Inside of a small, unassuming bar on Locust Street, up a narrow staircase and through a large doorway lies the heart of St. Louis’s improvisational comedy scene. The Improv Shop, located in the performance space above the Tin Can Tavern & Grille at 1909 Locust St., is working to build a healthy, thriving improv community in St. Louis.

For the Washington University women’s soccer team, 2010 and 2011 could not be any different. Last season, the Bears fielded just six returning starters en route to an 11-8-2 record, a fourth-place conference finish and a second-round NCAA tournament exit. The fourth-place conference finish broke the Bears’ streak of four consecutive conference titles.

John Oliver, the British political comedian of “The Daily Show” fame, will be headlining Campus Programming Council’s (CPC’s) fall comedy show.

The Washington University baseball team suffered a setback in its hopes of making the NCAA playoffs on Saturday, losing all three games of a triple-header against the University of Chicago. “They were a very good hitting team––one of the best that we’ve seen all year––and we just didn’t get any breaks.

The Washington University baseball team (24-13, 3-3) ‘stole’ a victory over Principia College on Saturday, breaking a school record in the process. Freshman Kyle Billig had five steals as the Bears ran rampant against the Panthers. The team stole a season-high 15 bases in a 14-4 mercy-rule win.

Expect to see changes in the near future at Kelly Field, Washington University’s baseball complex, starting with a new name. On Saturday, the University’s Department of Athletics will host a dedication celebration and baseball alumni reunion, renaming the complex Kelly Field at Irv Utz Stadium.

The Washington University baseball team is fed up with late-inning, come-from-behind nailbiters; Sunday’s 25-run outburst against Knox College was proof enough. “We got down early in a bunch of games, and we basically did the same thing for four games in a row.

The Washington University baseball team has gone 10-6 since the start of spring break, bringing their season record over .500. The Bears are now 13-11 on the season after sweeping a doubleheader against the University of Wisconsin-Platteville Thursday at Kelly Field.

Senior Ben Harmon and juniors Dan Davis and Tyler Jackson each garnered All-America Honors at the 2011 NCAA Division III Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Indoor Championships, leading the Washington University men’s team to an eighth-place finish, besting a previous top finish of 15 in 2000. Wash. U. picked up 18 points in total at the March 12 meet in Columbus, Ohio, the most in team history.

Just two weeks into its 2011 season, the Washington University baseball team feels that it has already faced off against, and survived, some of the best talent around. The Bears have already taken on a Division-I opponent in St. Louis University, played a two-game series against No.