The University recently added the option of using metal silverware in campus eateries. This move will help reduce waste on the University’s campus and it marks a step in the direction of environmental progress. On Nov. 13, 2006, we offered the following observation in our staff editorial, “Small silverware changes can add up”:
“Plastic silverware and paper dishes are one of the biggest sources of waste at campus eateries like The Village and Holmes Lounge.
As students prepare for W.I.L.D. this afternoon, there is sure to be more than one story about “how W.I.L.D. used to be.” We’ve all heard the stories about students bringing in couches and kegs by the dozens and enjoying the true spirit of Walk In Lay Down.
This year and last, Student Union (SU) budgeting has caused panic in various SU Executive groups that has led to fast-growing Facebook groups like “Save WUTV” and “Save KWUR,” along with a general frenzy among the leaders of groups that will not be able to continue functioning with the funding allocated to them.
Largely in response to the University denying Barack Obama’s request to speak on the Washington University campus, a group of students formed the nonpartisan Student Civic Initiative (SCI). The group’s mission is to get students involved in politics by getting them to vote, discuss politics and interact with candidates.
Instead of tulips, this spring the campus has been covered in public works of art. Public works of art add an exciting new dimension to our University, they promote thought in creative ways and add aesthetic value to our campus. This move toward creating public artworks on campus is one that we fully support and would like to see continue, grow and flourish.
It’s that time of year once again when prospective freshmen must spend their weekends scrambling from campus to campus, trying to decide where to spend the next four years of their lives. For many graduating high school seniors, a campus visit is merely a formality, the epilogue of a difficult and nearly complete decision-making process.
Currently, Washington University’s construction projects obstruct students’ lives. Whether the University could undertake its building goals in a way that affects students less is debatable, but the University should at least be sure to inform students about obstacles caused by construction that students will encounter.
Residential Life publicly claims that it will guarantee housing for students for all four years that they attend Washington University. But Residential Life’s understanding of its promise to guarantee housing differs from what students reasonably expect when they hear this guarantee.
In October, Washington University will once again host an important national political debate, though it will be the vice presidential candidates this time around. Although Washington University has been selected to host a debate for five consecutive election cycles, this should not be taken for granted-no other university has had such an opportunity, and every effort should be made to make this debate a success.
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