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By Kirsten Allen The Daily
UW researcher Jeremy Clark was announced as a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) in December for his work on how adolescent drug use can affect behavior as an adult.
Clark, an assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was among 102 recipients to receive the award from President Obama.
When first notified of the PECASE nomination via email approximately three months ago by the National
Science and Technology Council (NSTC), Clark was skeptical.
“I considered it spam because it asked for my social security number,” Clark said.
He was convinced of the award’s legitimacy when he called the NSTC and confirmed his nomination.
In 1996, the NSTC was commissioned by President Clinton to create an award that would recognize the achievements of scientists and engineers early in their career. The award recognizes a researcher’s commitment to both their work and their community. Nominations were anonymous.
“I was really really excited for him and the recognition for the lab,” said Abigail Schindler, the Postdoctoral Fellow for the Clark Lab. “It’s such an honor.”
The Clark Lab is devoted to showing that adolescent alcohol use can cause alcohol abuse problems in adulthood. His research has shown that consuming high levels of alcohol can significantly impair decision making.
In the lab, adolescent rodents were used to model the effects. Since rodents do not freely consume significant amounts of ethanol, they were given a gel matrix which allowed them to consume the ethanol in a healthy way. Researchers then examined the changes in the dopamine system, an area of interest for research concerning addiction and decision making.
Clark’s research interests stem from his previous work with adolescents as a counselor for at-risk teenagers in
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Balog discusses climate change in lectureBy Megan Herndon The Daily
Photographer, award-winning filmmaker, and geologist James Balog gave a lecture on arctic climate change to an audience of more than 700 at Kane Hall on Wednesday night.
Balog is the founder of the Extreme Ice survey, the largest visual study of glaciers ever. During this study, researchers and filmmakers traveled from Mount Everest to Peru, and even to one location in northern Greenland, which can only be reached by a helicopter that costs $90,000 to operate. Photos from these studies were featured in the film Chasing Ice, which won an award for Cinematography at the 2012 Sundance Festival and was considered for an Academy Award in 2013.
Instead of illustrations of graphs and data tables like most science lectures, a photo or a lengthy sequence of time-lapse photography accompanied each scientific concept Balog explained.
“These glaciers are disappearing and only because of the camera memory we have a record of what they looked like,” Balog said.
Photos in the presentation included glaciers, ice formations, and even a time-lapse sequence of a glacier twice as wide as the Golden Gate Bridge and 40 stories tall crumbling to pieces.
“Climate change affects you if you breathe air, eat food, drink water, and pay taxes,” Balog said.
According to a report compiled by the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) — a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) — since 1980, there have been 144 weather-related disasters in the United States, with overall costs and damages exceeding
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Assistant professor Dr. Jeremy Clark has been awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers for his research on how adolescent drug use aff ects adult behavior.
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California.“I have a great deal of respect
for those people who can give so much to others in their work
life and then return home to their own lives. I was not very good at that.” Clark said.
Clark went back to school and received his doctorate in
psychology from the UW in 2006. He then began work as the postdoctoral fellow of the
UW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Clark joined the UW medical school faculty in 2011.
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Crime Blotter
By Holly Thorpe The Daily
In this week’s crime blotter, theft just in time for the holidays and the start of 2014 rang in with drug violations and fake firearms. Welcome back.
They took it as a signIt appears one criminal had far too much time on their hands over
winter break as they stole the “Spokane Lane” street sign located by the flagpole on Memorial Way. The theft occurred sometime between Dec. 13 and Dec. 16. There are no cameras in the area and police have no suspects. But here’s the real kicker: The stolen property was valued at $150. Which is great for the thief assuming they can find anyone who wants to buy a sign that says “Spokane Lane.”
