Goodbye, Seniors: Senior athletes reflect on their time at Wash. U.
The questions: What has your Wash U experience been like and what has it taught you? Robinson: “It’s definitely been a period of growth, both academically and athletically. I’ve really gained a sense of maturity which has taught me how to focus much better with classes and especially soccer.”
Model U.N. breaks the Wash. U. bubble
A new group formed in Student Union about a month ago to bring crisis handling and globalization into the student arena-but it isn’t your high school’s Model United Nations.
Campaign in Fallujah near completion
Last weekend a series of attacks by Iraqi insurgents resulted in the deaths of 80 Iraqis, including 17 contractors, 18 Kurdish militiamen and 12 Iraqi police officers. Since the invasion of the insurgent stronghold town of Fallujah last month, Iraq has been embroiled in a resurgent cacophony of violence unequaled since the turbulent month of April.
‘Around the WU’ brings sports banter to WUTV
“Around the WU,” a live sports talk show modeled after ESPN’s “Around the Horn,” is giving Washington University students a chance to hear fellow students sound off on a variety of sports-related topics. The show, which airs Mondays at 10:30 p.m., ran its third episode this week on Washington University Television (WUTV).
WU receives ration of flu vaccine
Through a personal connection, Dr. Alan Glass has obtained a ration of injectable flu vaccine for Washington University students. Glass, director of Student Health and Counseling Services (SHCS), said the University tried to get a portion of the vaccine when it was originally distributed, but ran into bad luck-of the two suppliers who make the vaccine, the one the University had contacted was pulled from the market.
Pam Bookbinder elected Student Union VP
After a meeting that lasted nearly five hours, Student Union senators and treasury representatives elected junior Pam Bookbinder as their new vice president Wednesday night. Bookbinder will replace Katie Leikhim, who resigned from the position last week.
Level of depression at WU surpasses national average
New data from Student Health and Counseling Services shows that 17.8 percent of female students and 8.9 percent of male students at Washington University are currently diagnosed with depression. Corresponding national figures from a similar study are 14 percent and 7 percent.
Sigma Chi seeks advice from alumni
After losing their house and receiving harsh sanctions from University administrators in response to several incidents last semester, Sigma Chi members are looking to turn things around with the help of a new alumni advisory board. “There was not a lot of alumni involvement in the past and I think that’s possibly where some of our problems lay,” Sigma Chi President Justin Thompson said.
SU VP elected behind closed doors
Four hours into Wednesday’s meeting to elect a new class vice president, Student Union members moved to seal their discussion from the public.
An argument erupted around 1 a.m. when Treasury representative Judson Clark suggested expelling media from the meeting. Legislators discussed a variety of options before deciding to convene an executive session, effectively closing the meeting to the student body. The heated back-and-forth centered around whether reporters from Student Life should be allowed to take notes on the proceedings.
Clark said “nothing good can come” of the reporters’ presence. He expressed concern that “anything we say will be taken out of context.”
Ugliness not the problem
This article is a response to David Brody’s article “The Ugly Truth: Why We Drink”. David claimed that the reason we drink at Washington University is that the students here are particularly ugly. I’ve heard this complaint many times since I arrived four years ago.