Softball takes second in national championships
The Bears finished out their season with a record of 35-7 and their second place finish in the national tournament is the best in program history.
Senior athletes say goodbye to Wash. U.
Natalie Badowski has garnered All-American honors in the 1,600m relay and been named an Academic All-American by ESPN The Magazine twice. She will make her fourth NCAA appearance later this month.
Two-year team captain and defensive specialist Amy Bommarito ranks in the top ten on Wash.
Summertime separation
Summer break is almost here. Many of you will be faced with a serious question-do you attempt to sustain a long-distance relationship with the person you’ve been dating here, or do you break things off for the summer?
Many people in their late teens and early twenties have a hard and fast rule against long-distance relationships.
Fifth-year students make the most of Wash. U.’s resources
When the members of Ryan Stowe’s freshman floor graduate on May 18, many of them might not be ready to say goodbye to Wash. U. Stowe, however, won’t even have to do so.
Stowe might be a senior, but that doesn’t mean his college experience is over. He is one of a growing number of students who have chosen to enroll in one of the University’s 3-2 programs.
Beat the heat, take a dip: Pools in St. Louis
Are you going to be spending the summer is St. Louis, enduring the muggy, Midwestern heat? If so, then you’ll be happy to know that there are a number of indoor and outdoor pools in the area that are open to cater to your summer delights.
If you’re staying on campus, the closest and most accessible pool is the Millbrook pool in the courtyard outside of these University apartments.
Summer in the city: Have fun in the sun
Staying in St. Louis this summer? Scene has everything you need to keep busy on those hot summer days.
Suspect arrested in February sexual assault case
Clayton Police Department announced the arrest of a suspect in the sexual assault of a Washington University student, which occurred February 12, 2007. The suspect is identified as William Harris, born 9/17/1982. Bond is set at $150,000.
Harris has been in custody since March 5, 2007 for violation of his parole in an unrelated crime that occurred in University City in 2003.
University to award honorary degrees to six
As graduating seniors are presented with their degrees at commencement, six other prominent figures will receive honorary degrees from Washington University. In addition to the doctor of humane letters degree awarded to commencement speaker Tim Russert, the University will award three doctor of science degrees, a doctor of journalism degree and a doctor of humanities degree.
Tim Russert to speak at Commencement
Tim Russert’s speech for the 146th Commencement at Washington University, is entitled “A View From Washington.” This title is certainly fitting, considering that Russert serves as senior vice president and Washington bureau chief of NBC News.
In addition, this year’s commencement speaker is the managing editor and moderator of Meet the Press (the longest-running show in television history), the anchor of The Tim Russert Show (a weekly interview program on CNBC), a political analyst for NBC Nightly News and Today and a contributing anchor for MSNBC.
Freshman year: 150 years, construction and Nicaraguans
Washington University began its 150th year with the announcement that the University had risen in rank to hold a spot as the 9th best undergraduate program in the country according to U.S. News & World Report. This was the University’s first appearance in the top ten.