series of disasters, Slou admitted that the process has actually proven quite smooth for the most part.

“There’s ten of us [living in the house]; last year there were eleven, so you’d think there would be a lot of problems with people, but we’re a really good team,” Slou said. “Most of the issues come from the partygoer… but we’ve never really had many issues. The cops never really come. I mean, we’ve had people pee outside, so I guess that was weird, but yeah, it’s been great.”

Kubeja and Levaro agreed that house shows don’t always run smoothly.

“There have been times where, literally, we’ve had so much gear that the power has gone out and we were delayed for like 30 minutes so we’re up there telling jokes or the drummer’s just playing drums because he’s the only one you can

hear,” Kubeja said.

Kubeja clearly explained that he didn’t mean to imply house shows aren’t worth the risk.

“They’re a great idea. You should definitely go to house shows,” Kubeja added.

While active across Seattle, few can deny that the house show scene is especially rich and diverse in and around the U-District.

“From my experience with house shows in this area, like sometimes you go and there will be a lot of ambient music and people will actually be

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I like the collective nature of it a lot,” Henry added. “It’s like we’re just throwing these things for ourselves because we can. Because it’s fun and just feels like everyone’s a pretty important part of house shows. Like it wouldn’t be fun unless people showed up.

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like, super into it, or it will be a bunch of more heavy jazz music and people will actually be appreciative of it,” Levaro, a current UW senior, observed.

“I think that’s a good thing and I don’t think that’s going to happen everywhere.”

Hagen, also a senior, believes that the easy dissemination of information in the college setting, coupled with the

willingness of students to pursue new experiences, has encouraged the U-District house show scene to flourish.

“Like with any party in college really, it’s like, ‘Oh hey, this person’s having this shindig this weekend and you’re not even invited, but you should go anyway because it’s college,’” Hagen said.

But there’s also an aspect to house shows that acts as a bonding agent between those who attend.

“I like the collective nature of it a lot,” Henry added. “It’s like we’re just throwing these things for ourselves because we can. Because it’s fun and just feels like everyone’s a pretty important part of house shows.

Like it wouldn’t be fun unless people showed up.”

Whether hip-hop or rock, jazz or punk, each band would appear to agree: the heart of the house show is its audience, and so long as the community maintains its inclusive nature, the pulse will continue.

“Just remember, you’re never crashing a house show as long you’re stoked to be there,” Feeman said.

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Photo Courtesy of Aurora San Miguel Local group Velvet Q with bassist Mallory Herbst (left), drummer Jess Freeman (center) and vocalist Rebecca Henry (right) lounge at the Lucky Lodge. The U-District is home to a network of bands and house shows.

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Photos Courtesy of Callan Spafford Top Photo: The band Brotha’ Groove plays at Sunday School.

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More than Money: What to consider when looking for a job

By Nicole Pasia The Daily

always comes full-circle,” Lockhart said.

“You make connections with people who you meet as a customer or a resident and they end up living next door to you three years later, it makes campus feel smaller.”

Whether you want to work in a lab or make frappuccinos as a Starbucks barista, the task of finding a job in college can appear daunting at first. Should you work on or off campus? How many hours is too many? How do you get a job with no experience? Here are a few tips to help your job search while at the UW. Why do I want a job while in college?

Some students need a job to help pay for tuition, rent, and other expenses.

If money is the main factor in your job search, you would look for jobs with a high hourly wage or where you receive additional tips. Others may seek a job related to their desired career field and want to start gaining experience. In that case, resources such as the UW Career and Internship Center help you develop a job or internship strategy. Another approach is looking for jobs that require skills or experiences you already have.

“I had worked in the food industry before,” sophomore Drew Harmon, who works at a cafe in University Village, said.

“I had experience in that, so I wanted to look for something similar.”

Where should I look?

A convenient resource for students is Handshake, a database with thousands of jobs and internships both on and off campus. Handshake, along with other databases such as Indeed.com, allows you to customize your job search by entering keywords, your location, and the types of jobs or internships you might be interested in.

How can I appeal to employers without previous experience?

If you are looking for your first job,

Paige Gedicke The Daily there are ways to appeal to employers without having previous work experience.

You can cite any related volunteer or extracurricular activities you already have, or skills and proficiencies that relate to the job you want.

“If you have never had any work experience, I highly suggest volunteering first,” senior Morgan Lockhart said.

“Volunteering for as short as a quarter could still give you a reference point for answering interview questions and providing references.”

Should I work on or off campus?

