Sports scores and highlights
Men’s Tennis
Last Meets: Wash U. 1, Kalamazoo College 5 and Wash U. 4, Coe College 1
Team Notes: Three Bears were named to the All-University Athletic Association team. Juniors William McMahan, Eric Borden and Zack Fayne made the team. Also, freshman Charlie Howard was named the UAA Tennis Athlete of the Week.
No. 1 softball can’t be beat
With just one game left to play in the regular season, the Washington University softball team heads into the postseason red hot. After another four wins this week, the Bears extended their winning streak to an incredible 26 games, which is the 11th-longest winning streak in Division III history. Their overall record of 43-1 is tops in the nation and the Bears will conclude the regular season as the No. 1 ranked team.
Students survive the “sophomore slump”
By the time new freshmen set foot on campus, they have already been warned of the challenges of moving away from home, meeting new people and starting life in a different environment. But seldom do students hear about the challenges of the transition from freshman to sophomore. The push to declare a major, find an internship and decide whether or not to apply to study abroad can lead second year students to fall into “the sophomore slump.”
Secrecy surrounds “You Make Wash U” signs
Students who attended the first annual You Make Wash U ceremony on Wednesday evening came away disappointed when the people behind the campaign didn’t reveal themselves.
Inventors put ideas on parade
Yesterday, the Skandalaris Entrepreneurship Program at the Olin School of Business launched “Idea Bounce,” a new opportunity that facilitates the sharing of creative and innovative ideas between members of the Washington University community. The project, which consists of a website and events, invites prospective entrepreneurs to bounce their business ideas off of one another.
Gupta promoted to B-school dean
The Olin School of Business plucked one of its own to take the school’s top post, naming Mahendra R. Gupta, a senior associate dean, as the new business school dean. The University announced his appointment yesterday.
Gupta will replace Dean Stuart Greenbaum, who is stepping down after 10 years in the role on July 1.
“I’m delighted that Mahendra has accepted the appointment as dean of the Olin School of Business,” Chancellor Mark Wrighton said in a statement. “His work as senior associate dean makes him a very knowledgeable successor for Stuart Greenbaum. I look forward to supporting his efforts as he continues strengthening Olin and its national and international programs.”
The announcement ends a nationwide search that began almost immediately after Greenbaum announced his departure in September.
Where’s our pride?
Last year Washington University took part in a recycling competition with 16 other universities. The 10-week competition ranked each university by the amount of recyclable material each student could produce. Miami University succeeded in securing the number one position with 58.28 lbs/person. Washington University placed last with 3.87 lbs/person – 15 times less than that of the leading schools.
Things I learned this week
This has been a pretty fun week, being the last week of classes and all. Despite the fact that I went out every night of the week, I’ve still made it to all my classes and managed to learn a few things in the process. I’ve decided to impart my wisdom upon you.
The next step
Religion has been outmoded and I propose “the Center” to take its place. My hypothetical “Center” – and I’ve been told there’s something like it somewhere in Chicago – would meld the indispensable qualities of the church with a progressive, modernist perspective. I imagine something like the following.
Library patrons: learn to share
Although we should not allow people who do not contribute to the academics here to print endless amounts of meaningless dribble on our precious paper, there is no reason why we should keep our wide selection of books to ourselves.