Impromptu Topics

The impromptu topics for the quarter are listed below. These will be paired together based on criteria discussed in class. The current list is simply alphabetical.

 

  • Seattle Police and UWPD should enforce jaywalking violations in the U-District more strictly.  
  • The city of Seattle should increase its police presence throughout the University District. 
  • The City of Seattle should make University Way a pedestrian only zone. 
  • The City of Seattle should rebuild/recreate an NBA team.
  • The NCAA should allow universities to pay student athletes.
  • The U.S. Federal Goverment should double the amount of money it gives to NASA each year.
  • The US Federal Government should pass the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in order to crack down harder on online copyright infringement. 
  • The UW libraries should prohibit playing games on library computers. 
  • The UW should abolish all quiz sections. 
  • The UW should allow students with concealed carry permits to carry firearms on campus.
  • The UW should ban the use of laptops in all classrooms. 
  • The UW should block Facebook on its internet network throughout campus.
  • The UW should charge in-state and out-of-state students the same tuition. 
  • The UW should determine tuition based on major.
  • The UW should eliminate departments with few student majors in order to save money. 
  • The UW should eliminate the tenure system for professors.
  • The UW should halt all current and future campus construction projects in order to save money. 
  • The UW should have classes incorporate final exams during the quarter rather than dedicating an extra week for them.
  • The UW should include football tickets in tuition costs.
  • The UW should increase the number of out of state students accepted.
  • The UW should keep the IMA opened 24 hours a day.
  • The UW should limit all large lecture classes to 200 students per class.
  • The UW should make all campus libraries open 24 hours.
  • The UW should make purchasing the U-Pass optional. 
  • The UW should not allow any freshmen to live in the Greek Chapters.
  • The UW should not allow professors to assign textbooks they authored or co-authored.
  • The UW should not allow registered sex offenders to live within the University of Washington community.
  • The UW should not allow student athletes to register early for classes. 
  • The UW should not charge an IMA fee as part of tuition. 
  • The UW should not move the Dawg Pack off the 50 yard line in the new Husky Stadium. 
  • The UW should offer gender neutral housing.
  • The UW should prohibit students from eating in classes.
  • The UW should prohibit the use of skateboards/longboards on campus.
  • The UW should provide free onsite parking for students.
  • The UW should reduce professor salaries as a way of helping to offset student tuition increases.
  • The UW should reduce the per page printing cost on campus.
  • The UW should require all freshmen to live in the dorms their first year.  
  • The UW should require all professors to provide study guides for all their exams.
  • The UW should require all students to participate in one research study carried out on campus. 
  • The UW should require all students to write a senior thesis in order to graduate.
  • The UW should require freshmen to live on campus.
  • The UW should require professors to expand their office hours to a minimum of 6 hours a week (up from a common practice of 2 hours a week).
  • The UW should require students to declare a major in their sophomore year.
  • The UW should suspend the Husky Stadium construction due to budget constraints. 
  • The UW's College of Arts and Sciences should eliminate the foreign language graduation requirement.
  • Washington State should financially compensate citizens wrongly accused of a crime.
  • Washington State should not toll the 520 bridge.
  • Washington State should require food containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to be labeled.