Washington University was ranked the seventh best value in private universities by the Princeton Review. The ranking was based on factors including financial aid and academics. It was compiled using official university data and results from student surveys.

“Renewables,” “biofuels,” “research,” “better marketing.” These are some of the words that Washington University students used to describe ways the University could achieve a higher level of sustainability on campus.

Following word that the requirements to the Dean’s List are changing this semester, the administration says there are no plans to change the requirements for College Honors. Students received an email alerting them of the change to the Dean’s List criteria from Dirk Killen, an associate dean in the College of Arts & Sciences at the beginning of the semester.

Although the fireworks took place earlier in the week, a profusion of dance numbers, sparkles and costumes set the crowd of the 16th annual Lunar New Year Festival (LNYF) ablaze with excitement. When the lights dimmed in Edison Theater on Friday and Saturday evenings, students were treated to a three-hour-long sample of both traditional and modern Asian dances.

The Gephardt Institute for Public Service will be moving to the Danforth University Center later this year, taking over the third floor space currently used as a student print media suite.

Sofia Vergara fans will have to settle for seeing her on TV as she will not be coming to speak on campus this semester. Her shooting schedule for “Modern Family” conflicted with her ability to visit.

Students at Washington University use Wikipedia to research topics ranging from television shows to drinking games, but Wednesday, Jan. 18, they could not use the site to do anything.

The Washington University chapter of Habitat for Humanity has been awarded a $5000 matching grant by State Farm.

Study abroad options for psychology students are broadening this year with a new pilot program in Denmark. The program, led by the Danish Institute of Study Abroad (DIS) in Copenhagen, will offer psychology students academic opportunities they are not able to have on the Washington University campus.

Three students were arrested Thursday at an Occupy St. Louis protest downtown. The three students, seniors Adam Hasz and Molly Gott and sophomore Kait Mauro, were arrested near the Martin Luther King Bridge. They were held in the St. Louis City Justice Center for about 10 hours and released on bail Friday morning.