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Your guide to the financial crisis
Feb 8th
This article originally appeared in the October 8, 2008 issue of The Spectator
“Entire economy is in danger,” read the front page of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sept. 25, quoting George W. Bush. Five days later the headline read “Economy in shock,” in response to the 700 point drop in the DOW Jones Industrial Average that occurred the day before. The next day, a headline in the Wall Street Journal referred to this meltdown as “the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression,” and the United States government began talking about using 700 billion dollars of the taxpayers’ money to “fix” the problem.
But what is the problem, exactly?
New apartment-style housing to open by 2010
Feb 7th
Construction on the 12th and Cherry project will begin fall quarter.
This article originally appeared in the Summer 2008 issue of The Spectator
With increasing class sizes every year, the need for additional student housing at Seattle University is constant. The university added Chardin Residence Hall last year, but it wasn’t enough. The latest project is an apartment-style building on the corner of 12th Avenue and Cherry Street, slated to be completed by Fall 2010.
The 12th and Cherry project is planned to offer space for 245 juniors and seniors, in addition to several apartments for faculty and ground-level retail. The apartments will be fully furnished and contain more up to date amenities than the Archbishop Thomas Murphy Apartments. The student residences will mostly have four bedrooms each, with amenities like floor-to-ceiling windows, washers and dryers in the units and provided furnishing. Students who have seen the plans so far are saying good things.
Revelators win on campus “Band Wars”
Feb 6th
This article originally appeared in the February 27, 2008 issue of The Spectator
The force was with The Revelators in this Band War.
Amidst light-sabers and Darth Vader masks, The Revelators rocked its way to a first place finish Friday night against a very competitive lineup of musicians.
This year’s Battle of the Bands, themed after the “Star Wars” movies, had eight student bands battling for a good crowd reaction and a high score from the judges who would later determine who got the grand prize: a $500 Guitar Center gift card. No two bands sounded alike, and the diversity of the battle’s acts–electronic, country, and surf among others, kept the crowd interested and the energy high for the entire show.