Nordic News

Federal employees deal with DOGE

Ava Hedin (she/her) and Shyam Haritham (he/him) • Apr 13, 2025

After the most recent presidential inauguration, DOGE has stirred up significant controversy. The Department of Government Efficiency — an advisory board created by President Donald Trump in Jan. 2025...

Washington budgets face rising deficits

William He (he/him), Web Editor-in-Chief • Apr 4, 2025

State and city budget dilemmas Over the next four years, Washington is projected to face significant budget shortfalls estimated between $12 billion and $15 billion. Largely caused by declining revenue,...

U.S. and Ukraine contend with shifting relationship

Danny Hughes (he/him) and Lucas Talbot (he/him) • Mar 31, 2025

On the morning of Feb. 28, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance at the White House to discuss Ukraine’s relationship with the U.S. The meeting...

Washington confronts new era of immigration policy

Lucas Talbot (he/him) and Langley Foster (she/her) • Mar 24, 2025

On the day of his inauguration, President Donald Trump and his administration signed a series of new policies and reversals to completely rework the U.S. domestic immigration policy. One such...

NSD Superintendent Tolley to retire in June

Crayson Mavrinac (he/him), Cheeky Editor, Co-Director of Fun • Feb 25, 2025

Q: Why did you decide to retire? A: I have been working in the field of education for 45 years. And I had had an interest in retiring, actually a few years ago, but Michelle Reid decided to...

Northshore curates new academic AI tools

Langley Foster (she/her), Reporter • Jan 23, 2025

For the past three years, NSD has been phasing in artificial intelligence tools for students and teachers to use. Although much of the discussion around AI in classrooms focuses on avoiding plagiarism,...

4B gains traction in United States

LJ Lamason (she/her), Reporter • Jan 17, 2025

After Trump won the 2024 presidential election, the 4B movement started gaining attention on American social media. Trump has been accused of sexual misconduct by at least 18 different women and was found...

Developing countries find COP29 lacking

Boden Little (he/him), PR Team, Co-Director of Fun • Jan 15, 2025

The 29th United Nations Conference of the Parties, also known as the Climate Change Conference or COP29, took place from Nov. 11-24 in Baku, Azerbaijan, and resulted in the New Collective Quantified Goal...

Department of Education faces potential elimination

Callie Tse (she/her), News Editor • Jan 8, 2025

Throughout his 2024 presidential campaign, President-elect Donald Trump pledged to abolish the Department of Education and distribute its key programs to other government agencies, citing a desire to return...

UW research discoveries reveal bright future for science

Langley Foster (she/her) and Piper Kinsey (she/her) • Dec 11, 2024

Throughout October, several research teams at the University of Washington pioneered advanced technologies and trailblazed scientific discoveries, including prototypes of wearable cameras that can detect...

Israel-Gaza conflict continues to escalate

Lucas Talbot (he/him) and Langley Foster (she/her) • Dec 6, 2024

Within the last three months, the Israel-Gaza conflict has developed on both military and humanitarian fronts as new actors become increasingly entrenched and Israeli policy on aid to Gaza...

Boeing machinists’ strike concludes with 38% pay increase

Shirene Khandpur (she/her) and Elizabeth Tsoy (she/her) • Nov 26, 2024

On Nov. 4, a seven-week union workers’ strike at Boeing ended with a contract offer to raise machinists’ salaries by 38% over the next four years, provide greater contributions to employees’ 401(k)...