With the 2012 elections looming, a Washington University professor says increasing partisanship is impeding the government from finding a lasting solution to existing problems.

Bubbles floated through the 560 Music Building as students and their neighbors enjoyed soup and each other’s company at a Winter Wonderland celebration on Sunday.

Washington University is regularly recognized for its excellent and wide variety of food, but for once its been recognized for a specialty. College Prowler ranked Washington University’s kosher offerings the best of any school in the nation. The ranking was compiled through student surveys filled out on the college search engine’s website.

A section of the Millbrook parking garage in front of the Charles F. Knight Center was removed over winter break in preparation for the demolition of Eliot Hall. Beginning this summer, two new buildings will be constructed in the hall’s current location to host John M. Olin School of Business’s graduate program.

With the Republican primaries looming in the near future, Washington University students from all over the political spectrum are weighing in on who will earn the GOP nomination and what the future of the Republican Party will be in the 2012 presidential election.

A recent ranking of architecture schools placed Washington University’s Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design, part of the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, fourth in the nation. The ranking of “America’s Best Architecture and Design Schools” was published by Greenway Communications last week.

What pops up when you search for www.wustl.xxx on the internet? Nothing—and it will stay that way. In response to the upcoming launch of internet “.xxx” domains, the University has preemptively blocked its trademarked names from being scooped up by pornography companies. According to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the new .

Janji, a sports apparel company founded by Washington University students, won first place in the 2011 University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS) Sports/Outdoors Business Plan Competition last weekend. The company beat out 15 other teams to win the first place prize of $20,000.

Professor Stephen H. Legomsky, from the Washington University School of Law, was recently appointed as chief counsel for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. He will officially assume the title on Oct. 24. As chief counsel, Legomsky will provide legal advice to immigration officials and serve as a member of the Department of Homeland Security leadership team.

As the 2012 election season gets underway, Washington University students are already leading the charge in promoting their favorite candidates. Although both College Democrats and College Republicans have yet to start their campaigns, individual members from both groups have been working with national campaign organizations.