Happy New Year, now hand it overIn one of the first criminal incidents of the new year, a 58-year-old
UW student rang in 2014 by getting his bong taken by the cops. A Mercer Court Apartments resident adviser called the UWPD on the student for refusing to show his ID. Police searched his apartment and discovered the glass bong, a glass pipe, and a couple empty cans of Coors. Don’t panic, though, the student was forced to recycle his empty beer cans. The student (and his guests) avoided arrest, but their drug paraphernalia was seized and scheduled for destruction.
(Don’t) paint it blackOne concerned bystander phoned 911 on Jan. 2 when they
witnessed three youths carrying what appeared to be firearms and a camera. When police arrived they found three UW students who appeared ready for war in camouflage and dark clothing. The officers stopped them and asked them if they had anything that looked like a weapon. As it turned out, one was armed with a fake plastic rifle, and the other with an Airsoft gun. The orange safety tips had been painted black and the officers let them off with a warning to replace the orange tips so as not to mislead more locals. It just goes to show: Just because the Rolling Stones said it doesn’t make it a good idea.
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$1 billion. Balog believes climate change contributes to causing these natural disasters. He also believes glacial melting negatively impacts agriculture on a global scale.
“For tens of thousands of years, we have operated on the assumption that people can’t change the earth, that nature was big and we were little,”
Balog said. “One of the great revelations of science today is that people can change the earth.”
He believes people can and need to make a positive change on the world.
“Balog sets a standard for communicating to the public that few of us believe could ever be achieved,” said Lisa Graumlich, dean of the College of the Environment. “He uses art and science to create new
and sometimes shocking views of the world.”
The event was the first of a series of six lectures called “The Future of Ice,” put on by the College of the Environment as part of a larger initiative to advance education about polar teaching and engagement within the UW community.
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By Indigo Trigg-Hauger The Daily
I’m head-over-heels in love with another person, and I want to get serious. What’s the best way to begin a relationship talk? I feel happy and secure when I’m with them, and I don’t wanna mess this up. What do I do?
Love can be great, and it can be horrible. Sometimes it’s uncontrollable, because you can’t predict or change how someone will react. Of course, if things go well, love is wonderful! And there are some ways to steer your declaration of love in a successful direction.
First of all, gauge their reaction. Are they already good friends with you? Do they have any inkling of your feelings? Are you already dating? Do they know you exist? These factors are important. If you are friends with them, be prepared to lay your current relationship on the line. Despite your best efforts, sometimes you can’t go back to how things were before.
With that warning out of the way, I think keeping things lighthearted, but making your intentions clear, is a good way to go. Sometimes a single sentence spelling it all out works: “I really like you (or love you, if you want to go there), and I want to talk to you about [insert activity here, such as dating, having an exclusive relationship, etc.].” I know, not exactly smooth, but don’t mess around with love! People are constantly misinterpreting messages and signals. Make your
intentions clear. Depending on your current relationship, you can tack on a caveat at the end: “If you’re not interested, that’s totally fine, and I still want us to be [friends, sex buddies, BFFs].”
Being in love is intense. Maybe this person has been alluding that they too feel this way — but telling someone about those feelings is kind of a big deal. If you want to lead with “I freaking love you,” more power to you, but they might react better to a more nuanced approach. I don’t know the exact details of your relationship, so maybe a line like that would be absolutely normal for you two.
Also, let me just say: Awww! I hope everything goes swimmingly.
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The triumphs of a ‘good student’Hint: They don’t involve teachers By Zoha Syed The Daily
Walking through the streets of a major metropolitan area, one might expect walls to be plastered with advertisements promoting consumerism rather than academic excellence.
Yet it’s academics that decorate the corridors of Hong Kong. It’s just one of the places in the world where the growing trend of “celebrity tutors” is taking the region by storm, advertising “guaranteed results or your money back!”
Similar sentiments can be seen in the United States as well. Grade-stressed students find comfort in overpriced Princeton Review test-prep classes or through carefully selecting professors from ratemyprofessors.com. Outlets that promise educational success are a dime a dozen.
