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.

Following Washington State’s legalization measure, the UW should permit the on-campus use of marijuana.
The City of Seattle should require city police to wear personal cameras while on shift.
The King County Metro System should reinstate the “ride free” zone in downtown Seattle.
The Seattle School District should base teacher pay increases to student test performances.
The University of Washington should require all students to join an on-campus club or organization.
The US Federal government should actively enforce federal anti-marijuana laws in states that have legalized its possession and use.
The US federal government should allow convicted felons to vote after they are released from prison.
The US federal government should remove the statement "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance.
The UW libraries should prohibit playing games on library computers.
The UW should allow all students to declare their major (instead of having to apply to certain majors).
The UW should block Facebook on its internet network throughout campus.
The UW should cap all classes at a maximum of 150 students.
The UW should cap ASUW positions held by those from the Greek community.
The UW should charge in-state and out-of-state students the same tuition.
The UW should create bike lanes on campus.
The UW should eliminate departments with few student majors in order to save money.
The UW should eliminate English Composition as a graduation requirement.
The UW should eliminate its maximum limit of 30 credits a quarter so that students could take as many classes as they wanted in a single quarter.
The UW should eliminate the tenure system for professors.
The UW should implement a complete smoking ban on campus.
The UW should implement differential tuition (e.g. earning an engineer major would cost more than an English major due to the higher cost of engineering instruction).
The UW should include football tickets in tuition costs.
The UW should increase the number of out-of-state students to offset tuition costs.
The UW should keep the HUB open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The UW should keep the IMA open 24 hours a day.
The UW should make all non-academic charges (i.e. IMA fees, UPass fees) optional.
The UW should make all residence halls gender neutral.
The UW should make community service a graduation requirement.
The UW should make purchasing the U-Pass optional.
The UW should make service learning and a civic engagement course a requirement for graduation.
The UW should not give any special treatment (extra advising, different dining halls, free printing) to student athletes.
The UW should not hold classes on Fridays.
The UW should not require first-year students to live on campus.
The UW should not require students living in the residence hall to select a dinning level plan.
The UW should offer umbrellas to students walking in between buildings.
The UW should open and operate an on-campus, alcohol licensed pub.
The UW should provide free onsite parking for students.
The UW should provide more armed security around campus and at most major buildings.
The UW should reduce professor salaries as a way of helping to offset student tuition increases.
The UW should remove the personal essay part of the admissions application.
The UW should require all professors to provide study guides for all their exams.
The UW should require all students, faculty, and staff to get the flu vaccine during the flu season.
The UW should require all UW libraries to remain open until midnight on weekdays while school is in session.
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 professors to use only e-textbooks or online readings in class.
The UW should require students to declare a major in their sophomore year.
The UW should suspend construction of new buildings until tuition stabilizes.