Wash. colleges debut 5-year engineering program for low-income students

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You typically hear the term “redshirt” for collegiate athletics. It’s a title given to athletes who receive an extra year of eligibility on the field because of injury or other reasons. But now it’s coming to the classroom, as the University of Washington and Washington State University are developing an “academic redshirt” program that will… Read More…

Tweet no more: Washington State football bans players from Twitter

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A message from Mike Leach to his athletes: Stop Tweeting. On Tuesday, the first-year Washington State head football coach banned his players from Twitter. The Spokesman-Review reports that Leach would give no specifics for what prompted the decision, other than saying, “because I decided to, that’s what prompted that.” WSU student-athletes were required to go to… Read More…

Microsoft voices support for same-sex marriage in Washington state

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Microsoft is among several technology companies that voiced support this week for bills that would legalize same-sex marriage in Washington state. The company’s general counsel, Brad Smith, explained Microsoft’s endorsement of the legislation in a blog post this week, saying it reflects the company’s principles of inclusiveness, and noting that it would be “good for… Read More…

New WA tech chief comes from Microsoft, with cloud cred

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Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire today named a Microsoft veteran, Bharat Shyam, as the state’s new chief information officer. Shyam, who started at Microsoft in 1993, was most recently a general manager for the company’s Windows Azure cloud computing platform. He worked on products including Internet Explorer, Windows and Xbox Live during his tenure at the… Read More…

Welcome to Washington: Fastest Internet speeds in the west

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Next time you’re cursing your crappy Internet connection, just be thankful that you don’t live in Pocatello. The southeastern Idaho town, located along the historic Oregon Trail, ranked in a recent study as having the slowest Internet speeds in the country. In fact, you may want to unplug entirely in Idaho, which ranked as having… Read More…