But what may be thought of as an easy avenue to an “A” is a miscalculation. Simply having top-notch tutors and the best professors is not the recipe for a “good student.” It’s a personalized process that has little to do with outside sources.
Dawn Loggins, once a senior at Burns High School in Lawndale, N.C., was a good
student by nature.But she was homeless at
the start of her senior year, abandoned by her parents. She took a job at her school as a janitor in order to pay the bills. After mopping between desks in classrooms, she’d run off to class. She would find it hard to do homework when her electricity had been shut off. But by candlelight she’d study, maintaining an “A” average throughout high school.
Dawn Loggins is currently a student at Harvard University.
As Loggins demonstrates to the extreme, “a good student” creates and maintains a learning process while adapting to new situations. At the end of the day, it is the individual’s prerogative to perform to a certain standard regardless of the resources provided.
By “resources,” I refer to the outside sources through which others coerce better performance out of a student. Sources such as these are perceived to be the “cure all” when it comes to having stellar academic performance. This is often exemplified through heavily-advertised tutoring services as well as the scramble to get classes with the best (or easiest) teachers at schools and universities. Such is the antithesis of what the majority of the learning process should be comprised of — a tailored approach and interest in
learning through which new information is gained.
Tutoring and specialized classes can still be useful resources. However, to expect a new work ethic or interest to emerge from such classes is misguided. Part of becoming a good student is maintaining a strong desire to learn, which should be present before taking such a class.
I remember back when I took SAT prep classes at Sandweiss Test Prep in Bellevue, Wash. Prior to the first class, the tutor sat us down and gave us one overarching piece of advice: Unless you’re willing to put in the time and effort required to get a good score, this class will not work.
All the tutoring or additional help that is given prove fruitless without the presence of “good student” practices from the get-go — the willingness to learn and desire to work just as hard as the tutor. It’s a two-way street.
It’s easy to attribute a student’s success to an external outlet, such as a great teacher or professor. These sources are helpful. But such a comparison is reliant on the misconception that a high grade or test score is equivalent to student success.
Since teachers and tutors vary so much when it comes to teaching styles and difficulty, the correlation between a “good student” and “a good mentor” is weak. For example, a key aspect
of teaching style is test difficulty. Unfortunately, the label of “good student” is commonly applied when someone scores well, while the label of “bad student” is commonly applied when someone scores poorly.
Since a test represents one moment in time, it leads to the definition of a “good student” being misconstrued. The key foundation of being a “good student” is consistency. Over time, the title of “good student” is earned by maintaining good
performance regardless of teaching environments.
Extra help is great, but it’s a success supplement, not a requisite. Many are endorsing the numerous academic support systems that are readily available today. But the truest testament to the triumphs of a “good student” will always be the student’s actions.
Reach opinion writer Zoha Syed at [email protected]. Twitter: @Zoha_S_101
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By Kevin Kwong The Daily
Black bars crisscross overhead, a neat, metal scaffold descends from the gray ceiling high above.
Underfoot, a black and gray tiled carpet covers the floor, stifling the shuffling footsteps of passersby.
A loose maze of pristine white walls stands in the center of this blank slate of a room. Upon them, eyes stare blankly outwards at equally spaced intervals, unmoving but brimming with life. If not for the warm lighting and soothing background music, it could be quite a chilling sight.
Here, on the third floor of the Experience Music Project (EMP), an aura of silence reigns.
Silence isn’t customary around these parts. Perhaps it visits during the dead of night when the lights are off and the doors are locked but during business hours, the EMP courses with energy and sound. Its halls run thick with tourists and locals admiring the bountiful and unique displays honoring Nirvana, Jimi Hendrix, and popular culture (particularly in the realms of sci-fi and fantasy).
As a cathedral built to worship the thrashing guitars that revolutionized music during the Seattle grunge years, the EMP is designed to be loud. The building — from its glittering, iridescent exterior to the cavernous ceilings of the Sky Church, which houses one of the world’s largest indoor LED displays — is excessive and over the top (in a good way).
