Have you ever wondered who would win if a hawk took on a geoduck? Well, here is your chance. Tonight, the Redhawks of Seattle University and the Geoducks of Evergreen State are set to do battle at the ShoWare Center in Kent.
Local Teams Face Off at ShoWare Center this Evening
Weekend Sports Roundup: Happy to be Wrong Edition
Plenty of football and basketball action over the weekend, including a surprising win for the Seahawks.
Hedreen Gallery Offers Free Lunch Friday
Those crazy kids over at Seattle U's Hedreen Gallery are at it again, proving that there is such a thing as free lunch.
This Week in Lit: Terrorists in Love, Bleached Hair, and Jeffrey Eugenides
There's so much going on this week! Get excited--then put your scarf on and stop by some of the lit events in Seattle this week...
This Week In Theater: But Wait, There's More!
A new month, and a whole slew of new productions. From the only North American showing by an internationally renown performance artist and the premiere production in a new Downtown theater space, to this year's festival of sketch comedy with everything in between; Seattle, once again, has it all.
Seattle University's Newest Pub Getting a Great Start
For those of you whom are familiar with Finn MacCool’s on the Ave or McGilvra’s in Madison Park, the Chieftain is the newest addition to Capitol Hill’s bar scene, directly across the street from the Seattle U campus.
NW Jesuits to Pay Huge Settlement to Sexual Abuse Victims
The NW Jesuits allegedly used a remote area in NW Alaska as a "dumping ground" for such priests as Poole -- those that had been involved in sexual abuse investigations and lawsuits.
Can't Miss It: Thursday
NEW ITALY: Few countries do art and design (and wine) better than Italy. And Italian cinema has always been among the best, which is why SIFF is presenting The New Italian Film Festival, a series of 8 Euro festival movies selected by a jury and sent to Seattle. Tonight’s two showings are Different From Whom?, the satirical story of a gay man who runs for mayor in a right-wing town, and The House in the Clouds, a drama in which disparate brothers deal with their self-absorbed father.
Seattle U Hires Joan Bonvicini as Women's Basketball Coach
The AP whipped up a story on the Bonvicini hire prior to the official announcement, but we waited for the Twitter confirmation before we went with the story. People say bloggers post first, ask questions later. But that's not us, man. We're here with the facts! And the fact is that Joan Bonvicini is one of only 18 coaches in Division I history with more than 600 victories. Go Redhawks!
Neighborhood News and Local Blogs Round-Up
SU vs. UW: Keys to Victory and Success
Here with a preview of tonight's Washington vs. Seattle University game is Seattlest's SU Winter Sports Correspondent Cody Goins.
Neighborhood News and Local Blog Roundup
- Somewhere on the fringes of our consciousness, we're aware that there is a place called West Seattle, which is where people live who don't mind being repeatedly screwed. That's why they won't be surprised to find out that the "low bridge" will keep opening during their commute.
- My Ballard commenters have theories--boy, do they have theories--about who's responsible for all those bike "carcasses" being left along the Burke-Gilman.
- Meanwhile, the Central District News has a theory of its own which involves
dinosaurs being thin at one end...whoops, wrong one...which involves Seattle U building a new stadium for its fancy-schmancy Division I basketball team.
Report On Attorney Generals Debate
The Seattle Times and City Club sponsored yesterday's debate between Rob McKenna and John Ladenburg, which was hosted at Seattle University as part of the school's Social Justice Week program. Times crack reporter Bob Young reports on how it all went down. We'll cut straight to the important part: neither are for legalization of marijuana, and in fact McKenna wants to reclassify pot as a "more serious drug" thanks to BC growers' potent strains.
Can't Miss It: Monday
WORDY SHIPMATES: Sarah Vowell's finally here to read from her book about the thought-life of Puritans such as John Winthrop, Anne Hutchinson, and Roger Williams. She's "not interested in the whole person," says Vowell in a recent interview with Seattlest Editor MvB. Take Roger Williams: "I'm mostly interested in what he thought about religion, government, community, Indians and how much Roger Williams was getting on his nerves. I don't really give a hoot what he had for breakfast or how he felt about his mom." This is one reading we feel more than comfortable recommending!
