You don't have to be a reporter to dig up information on the UW campus.
Many documents are of the public record and accessible to anyone who knows how to fill out a form.
You can get a Request for Public Records form from the Public Records office, which is located in the Visitors' Information Center at 4014 Univ. Alternatively, you can just write a letter with your name and address and a description of the specific document you want, and send it to the Public Records Officer. For more information, consult the infosheet below, provided by the Public Records Office. The Public Records Officer, whose office is located at the University of Washington Visitors Information Center, has been delegated the responsibility for responding to requests for the University's records under the State Public Records Law. Requests must be written and will be received by mail, facsimile or may be delivered to the Public Records Office.