All this serves to generate a dramatic contrast with Martin
Schoeller’s art installation, “Close Up,” which is making the final stop on its world tour and the only stop on the West Coast.
New York based photographer Martin Schoeller is renowned for his distinctive style of hyper-detailed close-up portraits, or “big head” as he calls it. Each portrait, regardless of the subject, is created with similar composition and a consistent level of care.
Viewers are directed to the most visually arresting aspects of the photo through expert blurring of the less important bits. A plain gradient backdrop is added, its color chosen specifically to complement the skin tone, hair, and eye color of the subject.
Additional editing and manipulation is kept to a minimum. Schoeller refrains from glorifying his subject with airbrushing or excessive tinkering and allows the face — with all its imperfections and blemishes — to tell the story.
For some individuals, due to poor cosmetic choices (read: too much make-up), the story is paradoxically not very flattering. Paris Hilton, under the hyper-realism, looks slightly clownish. Perhaps a little lighter on the sparkly, bright blue eyeshadow next time, Paris.
Overall though, the results are magnetic. Stripped of the distractions of the real world, the exhibit allows viewers to truly appreciate the beauty of the human form. Whether it is an instantly recognizable face like George Clooney, Barack Obama, or Angelina Jolie or an unfamiliar one of an African
tribesperson, each portrait is interesting and utterly engrossing as an art piece.
There is an element of intimacy with each portrait. Seeing individuals at this level of detail feels like an intensely personal experience. Somehow, locking eyes with any of Schoeller’s subjects brings to mind gazing into the eyes of a loved one.
Considering the sterility and coldness of the whitewashed walls upon which these portraits are hung, Schoeller’s ability to convey this warmth and connection through his photography is incredible.
Beside each portrait is a simple placard engraved with the name of the subject. The titles and accolades that tag along with many of these famous faces are absent.
Through Schoeller’s lense, Obama isn’t “President of the United States of America” or “the most powerful man in the world.” He is a man. A man that looks weary with a storm brewing above his furrowed brows but nevertheless just a man.
Due to this setup, “Close Up” feels oblivious to fame and almost inhospitable to sexism, racism, or our cultural reverence for celebrities. The pedestals are removed and each person is placed on the same level.
As a result, the nearly 50 portraits that comprise the exhibit culminate in a sense of connectedness, of a universal “human connection” that links each and every one of us. Regardless of where we live, what we do, how we look, or
what we believe, Schoeller’s work clearly exhibits that we all share something important.
In daily life, people focus on differences. It is what makes each of us an individual. Unique. However, “Close Up” shows that there is value in considering
how we are similar as well. It is important to remember that at our core, we’re really not all that different
Reach reporter Kevin Kwong at [email protected]. Twitter: @DKdonkeykwong
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| Exhibit review | ‘Close-Up,’ Martin Schoeller
The verdict:Simple, poignant, and riveting, Martin Schoeller’s “Close Up” is a spectacular exhibit that will make you look at the world a little di�erently.
‘George Clooney,’ Martin Schoeller 2007
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By Kirsten Allen The Daily
Imagine having a question and no one has the answer. The only way to get that answer would be to find it yourself. Thanks to the UW Undergraduate Research Program (URP), now you can with a little help from professors, top-of-the-line equipment, and research grants.
Founded in 2001, the URP is a big part of the UW as a research institution. Undergraduates are aided from beginning to end in their research process through funding and mentors. The goal is to help simplify and streamline the research project for those who might not usually have the chance.
“For undergraduates, we work on creating more opportunities,” said Janice DeCosmo, URP director and associate dean of undergraduate academic affairs. “We help students find opportunities that meet their goals, and we support faculty and departments who also want to offer undergraduate research.”
According to DeCosmo, the URP’s philosophy is that any student who wants to do research at the UW should be able to do research. The students decide to do research, and the faculty in the program help them find a match that is best suited for their level of education and interest. DeCosmo said that the URP serves as “match-makers.”
