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The City Beneath the City
A tour of Seattle’s paranormal offerings
By Georgia Ray
Perhaps you’ve seen them at night — caught in yellow lamplight or among the short squawks of crows, or passing through telephone wires. The ghosts of Puget Sound are numerous and proud, and there is more to these secret citizens of Seattle than one may guess.
Published April 15, 2011 - Features
Lucid Dreaming Club
The most fun you can have while asleep
By Georgia Ray
It can happen to anyone. One moment, you’re peacefully riding a narwhal across a sea of chicken fingers with your third-grade teacher and your dog. The next, you realize you are dreaming.
Published April 1, 2011 - News
Spreading Like Wildfire
So you want to start a revolution...
By Georgia Ray
The revolutions and uprisings of 2011 have spread across the world, and two so far have been successful: Tunisia and Egypt. The others are locked in various stages of political stalemate, and the death toll is highest in Libya. What will happen is yet unknown.
Published March 11, 2011 - News
How To Get Into College
Writing your inspirational super-essay
By Georgia Ray
The true key to getting into your dream school is having the right life-changing experience to write about in your essay.
Published March 11, 2011 - Opinion
Don’t Forget to Inhale
Harvard professor invents huffable food
By Georgia Ray
Do you ever find yourself wanting to eat your favourite foods without actually having to chew them? You’re in luck: Harvard aerosol professor David Edwards has invented breathable food.
Published February 18, 2011 - News
No, But You Were Thinking It
Rob McKenna’s Gang Bill brings back memories of a time when only breaking laws was illegal.
By Georgia Ray
State Attorney Rob McKenna’s solution to gang violence in Washington is deceptively straightforward: make gang membership illegal.
Published February 18, 2011 - Opinion
School of Hard Knocks
Alumni of Maine boarding school speak up about abuse
By Georgia Ray
Wrote Jeff Wimbleton, a former resident of Elan, “In nearly 3 years, only one person escaped and stayed escaped. He did many things that were smart but the smartest being that he did was not contact his own parents or family members. Which must have been very hard, because Elan calls them and tells them he has disappeared.”
Published January 14, 2011 - Features
Divide and Conquer
Will splitting App fix Garfield's enrollment problem?
By News Staff & Georgia Ray
At first, it was a simple two-sided issue: whether or not to split the APP program at Garfield.
Published December 3, 2010 - News
The New Drunk
Enery drink Four Loko banned in Washington
By Georgia Ray
In early October, the police busted a Central Washington University party and found nine students — all freshmen, mostly female — passed out. The initial suspect was date: rape drugs. The initial suspect was date rape drugs. The real cause was the popular alcoholic energy drink Four Loko.
Published November 19, 2010 - News
Grab Your Pens
National Novel Writing Month participants go beyond English class
By Georgia Ray
What most of us do in November is nothing special. We eat leftover Halloween candy, we eat turkey, some of us don’t shave (but really, please shave). However, a select few are taking the opportunity to do something more culturally enlightened: writing a 200-page novel. In 30 days.
