What drills, breaks and costs $80 million? The answer is Bertha, the world’s largest-diameter tunnel digging machine, currently stranded beneath downtown Seattle. In the summer of 2013, Bertha began her historic journey beneath Seattle’s downtown waterfront. The goal of the project was relatively straightforward: replace the State Route 99 Alaskan Way Viaduct that was damaged ...
The surge of nationwide demonstrations over the past few months has made evident the many ways that citizens and students assert their rights to protest. Seattle University’s Sustainable Student Action is hosting a Non-Violent Direct Action Training on Feb. 7 to educate students about demonstration tactics. In the past, SSA has led protests on campus ...
Students can check something off of their Seattle University bucket lists–and get a taste of foods from around the world–by attending the 38th Annual International Dinner this Saturday in the Campion Ballroom. This three-hour event will include live performances, raffle prizes and food prepared by Seattle U students and local chefs. A longstanding Seattle U ...
The deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., and Eric Garner in Staten Island, NY added a somber element to the Seattle celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Hundreds, including several Seattle University students and Governor Jay Inslee, gathered at Garfield High School for a rally followed by a march down Jefferson Street to ...
Seattle University students are taking a stand against sexual violence through “It’s On Us,” an awareness campaign aimed at ending sexual assault on college campuses across the nation. In September of last year, President Obama launched the “It’s On Us” campaign. Last quarter at Seattle U, stu- dents and faculty came together and took part ...
There are a wide variety of skills that students expect to have mastered by the time they graduate—a thorough understanding of human physiology, statistics and economics, or perhaps another language. But what about which fork to use first at a career luncheon? Taylor de Laveaga • The Spectator Signs advertising the upcoming Etiquette Dinner at ...
A cloud of confusion surrounding marijuana policies has surfaced at Se- attle University and campus officials are working to clear it up. An on-campus debate on issues as- sociated with the state’s take on mari- juana regulation will take place on Jan. 28 at the “Marijuana Legalization: Highs and Lows” conference. Guest speakers include Washington ...
Republicans Oppose Obama’s Immigration policy—On Jan. 14 the House of Representatives made moves in opposition of President Obama’s immigration policies. This decision will affect millions of persons residing in the United States and expose younger immigrants to the threat of expulsion. The U.S. Republicans won the vote 236-191. The quarrel on the hill was met ...
Urban farming is taken to another level with new completely indoor farms emerging across the globe. In Japan, a gigantic (currently the world’s largest) indoor farm has been shown to “use 99% less water, 40% less power and creates 80% less food waste” (1). The farm is the brainchild of Shigeru Shimamura and GE as ...