“Students with interests come to us — faculty, grad students — who are looking for undergrads to work with them, and then we try to get them matched up,” DeCosmo said.
The URP is able to get students the data they need by taking advantage of the UW’s position as a major research university. Students are also offered research grants, in which companies or the school pay them to work on grant-funded projects.
“We help students apply the work that they’re learning in their courses [and] tap into ways they can apply that work to answer critical questions in their field,” said Jennifer Harris, URP associate director.
At the annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, numerous URP alumni get to showcase their hard work in poster and oral presentations. The URP has research projects for every discipline and year, from the sciences to the arts and from freshmen to seniors. Those who wish to
get involved can visit exp.washington.edu/urp or visit the office in Mary Gates Hall.
Model behaviorMollie Holmberg is an Undergraduate Research Leader (URL) majoring in biology with a minor in global health. She is currently working on her project, “Modeling the Human Ecosystem,” exploring how people choose imported resources over local ones, based off of an idea she had in high school.
Holmberg’s research consists of collecting maps and downloading them from the Global Trade Analysis Project by Purdue University. Holmberg and her mentor then look over the data and try to determine what is happening in the consumption chains, which show direct and indirect consumption. For example, if a company is manufacturing laptops, Holmberg would look at how much land it takes to produce a laptop as well as how much land is needed for food to feed the workers.
“Our results are maps of where croplands, pasture lands, and forests are in the world and looking at the extent to which these areas support humans — populations within that country versus outside that country,” Holmberg said.
Kiss1-ed connectionsPaige Haas, a UW junior and another URL, has been busy putting in 15 to 18 hours a week working at the neuroendocrinology lab. Haas says the neuroscience department lab, which is used to perform research and help students in their academic and research goals, helps her apply what she is learning in class to her biology major, which covers molecular, cellular, and developmental biology. Haas said as time has gone on, she has become more independent and can now design her experiment and work with her principal investigator to come up with new questions.
Her research project, titled “Sexual Differentiation of Kiss1 Expression in the Mouse Brain,” explores the neurotransmitter kisspeptin (Kiss1), a signal-transmitting chemical required for reproduction in humans and mammals which controls the reproduction function as well as puberty.
Haas found that Kiss1 in adults varies across the sexes: Her results showed that cell death is not happening in males, meaning that Kiss1 is not as prevalent as it is in the female.
“So females actually express more kisspeptin than males do,” said Haas. “That brain region regulates ovulation, so it makes sense that this neurotransmitter is expressed more in females than males because females ovulate while males don’t.”
Haas’ next step would be to see if the Kiss1 levels in females and males are different by looking at specific “epigenetic regulation protein transcription factors.”
“Transcription factors are proteins that regulate how often a gene is [transcribed from DNA to mRNA],” Haas said. “So for my project, I am looking at proteins (or transcription factors) that influence the rate of Kiss1 transcription.”
If she sees that a certain transcription factor is more present in one sex than the other, there would be a possible role in sexual differentiation of the Kiss1 expression.
Our bodies, our battery cellsRylan Kautz is a senior and URL double-majoring in material science and nanoscience and molecular engineering. With his project, titled “Proton Transportation: Hysteresis Switch Device,” URP allows him to combine his love for engineering and biology.
He works with field effect transistors, devices that use protons instead of electrons to control the shape of an electric current for devices so they are more compatible with living systems that rely more on proton usage. Kautz hopes that his research will lead to invention of devices replicating neuron reactions, replacing the need for batteries.
“It’s really cool because it’s kind of electronics but all has biological implications because your body cells naturally interact with protons,” Kautz said. “So say you have a pacemaker or something like that. Instead of having a battery that charges it, your body could naturally interact with it or charge it.”
