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Student LifeIn the Department • At the University • In Seattle
Seattle's culture has earned it an international reputation. Weekends are filled with music festivals, street fairs, rock concerts, arts and crafts shows, ethnic celebrations, exhibits, parades, regattas, runs, and food fairs. Seattle's music scene includes an active community of jazz and folk devotees, and it is notable as the birthplace of several popular rock musicians such as Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Jimi Hendrix. The City of Seattle maintains 5,000 acres of rich and diverse beaches and parklands for leisure and recreational pursuits. Ball fields and tennis courts are plentiful. Paths abound for jogging, strolling, rollerblading, and biking. Near the University is a three-mile path around Green Lake. The 14-mile-long Burke-Gilman Trail, which runs through campus, is being extended to Golden Gardens on the Sound. The city's other attractions include Pike Place Market - one of the nation's last remaining Farmers' Markets and a bargain-hunter's paradise - and the 20-block Pioneer Square historical district replete with galleries, shops, and restaurants. The 74-acre Seattle Center offers science and cultural exhibits, performing and fine arts, and popular entertainment. The Center's 607-foot Space Needle dominates Seattle's skyline and provides commanding views of the surrounding lakes and mountains. At its base now sits the newest addition to the Seattle Center, the Experience Music Project, a museum of music history funded by Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen.
Seattle has a rich and culturally diverse history that has produced a ruggedly individualistic, open, and friendly populace and a casual lifestyle. It is not surprising that national surveys consistently list Seattle as one of the most livable cities in the country. |
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More
than half a million people call the city of Seattle home. Built on seven
hills overlooking Puget Sound, with the rugged Olympic Mountains to the
west, and the Cascade Range to the east, Seattle is a city of unparalleled
mountain and water views. The surrounding waters temper the climate. Extremes
of heat or cold are infrequent and of short duration. Winter temperatures
seldom dip below freezing and summers are a comfortable 75-80 degrees
F. Annual rainfall averages 36 inches, concentrated in the winter and
early spring. Snowfall is rare in the urban areas, though common in the
nearby mountains. The mild climate and predominance of evergreen trees
keep Seattle green all year.
Naturalists
enjoy the Woodland Park Zoo with its award-winning natural environments,
the Seattle Aquarium's underwater dome, the 200-acre Olmsted-designed
Washington Park Arboretum, and the Hiram Chittenden ship canal locks and
salmon ladders. Trips on the Washington State Ferries to nearby Puget
Sound islands are among the "best shows in town."