Kasey Moulton

In his 2024 Hosokawa Journalism Lecture, Vann R. Newkirk, senior editor at The Atlantic, described journalism as “the first draft of history.” This year, as I’ve straddled the line between historian and journalist, I’ve become acutely aware of how news writing functions and the ways our reporting can be interpreted later. One article, perhaps on the most mundane or everyday occurrences, becomes central to a future argument about how things were.

In the wake of explosive student protests at New York City’s Columbia University and ongoing violence in Gaza, students across Washington State participated in walkouts to protest the Israel-Hamas War.

Kasey Moulton, Editor-in-Chief With each email from the senior chair, I become more and more acutely aware that my time sandwiched between Isaac’s and Alder is quickly coming to a close. I always knew from the start that my days here were limited, but it’s different to see the countdown staring you in the face. As my peers and I plan to go our separate ways, I find myself revisiting the “what ifs” more than any other part of my college career. What if I’d said no to something?