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By A. Jion Kim The Daily
UW MEDICINE MEMORY AND BRAIN WELLNESS CENTER OPENS AT HARBORVIEW
After four years of planning, the UW Medicine Memory and Brain Wellness Center opened at Harborview in the Senior Care Clinic last October. The Center provides diagnoses of neurodegenerative disorders resulting in memory loss and dementia; in addition, it supports best management and will link clinical evaluation and care with various research programs on Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders.
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, dementia is the umbrella term referring to a decline in mental ability — such as the development of memory loss — that interferes with a person’s daily activities. Dementia is most common in the elderly and impairs people beyond what might be expected from normal aging. Alzheimer’s disease, which makes up 60 to 80 percent of dementia cases, is the most common type. A new case of dementia is diagnosed every four seconds, according to the World Health Organization and Alzheimer’s Disease International.
Dr. Thomas Grabowski, the Center’s director and UW professor of radiology and neurology, said the Center’s mission is to “advance the day when threats to memory and brain health are detected and prevented as standard care.”
UW SCIENTISTS DISCOVER SECOND CODE HIDDEN IN DNA
Recently, a research team led by Dr. John Stamatoyannopoulos, a UW associate professor of genome sciences and medicine, discovered a second code hidden in DNA. This code contains information that alters how scientists read information and interpret mutations encoded in DNA.
This research is a part of the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements Project (ENCODE), an ongoing global effort to understand where and how directions for biological functions are stored in human DNA. ENCODE is funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute.
Since the 1960s, when the human genome was deciphered, scientists around the world assumed the exclusive purpose of DNA was to code information for producing proteins. Thus, Stamatoyannopoulos and his team were shocked when they discovered the genomes use DNA for two languages: One for providing instructions on how proteins are made, and the other for providing instructions to the cell on how genes are expressed. Because the latter language was written on top of the former, one language went undiscovered for decades.
Codons make up the 64-letter alphabet of the genetic code. The researchers discovered that some codons, which they call duons, have two meanings: one pertaining to the protein sequence and the other to gene control. The second meaning functions to stabilize beneficial features of proteins and how they are produced. With this discovery, scientists and physicians will change the way they interpret genomes and diagnose and treat diseases.
“For over 40 years we have assumed that DNA changes affecting the genetic code solely impact how proteins are made,” Stamatoyannopoulos said. “Now we know that this basic assumption about reading the human genome missed half of the picture. These new findings highlight that DNA is an incredibly powerful information storage device, which nature has fully exploited in unexpected ways.”
Dr. Jennifer Harris, associate director of the undergraduate research program, started work with the URP in fall of 2005.
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Huskies still searching for bid to nationalsBy Tessa Stephenson The Daily
In 2013, the Washington gymnastics team ended its season on a bittersweet note. On one hand, the Huskies got their highest score at NCAA regionals since 2000. On the other hand, the mark wasn’t enough , as they came one place short of a team nationals bid for the third season in row.
This year, in Joanne Bowers’ eighth season as head coach, the UW hopes to finally land a spot in nationals for the first time since 1998.
“We have been improving every year, and we hope to continue doing that,” Bowers said.
Among last year’s five graduating seniors, the UW lost its only individual national qualifier from last year, Lauren Rogers. But the Huskies still have some nationals experience among the team in senior Aliza Vaccher, who competed in nationals in the all-around during her freshman and sophomore years.
Vaccher has already shown great all-around potential in the preseason. In her most recent performance in an intrasquad meet last Friday, Vaccher passed the 39-point mark and landed in the top two in all four events. Her balanced skill set will be essential in leading the Huskies through a tough schedule this season.
“She is a very consistent all-arounder,” Bowers said. “She continues to be that senior leader everybody watches.”
Although Vaccher is the UW’s sole senior, the Huskies have strong experience in their returning three juniors and two sophomores. Junior Jackie
McCartin tied with Vaccher on bars at the UW’s second preseason meet, while junior Madison Podlucky finished a close second to Vaccher on floor.
Making up the final half of the UW’s 12-person roster are six freshmen. The young talent comes from all over the nation and has already proven to be a competitive bunch. In fact, freshman Janae Janik handed Vaccher her only second place finish of the day when Janik edged out the senior on beam.