As of 2015, the Seattle minimum wage is $16/hour (for employers with over 500 workers) and $15/hour (for employers with 500 or fewer workers).

Although working on or off campus in Seattle gives you the same starting point, off-campus locations offer a wider variety of jobs, including restaurant staff, retail,

and other jobs that are less common on campus.

Additionally, off-campus jobs contain fewer requirements than on-campus jobs. For instance, according to UW Employment and Administrative Policies, Chapter 104, undergraduates must be enrolled in at least six UW credits (unless special exceptions are granted) to hold a student job.

The UW Career and Internship Center provides a handy list of several campus employment locations including Housing & Food Services, campus libraries, and more.

One benefit of working on campus is proximity, especially if you live in student housing. Additionally, oncampus jobs tend to be more flexible with hours, have a quicker turnaround time for applications, and provide unique networking opportunities.

“I love working on campus because it

How do I manage my job and school?

One of the more difficult tasks of having a job or multiple jobs is learning how to balance it with academics, extracurricular activities, and other commitments. Developing a system that keeps track of your schedule is crucial for successful time management. There are a variety of ways to do this, from using an online calendar to writing in a physical planner.

“It’s hard,” Harmon said. “You have to take into account time for studying, that’s the hardest part. I use Google Calendar.

That’s very helpful because I can schedule my class time, my work time, any free time I have is set aside for studying.”

What can I take away from a job?

It may take a while before you can find one that suits your needs or successfully sell yourself in an interview. However, each step you take in your job search will lead you closer to meeting financial needs, learning important professional skills, and developing your career.

“Don’t be afraid to just try it out,” Harmon said. “Even if you can only work one or two days a week, most places will still accept you because they’re just looking for help. They’ll work around your schedule and help make sure you’re comfortable in your position.”

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By Hannah Pickering The Daily For any college student, talking about money can be confusing, not to mention stressful. The Daily sat down with two UW professors to talk about some simple and important tips for students to budget, save, and plan for the future.

need. A simple example would be to allocate a specific amount of money each week toward food and beverages. Meal planning can help one avoid unnecessary food spending, and it pays to become familiar with seasonal sales at local markets so you can score deals on produce, meat, or canned goods.

Budgeting One of the key financial skills that young adults are encouraged to develop is the ability to budget out their expenses each month. Sticking to a budget creates a barrier between your bank account and a money-hungry world, so you don’t spend what you don’t have money for or on what you don’t

How to spend – (Because you have to) “Be realistic about what kinds of fixed commitments you make,” Jarrad Harford, chair of the UW department of finance and business economics, said in an email. Discretionary spending ranges from necessary spending for clothing or savings and lifestyle spending

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for entertainment or travel.

Knowing what you realistically can and cannot afford is one step in the direction of wise budgeting.

“As part of creating a budget, one should look for opportunities to save, especially on recurring charges, such as cell phone [bills],” UW professor of finance and business economics Stephan Siegel said in an email. “Depending on family background and friends, it is also a good idea to have some sort of emergency fund in case of unexpected negative economic shocks.”

Shocks like this could include your car breaking down, medical emergencies, unexpected schoolrelated expenses, or unplanned trips home.

Higher education – (in more ways than one) And, on the subject of spending, let’s tackle the big one: education.

“Education is an investment in our human capital,” Siegel said. “If we invest well, it should pay off later in life. If so, it is reasonable to spend more while in college (taking out some debt for example) and repay it later in life.”

The concept of committing now and reaping the benefits in the long-term is not entirely unfamiliar. So students should consider their education to

be one of the most important investments they will make.

The “C” word: Credit cards Is debt unavoidable? Maybe.

But students can be savvy about how much and the type of debt they incur. As young adults, students may face pressure to build their credit and have one, two, or even three credit cards. Harford pointed out that students should think of credit cards as a medium to replace cash, not a means of financing purchases that you can’t afford in the first place.

“Track your spending,” Harford said. “It’s amazing how quickly a bunch of small purchases can add up to a large bill at the end of the month.”

Siegel also advised students to use credit cards as a method of payment and not a credit tool. This means paying off your monthly balance rather than accruing credit card debt. Habits — good and bad — start earlier rather than later on.

Let’s talk savings But what about budgeting out money for a necessary expense, like savings?

“Your budget must include money for savings,” Harford said. He suggested that, if students have the opportunity, they should opt-in for employer contributions into retirement accounts. They can also consider

renting a smaller, less expensive living space, especially if they aren’t spending a great deal of time in it.