Get Rich Quick (Or At Least Sit Next to Someone Who Has)
We've all thought about it. You've got this really great idea and you are sure it would make millions. Only you're not sure how to go from that sticky note you jotted the idea on three months ago to actually starting to build a real live business. Plus there's the whole family/rent/mortgage/band thing that sucks up your time. And your job.
Is Larry Flynt Worth a Post?
Our friend was at Seattle University's Law School Graduation over the weekend and sat next to Larry Flynt.
Seattle University Professor Arrested in Child Sex Sting
An associate professor of military science at Seattle University has been arrested in Colorado as part of a child sex sting. Andrew Douglas Frank was arrested in Canon City, Colo., where he had flown to meet a teenage girl he'd been communicating with online. The underage girl he'd been sharing risque communiques with was no Lolita, she was in fact, an undercover officer.
If You Live Next To Seattle U, Turn On the Radio
According to the Capitol Hill Blog, by way of Blogging Georgetown:
There is a low power radio station over at SU on 12th Ave. It's on 89.1 Mhz, and is very low power. One can only get it within 1/4 mile from the campus, beyonf which some religious station blocks them out. The signal is strongest at 12th and Cherry.They claim to use 1330 khz also, but didin't have any luck there. The call letters are KSUB.We live about three blocks from Seattle U, and haven't had much luck getting the station in. Then again, our stereo has a hard time getting in 103.7 The Mountain most of the time. In fact, the only radio station we're able to get strongly seems to be KEXP, which is fine.
UW Grad Student Is Self-Nominated Protector of Africans
Kakuta Hamisi, a member of the Maasai tribe of Kenya, is working over the summer at the Woodland Park Zoo, talking to zoo visitors about Maasai culture and conservation.
Seattle Native Is Mother of 70-Year-Old Al D'Amato's Baby
Al D'Amato isn't a U.S. senator anymore, but continues to act like one. D'Amato's fathered a child at the age of 70, which is four years shy of Strom Thurmond's record, but nothing to sniff at.
Pomp, Circumstance, and Forced Humor: Commencement Speakers, 2007
Whitman College: Jeffrey Sachs, economist and author
Could You Make It Without Media For 4 Seconds?
There's a potentially interesting article in the Seattle Times about a potentially interesting class at Seattle University that includes in its coursework a potentially interesting experiment. It's an experiment in "media deprivation" for a class called "Restorative Solitude." Ninety six hours, no media. Awesome. It reminds us of Chris Pirillo's Google Fast. In the teeny bopper world in which the article is set "media" are things like cell phone, email, internet, iPod, TV, at least those are the options in their "what could you live without" poll (we voted internet). Hat tip to the Times for realizing the futility of listing "newspaper" in there, at least, but that's a pretty narrow view of what constitutes media to the teenagers or young twentyish types towards to whom this article seems to be directed.
Looks Like Seattle U Basketball Will Go Division One Again, And Soon
What's the only local college ever to make the NCAA Men's Basketball Final?
43 Things to Do with Out-of-Town Guests that Don't Involve the Phrase "Space Needle"
Yeah, we know -- out-of-town guests are the only reason you visit the Space Needle in the first place. But there's more to this city than really tall spires with Galileo-inspiring drops. Got friends or family coming from out of town? Here's 43 suggestions for things to do with them.
Help Empty Empty Space At Their Rummage Sale
We loved loved loved the site where the Empty Space used to have their little things over in Fremont. Yes, part of it was that we could walk there if we were so determined but Seattlest also thinks that it was just the perfect size for a...middling to struggling financially theatre company. There were maybe, what, a hundred seats in there? That's the perfect size.
Seattle U. Makes Room For Empty Space
Every so often Seattle University does something that makes us reconsider never responding to their alumni appeals. They host tent city (here's the KUOW take). Now they're partnering with Seattle's third-oldest non-profit professional theater, Empty Space.
Tick Tock
Seattlest has no time. No time to contemplate our future. No time to mindlessly surf the internet. No time to pick blackberries, baby our sunburn, tune up our bike, while away the hours, smell the roses, make another pot of coffee, stop for a 12-pack on the way home, be annoyed by the Blue Angels or write this post. We certainly have no time to attend the Take Back Your Time North American Conference in Seattle today through Sunday.