Despite starting the season ranked 20th in the nation, the UW’s road to nationals will hardly be a walk in the park. The Huskies face many tough
opponents this season. Their schedule includes meets with eight top-25 teams, three of which are in the top 10.
The Huskies will jump right into their competitive schedule when they compete in their first meet of the season against No. 14 Minnesota on Jan. 13. Bowers says the UW is simply hoping for a “strong start” to build from as the season progresses.
“A lot of things are new this year,” Bowers said. “We’re excited to see where everyone’s going.”
Reach reporter Tessa Stephenson at [email protected]. Twitter: @TessaLee823
The Daily Sports // 7Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014
New year, same hopes
By Deanna Isaacs The Daily
This year has been a bit lacking in snow; above 3,500 feet you may find some, but still the ski resorts are having a hard time opening up with their slopes so snow-less. Luckily, there’s splitboarding.
Splitboarding, invented in the 1990s, is a cross between skiing and snowboarding.
There are a few advantages of splitboarding, first is that the boards can, you guessed it, split. This way, people can use traction-giving skins on the two halves to help them climb up hills and then snap the boards back together and board down the slope.
Another advantage to splitboarding is that, like cross country skiing, you don’t need to stick to the slopes and ski lifts
of winter resorts. While resorts in the Snoqualmie Pass area are moving snow from the parking lot to tubing areas in order to compensate for a lack of powder, splitboarders can head into the backcountry to find slopes with snow that is often untouched or less frequently used than the resort slopes.
Jared Cook, a UW alumnus and current lab scientist at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System, is an avid outdoorsman and, over the winter, has found plenty of alternatives to skiing and snowboarding, including splitboarding.
One of the nice parts about splitboarding is you can access the lesser known or not as well maintained runs that regular snowboarders and skiers cannot. One such spot is Yodelin, an
inactive ski-run near Stevens Pass. According to Cook, splitboarding in this area was excellent, but you have to watch for avalanches.
Make sure you pay close attention to park sites for details on backcountry conditions. One of the best avalanche resources is the Northwest Avalanche Center website: www.nwac.us. The same goes for weather conditions and snow reports, too. For example, Hurricane Ridge, usually a popular place, has been bereft of snow-seeking enthusiasts, as it’s had little to no snow lately.
Cook plans many of his trips around the weather and other conditions when he heads out with his friends.
“We look at multiple places and wait for avalanche forecasts, weather forecast, and winds to
figure out where good snows are going to be,” he said.
If you are interested in getting into the outdoors during the winter, one of the best pieces of knowledge is avalanche training. There are local organizations offering avalanche safety courses that cost anywhere from $100-$300. It may cost a pretty penny up front, but it’s well worth it when your life could depend on your backcountry avalanche skills. Some of these classes will require you to have splitboard gear.
However, there are several local businesses that will rent out all the gear you will need to hit the mountains, assuming you have the skills required to do so safely, including Seattle Ski & Snowboard, Snowboard
Connection, and SickSplits, which are all located in Seattle. If you’re attached to your snowboard, some local shops can even split it for you, so look around to see which shop is best for you.
Once you do get the hang of splitboarding, head up toward Bellingham from March 28-30 to experience the Splitboard Festival on the slopes of Mt. Baker.
Just as others have done, you too can go out and find your own winter wonderland with an inactive ski slope or the sides of local volcanoes. Pack your car with gear and buddies, and give your Outdoor Dawg a taste of snow.
Reach columnist Deanna Isaacs at [email protected]. Twitter: @deanna_isaacs
Joshua Bessex The DailyAliza Vaccher is the UW’s only senior this year and is the only one who has nationals experience. She has competed twice as an individual, but hopes to compete one last time on the national stage this season with her teammates.
Searching for snow on your splitboardOutdoor DawgThe
Junior Jackie McCartin helps the Huskies fill out their lineup on the beam, as well as the bars, and is one of three juniors who will help lead the UW this season.