“It’s easy to overcommit and then the first thing that goes is savings, giving-up critical early years in building a nest egg,” Harford said.

While students may not be bringing in a significant income, the need to start saving early on is by no means irrelevant. In fact, it’s critical to start building savings up.

“While college is not really the time to save money, the habit of saving from one’s income is valuable, and seeing one’s retirement investments grow over time is a good experience as well,” Siegel said.

Students who are working while in college should consider making small investments into a retirement account, especially if there are employer contributions.

“Get in the habit of saving for retirement and increase your savings rate as you progress throughout your career,” Harford said. “Always take full advantage of your employer match: otherwise, you are just leaving free money on the table.”

And who doesn’t want free money?

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Intro to Comedy in Seattle the ‘90s and have seen increased popularity over the years.

Jet City Improv It is hard to miss Jet City Improv’s giant yellow theatre on the northern end of the Ave. Jet City has been around since 1992 performing all around Seattle until it found its current home in 2003. For the 26 years the troupes have been performing they’ve had one mission: “To educate, enlighten, and entertain audiences through the art of improvisation.”

Its flagship show, which has been going strong for all 26 years, features short form with a mix of classic improv games and brand new creations, all fueled by audience participation. They also have their “Twisted Flicks” series once a month where performers improvise dialogue over muted terrible movies.

Another show is its “27th Season,” in which performers do long-form improvised plays.

September is Indie Month, when all 35-plus improv groups are invited to perform on Jet City’s stage. There will be four to five groups every Thursday and Friday night and it is a great opportunity to see what Jet City Improv is all about.

Tickets are usually $18 at the door but are cheaper if you buy in advance. Jet City also gives discounts for large groups and students. In addition, it partners

with many local charities and will sometimes give discounts on concessions to people who can donate.

If you are looking to get more involved with Seattle’s improv community, or ticket prices are still a little steep for you, you can sign up to be a volunteer for Jet City. Volunteers are expected to volunteer for three shows a month. With that you get a seat to watch the show after your shift is done, free admission for you and a guest to any show you are not working, and discount tuition on their improv classes.

Unexpected Productions If you are looking to get out of the University District for some improv fun, I recommend checking out Unexpected Productions. Founded in 1988 after years of performing with Seattle TheatreSports at The Comedy Underground, it is Seattle’s longest running improv theater. Unexpected Productions moved into its current home at the Market Theater in Pike Place Market in 1991. Rumor has it that it was patrons of the troupe that began the gum wall when they started sticking coins to the wall while waiting in line to get in.

Featuring both improv shows and classes, Unexpected Productions is a great place to immerse yourself in improv culture. Being the longest

running improv theater in Seattle, going to a show here is getting the opportunity to be a part of Seattle’s rich theater history. It is the perfect destination for a special night out. You can get a nice dinner at one of Pike Place’s many restaurants, catch an improv show, and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the waterfront at night.

The Collective The Collective is our very own, student-run UW improv troupe. Its mission is “to bring the community together through laughter,” as AJ Sherman, the co-director of The Collective, said. “[We want to] create a welcoming environment for people to relax, let loose, and enjoy a shared experience.”

The Collective performs at the Ethnic Cultural Center Theater about every other Friday, although shows can vary. Shows are typically $5 and content will vary depending on the show’s theme. You can see short-form improv, long-form narrative improv, and more. One year they even did a UW-themed musical.

What makes The Collective truly special among Seattle comedy is that it is made up of and for students. The performers on stage are not professionals but rather fellow huskies that go through the same academic struggles we go through. Inside

jokes that the rest of the world may not understand will get a huge laugh, like the struggles of CHEM 142 or getting a computer at Odegaard. Beyond inside jokes, being part of the UW community means “being conscientious of avoiding offensive humor [while] creating an inclusive environment,” Sherman said Like the broader improv community, The Collective has a cast from diverse backgrounds.

While some come from a theater background and are part of the UW School of Drama, they also represent many other majors across the UW.

If you are interested in joining The Collective, auditions will be held Oct. 15-16. No experience is necessary and the audition will be a fun experience for all.

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Co-directors AJ Sherman and Mac Ikere ask the crowd what they know about improv at the start of the show. Each show begins with suggestions from the audience.

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College students historically undercounted in previous censuses How to correctly fill out the census in 2020

By Mira Petrillo The Daily Every 10 years, the U.S. government conducts a national census as is required by the Constitution. The census is a literal count of every person living in the country, no matter their citizenship or housing status. The next census is coming up in April 2020 and completing it is both easy and important.

