Women’s soccer runs record to 13-2 with win against Fontbonne
The Washington University women’s soccer defeated local rival Fontbonne University 5-1 this past Monday. With the win, the Bears are now 13-2 on the season. Fontbonne’s loss sends the team to 6-5-1 on the year. The Bears quickly took a 2-0 lead in the game behind goals from sophomores Sara Schroeder and Malia Labadie.
Bears prepare for away matches
The typically solid backline of the Washington University men’s soccer team proved to be its own worst enemy against 18th-ranked Wheaton College this past Saturday. After holding the Thunder scoreless through the first half despite giving up seven shots, the Bears conceded the game’s only goal just after the halftime break.
Online course evaluations are more in-depth
Instead of filling out course evaluations in class, last spring around two-thirds of Washington University students in selected classes completed them online. Now, in an effort to better help students decide which courses to register for next semester, course evaluations from a large handful of classes in each school are available online through WebSTAC.
Police Beat
Wednesday, October 20 9:07 a.m. LARCENY-THEFT, SIMON HALL: A contractor from Helmcamp reports his company van broken into, and tools stolen. Vehicle was parked on south side of Simon Hall between 7:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. At the same time, a suspicious person was reported hiding boxes in the bushes along Forsyth just south of the theft location.
Getting out to vote
Pro-voting student organizations like Rock the Vote and Project Democracy are teaming up with the St. Louis Voting Rights Commission in order to ease the voting process on Nov. 2 for Washington University students. Two polling places will be available for students living on campus based on where they live.
SU delays elections
Student Union (SU) fall senate elections were delayed by one week due to administrative issues related to WebSTAC programming. Elections were originally to be held on Oct. 21, but they were rescheduled to begin yesterday at 8 a.m. and end at 5 p.m. this afternoon.
‘Curse’ lifted by Red Sox victory
After 86 years of close calls and disappointments for dedicated fans, the Boston Red Sox won the World Series Wednesday night for the first time since 1918. With a 3-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on their home turf at Busch Stadium, Boston overcame its famed “Curse of the Bambino” to pull off a four-game sweep against the season’s winningest team in the Major Leagues.
Site sealed for asbestos removal
In the course of renovations of Ridgley Hall, workers unearthed and are removing asbestos from two sites in the building. The asbestos, found in floor tiles on the ground and third floors, is in non-friable “chunk” form and not in the more dangerous friable form, which is airborne.
“There’s no asbestos problem on campus,” said Ralph Thaman, associate vice chancellor for facilities planning and management at Washington University.
Bauhaus: the last party standing
Like every senior here, I have watched the slow, steady decline of our wet campus. It began when I was a PF when “The Row” lost the ability to have kegs. As a freshman, Thursday night dancing came to a halt after the only on-campus bar, “The Rat” was forced to stop serving beer.
Groups swing elections
Margaret Bauer’s article, “Don’t Mess with Missouri,” rightly asserts that individuals should be well informed about the issues before voting, but the League of Pissed Off Voters would like to take a minute to break down some of her more contentious points.