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Method Man arrested for tax evasion
Two days after performing at the fall Walk In Lay Down at Washington University, one half of the headlining rap duo was arrested on Monday morning for tax evasion. Method Man, legally known as Clifford Smith, reportedly failed to pay $32,799 in personal income and earnings taxes to New York State that date back from [...]
W.I.L.D. delivers music, good time and political activism
Sounds of laughter and chatter drifted through the Brookings Quad along with the mingled smell of pizza, beer and smoke. Hands waved in the air and bodies swayed against each other while the music flowed on. There goes another Walk In Lay Down (W.I.L.D.).
VIDEO: LGBT statement at W.I.L.D.
Junior Alex Greenberg delivers a speech at W.I.L.D. on behalf of nascent campus political organization The Right Side of History. In his speech Greenberg urged his fellow students to join a new civil rights movement that would take the nation by storm and secure equal rights for the LGBT community in America. Co-founded by senior David Dresner, The Right Side of History seeks equality for the LGBT community by engaging straight youth.
VIDEO: Reaction to LGBT statement at W.I.L.D.
Students react to The Right Side of History’s political speech at W.I.L.D. this past Saturday. Co-founded by senior David Dresner, The Right Side of History targets straight people to join the organization’s quest for LGBT rights in America. Junior Alex Greenberg delivered the 4-minute speech right before opening act K’Naan took the stage.
Possibly hazardous material found in Theta Xi attic
In the process of removing birds nesting, Greek Life officials have discovered traces of a potentially hazardous material that needs to be abated in the attic of Theta Xi fraternity’s chapter house. sted, and its identification cannot be confirmed, but none of the residents living in the house are at risk, according to David Wallace, coordinator for Greek housing programs.
Method Man & Redman to headline W.I.L.D.
With the fall Walk In Lay Down (W.I.L.D.) just over two weeks away, Team 31 Productions made the much-anticipated announcement of the concert’s lineup: Method Man and Redman will be the main act, with opening sets by Passion Pit and K’naan.
Method Man and Redman to headline W.I.L.D
With the fall Walk In Lay Down slightly more than two weeks away, Team 31 Productions made the much-anticipated announcement of the concert’s lineup: Method Man and Redman will be the main act with opening performances by Passion Pit and K’Naan.
History gets a makeover
At the south end of the Brookings Quadrangle sits Busch Hall, one of Washington University’s oldest buildings on the Danforth Campus. While its exterior today looks just as it did in 1900 when it was built, the building’s interior recently underwent its first complete facelift. Busch Hall’s renovations, which began in May 2008 and continued [...]
SU Executive Council taps sophomore class president for VP of public relations
Student Union Executive Council is nominating Sophomore Class President Morgan DeBaun to fill the post of vice president of public relations, following former officeholder Courtney Reeves’ resignation Wednesday. Student Union (SU) Treasury voted unanimously to confirm DeBaun on Tuesday night. The nomination, announced by Student Union President Jeff Nelson in an e-mail last weekend, now [...]
Senior uses CSO grant to promote nonviolence to inner-city children
Washington University senior Jacob Siegel first began studying aikido last October while abroad in Paris, he recognized in its pacifist philosophy a potential for social change.






