Imagine gaining a degree of consciousness in the middle of surgery and being physically unable to show any signs of discomfort. Known in the medical world as anesthesia awareness, this medical lapse has proved to be somewhat endemic for surgery patients.
According to a recent study performed by researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine, the device that doctors currently rely on to prevent anesthesia awareness may not be as effective as was once believed.
A group of Washington University students are revolutionizing education with the recent launch of their new Web site, Schoology.
Schoology provides an online venue where students can share class notes, help each other with classes through online tutoring and make money at the same time.
In an attempt to draw more students into Greek Life housing, the occupancy requirements for fraternity houses at Washington University will be increased from 93 percent to 95 percent of each house’s ideal level of occupancy.
The expectation is that houses have 100 percent occupancy, but if any chapters fail to meet the minimum requirement, they will be fined by the administration.
After learning that Washington University recently missed out on an opportunity to host a visit by presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., students are expressing frustration with the University policy that prohibited the event, which would have taken place this Saturday.
A new partnership between Enterprise Rent-A-Car and the University will make rental cars available to students in a cheap and environmentally sustainable way. A project of the Parking and Transportation Services department, the WeCar program, as it is known, allows students over the age of 18 to rent cars for hourly rates of 10-12 dollars.
Students may find themselves looking for alternative means of transportation as the commencement of Highway 40’s reconstruction project has left them stuck in traffic.
In its largest single building project ever, the Missouri Department of Transportation has shut down the major St.
Student Union (SU) is encouraging student groups on campus to appeal for more funding after spending from the appeals fund lagged considerably in comparison to previous years.
As of Thursday afternoon, there was about $115,000 available in the appeals fund for Washington University student organizations.
Campaign donation records show that Washington University employees financially support Barack Obama while the Board of Trustees back Mitt Romney.
University employees have donated more than $15,000 to presidential campaigns in the last year-almost half to the Obama campaign.
The Community Service Office is offering Washington University students as much as $100,000 for summer projects geared toward social change. Although the Community Service Office (CSO) has always offered money for summer work, this sum of funding is larger than that available in previous years.
Barack Obama, one of the Democratic presidential hopefuls, is looking to receive student support in his presidential bid.
Today, the Illinois senator will speak at Union Station in St. Louis at an event catered specifically toward his growing base of student voters.
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