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By Thuc Nhi Nguyen The Daily Perris Blackwell and Nigel Williams-Goss crowded Utah’s Delon Wright near the midcourt stripe on the purple W on the court in Hec Edmundson Pavilion. Their arms were stretched to the sky while Wright tried to duck around the Huskies to find the open passing lane. Instead he found UW’s C.J. Wilcox, who took it coast-to-coast, and glided through the lane for an effortless layup.
The Washington men’s basketball team has never made its defense look as it did Wednesday night.
The Huskies (10-6, 2-1 Pac-12) shut down one of the nation’s top offensive teams with the type of lock-down defensive effort that eluded them during nonconference play, edging out Utah 59-57.
The Utes, who came into the game as the nation’s leader in field goal percentage, shot 41.5 percent from the field Wednesday and committed 12 turnovers.
With 9.2 seconds left to play and the Huskies clinging to a two-point lead, the UW’s Mike Anderson turned the ball over on an inbounds pass, giving the Utes a chance to win. But Wright’s last-gasp 3-point attempt at the buzzer was off the mark, giving the UW its first Pac-12 home win.
Although the UW struggled
at times from the field, three Huskies finished in double digits, led by Andrew Andrews’ 19 points. Andrews and Williams-Goss, who finished with 13 points, hit several clutch shots down the stretch to help the Huskies hang on to a slim lead in the final minutes. Wilcox finished with 14 points.
The Huskies kept the Utes scoreless for more than six minutes and empty from the field on their first 10 shots. Utah was 6-of-23 for the first half, and didn’t get their first field goal until the 12:48 mark of the game. The UW was aggressive with its defense to start and limited Utah’s second-chance opportunities, forcing two shot-clock violations in the first half.
For as effective as the UW’s defense was in the first half, its offense was equally ineffective. The Huskies committed seven turnovers before even making six field goals, rendering their lock-down defensive effort moot. Although the Utes missed their first 10 shots, the UW could only get up by eight points before Utah finally got on the board.
The UW’s stagnant offense soon caught up with it as the Utes countered with a 9-0 to take the lead midway through the first half. However, its
defense didn’t waver, helping the Huskies jump ahead again and keep the lead for the rest of the half.
Utah finished the first half with seven turnovers and no assists, going 0-of-9 from 3-point range. The UW was 9-of-22 for the first half, led by seven points each from Williams-Goss
Defense nets Huskies home victory
Photos by Joshua Bessex The DailyPerris Blackwell (2) and Nigel Willams-Goss trap Utah’s Delon Wright in the second half of the UW’s win over the Utes on Wednesday. Wright turned the ball over on the play, and the Huskies converted on the other end with a layup from senior C.J. Wilcox.
and Andrews.The 21 points allowed by the
Huskies in the first half was tied for the lowest single-half total this season for a UW opponent.
After the break, the Utes scored six quick points to take a three-point lead, as the UW’s first-half offensive woes dragged on. The Huskies missed their first four field goals, but a floater from Williams-Goss finally got the Huskies going. From there, they made five straight baskets and grabbed a six-point lead after back-to-back 3-pointers from Wilcox.
Although the Huskies effectively shut down Utah’s
leading scorer Jordan Loveridge, who averaged 17 points per game before Wednesday night, they had no answer for 6-foot-5 Wright. Wright’s length created mismatches for the UW, and when the Utes needed a basket, Wright was almost always there to bail them out. He tied the game at 41 with 9:29 left to go, and finished with a game-high 27 points.
The Huskies will try to keep their tough defense alive for Sunday’s home matchup with Colorado, which tips at 2 p.m.
Reach Sports Editor Thuc Nhi Nguyen at [email protected]. Twitter: @thucnhi21
Sophomore Andrew Andrews led the Huskies with 19 points, including 12 which came in the second half, to help the UW to a win over Utah.
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