Two freshmen phenoms hit the court
This weekend’s opening rounds of the NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament will mark the last time three Wash. U. seniors step foot on their home floor.
But the sizable crowd expected at Francis Field House on Friday (and Saturday if the UAA champion Bears advance) will have the treat of viewing one of D3 basketball’s finest youth movements, one that includes a pair of freshmen who have garnered unprecedented amounts of playing time in their debut seasons.
Environmental panel warns against global warming
Five speakers talked about the importance of environmental action at a panel hosted by the Washington University College Democrats on Tuesday.
The panel consisted of Richard Smith, Chair of the Anthropology Department, Erin Robinson, a graduate student who chairs the University Committee on Environmental Quality, Henry Robertson and Ken Schechtman from the Eastern Missouri Sierra Club and Paul Moinester, the Student Union President.
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Police Beat for Feb. 28.
Business school team develops alternative fuel model
Last April, a team of Business School students developed a model to use an indigenous African plant in a new approach to creating alternative fuel. The concept was originally conceived by the World Agricultural Forum and then elaborated upon in the Practicum program in the Olin School of Business.
St. Louis universities stress safety after attack on WU campus
Area schools have used the Feb. 12 assault incident on the Washington University campus to review their safety protocols and to emphasize the importance of public safety.
“Everyone learns from the mistakes other people make, and we’re trying to make sure that we don’t fall into the same traps,” said Jack Titone, St.
Fewer students visit businesses on the Loop
Since the late ’70s when the Loop began its resurgence from a worn-down urban neighborhood deeply affected by white flight to the thriving cultural center of St. Louis that exists today, generations of Washington University students have come and gone.
University delves into 150th Dred Scott anniversary
To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the infamous Dred Scott ruling, Washington University will be hosting a symposium called “The Dred Scott Case and its Legacy: Race, Law and the Struggle for Equality” this weekend.
A series of distinguished speakers, including legal scholars, historians, direct descendents of Dred Scott and six out of the seven Missouri State Supreme Court judges will be giving talks during the symposium.
Two weeks of security-mindedness
Two weeks ago, on Saturday, I woke up far too early to the sound of drilling in the common room of my suite. I managed to fall back asleep (someone else had answered the door), but when after finally rolling out of bed, I noticed the peephole installed in the suite’s door.
Tigers do not listen well
I might venture to say that we don’t have control over anything, but we really want to. At least, observe: I am at the zoo on Tuesday, post-class trip, and I’m wandering around, looking at the tiger pacing around and walking along the ledge that drops down about a hundred feet so the tiger can’t escape and rip anyone’s heart out.
The role of science in medicine
Two articles – one written by an anthropology major (“Science and magic,” Feb. 23, 2007) and one by a biomedical engineering major (“Science and magic – not even close,” Feb. 26, 2007) – convey two completely different perspectives on medicine and healing.