Holy smokes! A fire alarm went off in Lee Hall on the South 40 on Thursday. The acrid smell of smoke filled the halls of the residential building, indicating that this was no drill. The fire on the second floor of Lee was caused by a microwave oven. “It was not an intentional fire set or anything like that,” said Don Strom, chief of the Washington University Police Department.

Despite the growing financial crisis, admissions counselors at high schools and students applying to Washington University do not believe that there will be a drop in the number of University applicants for the 2008-2009 admission year.

Proving the improbable, the University student body aligned with the American public to make history by electing Barack Obama as the 44th and first African-American president of the United States on Tuesday. Putting an end to the longest presidential campaign run in history—it started almost two years ago, Obama won a landslide victory, securing wins [...]

In the wake of last Thursday’s vice presidential debate, politically-oriented student groups have reported a positive response to debate-day political activities and a desire to harness the political energy on campus for the future.