Every household has the option of responding online, by mail, or by phone beginning March 13 through late April. The official due date for census forms, however, is April 1. For those who still haven’t filled it out by the due date, the Bureau will dispatch door knockers in May to physically take the needed data. The census closes in July and the collected data will be sent to the Office of the President by Dec. 31, 2020.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, college students are a historically hard-to-count population due to a variety of variables including the nature of student housing. It’s a common misconception that students should fill out the census along with their family. Instead, the Bureau says that students living away from home should fill out the census based on where they are residing as of April 1, 2020. International students are also required to fill out the census while attending school or living in Seattle.

The census has many purposes both political and economic.

This data determines how many representatives each state gets in Congress and is used to draw new voter district boundaries. States will receive redistricting counts by March 31, 2021. Census data also informs the distribution of some funds for public programs, schools, roads, and emergency services, among other things.

According the the U.S. Census Bureau, the federal government distributes more than $675 billion to states based on the data gathered from the census.

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By Mira Petrillo The Daily Without the parents around comes a new kind of freedom: late-night eating. And let’s be honest, in high school we all romanticized getting french fries at 1 a.m. on a school night in college. After a year at the UW, this exhilarating new freedom has proven to be something worth indulging in. From my experience, these are the go-to late night food spots on the Ave. Thaiger Room 4228 University Way NE Open until 2 a.m.

Though the food inspector’s rating may be suspicious, the late night Thai food here does, in fact, exceed the freeze-dried pad thai your mom sent you in an over-zealous care package.

I recommend trying the phad see ew or the panang curry with rice for a late night meal.

Although it’s quite unlikely that you leave there spending less than $10, it’s likely you will leave with leftovers. When you visit, however, it’s important to remember that they only take cash after 8 p.m.

Memo’s 4743 University Way NE Open 24 hours Memo’s offers large portions of Mexican food for low prices and, most appealing, outlasts all the other restaurants on the Ave. When all else fails and it is no longer a late night, but instead, an early morning, Memo’s is there to take you in. Memo’s is punk rock without trying to be punk rock — which is the most

Conor Reiland The Daily Memo’s Mexican Restaurant is one of the few restaurants on the ave open 24 hours.

punk rock thing you can do.

You go in there and there’s a general anarchist vibe. Want the aux? It’s yours. Want to openly drink a fifth while eating salsa?

No problem. The vibe is nonjudgemental and supportive of everyone, all the time. As an article in The Stranger aptly writes about the magic of Memo’s, “It was like discovering an aisle at QFC where everyone knows it’s okay to be naked.”

Though this joint might appear run-down during the day, after a couple drinks and the sunset, Memo’s is an epic place for late night food and is a necessity that every incoming freshman venture on over at least once during fall quarter.

Aladdin Falafel Corner 4541 University Way NE Open until 2:00 a.m Aladdin’s offers scrumptious late night gyros or, my personal favorite, Greek fries. Greek fries are fries combined with feta cheese sauce and herbs that will satisfy most late-night cravings. Although this may be another instance where the food inspector’s rating must be overlooked, the authentic vibe makes for a great place to go with friends late into the night and enjoy the environment Aladdin’s has to offer.

Earl’s on the Ave Delivery (Paul’s Italian Kitchen) 4333 University Way NE Open until 2:00 a.m.

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where you want food but would prefer not to move further than your door, don’t fret. Earl’s will deliver you french fries for only $5, including the delivery fee. For some, this great deal is the beginning and end of their search for the perfect late night meal. Not only is it cheap, but it is also fast. By calling (206) 525-4493, you can have a plate full of waffle french fries in no time. With these suggestions and your own ability to Google “food open,” may all of your late night food needs be met.

Cafe on the Ave 4201 University Way Open until 12:00 a.m.

Cafe on the Ave: a true clusterf--- of a dining experience.

The wide assortment of edible offerings adds variety to an ever changing culinary adventure.

Only one place can offer you French toast, a vegetarian

hummus plate, and fish cake noodle soup at any time of the day. While the quality isn’t blowing anyone’s mind, it satisfies any hunger pangs you might be feeling.

Nowhere else can you sit down at 8 p.m. and get a pitcher of beer with friends and see the cafe lights dim and watch the transformation of a daytime study spot to a K-pop night club.

The true value of Cafe on the Ave is the diversity of the food, the atmosphere, and the ways in which it constantly surprises you. Cafe on the Ave truly stands out in the U-District as a staple for college students who want to get drunk at 6 a.m. with a pitcher of beer or study with popcorn shrimp at 11 p.m.

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