Finals Guide
Top 7 Web sites to help break writer’s block
These Web sites will help provide relief during times of study; they are a way to procrastinate, all under the guise of getting inspiration. Whether you’re stuck on a sonnet, perplexed by a proof, or otherwise desperate for new perspective, you can go to the following pages to jump-start your creativity.
You need a study break. Seriously.
Remember that you can get through it! Finals lasts for about two weeks, and after that you have your whole summer to enjoy yourself. Good luck to everyone with papers, tests, presentations, and finals to finish.
Library etiquette: the dos and don’ts
Finals are fast approaching and students are flocking to the library. It will be days before some of them see genuine sunlight. While not everyone enjoys studying there, those that do are dedicated and strict in their code of conduct. Study spots are marked and outsiders are soon detected.
Top Ten List of Ways to Procrastinate
There are many ways to procrastinate without using your computer.
You know you go to Wash. U. when…
…you don’t know who is the bigger school namesake: George Washington or Chancellor Danforth.
…most of your Wash. U. apparel consists of free shirts, because the sweatshirts at the bookstore are too damn expensive.
…more salt ends up on the ground than actual snow.
’90s Bubblegum Pop Lyrics Quiz
Quatrano named interim dean of faculty
Ralph S. Quatrano, current chair of the Department of Biology, has been named interim dean of the faculty of the College of Arts & Sciences effective July 1, 2008, according to an e-mail sent by Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton earlier today.
Quatrano will take the position currently held by Dean Edward Macias; Macias is vacating his deanship to become the University’s Provost.
Schalfly’s selection for degree incites protest
One of six people to receive honorary degrees at this year’s Commencement ceremony will be notable conservative political leader Phyllis Schlafly, a Washington University graduate and donor. Schlafly’s distinction has led to criticism of the University for what some see as implicit support of her views, several of which have aroused controversy.