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Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
Walking into a contemporary art museum is always a bit of an adventure. You don’t know exactly what to expect, only that it will be something very different from what is classically defined as “art.” With its current exhibitions, the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis does not fail to deliver that journey.
Beyond the Arch: Preserving St. Louis architecture
Despite the fact that St. Louis may not be known for its architecture, our city plays host to a variety of well-known constructions. In fact, if you look around when walking on campus, you’ll be surprised at what you find.
New flying club takes off
Being a first-semester freshman is unquestionably difficult. Meeting new friends, navigating academics and discovering the college scene are reasons enough not to start a club at the same time. Freshman Joey Berk, however, chose his passion for flying over the challenge. On Tuesday, Oct. 20, Berk held the first meeting of Wash. U. Students Learn to Fly, a club dedicated to aviation.
Anca Parvulescu’s laughing matter
Washington University professor Anca Parvulescu, however, decided to investigate the background of laughter further and set out to explore why this freeing expression has a history of repression.
An unbreakable love
Frank Fuerst graduated from Washington University in 1955. A member of Sigma Nu, Lock & Chain and ThurtenE, Fuerst met his match in a student named June, the vice president of Gamma Phi. The two fell in love and dated throughout their four years of college, and six months after graduation, they were married.
From fashionable to FAB
Looking at the class profiles for business schools across the country, it becomes quite obvious that the sector is mostly male. Indeed, the Olin Business School displays this trend with over 60 percent of its students being male. Leave it to the women at Washington University, however, to throw statistics aside and to ensure their representation at Olin.
Wash. U. alumnus bounces to the top
Jeff Platt is not just another success story; he’s a Washington University success story. Platt is the owner of a major franchise called Sky Zone, an idea created during his time as an undergraduate at the Olin Business School. Sky Zone, a recreational facility composed entirely of trampolines, has grown to incorporate five locations across [...]
Faculty Profile: Charles Sweetman
“The Second and Final Meeting of the Self-Improvement Book Club,” “Bill-Paying Zombie” and “National Take-Your-Inner-Child-To-Work Day.” No, these titles aren’t part of a literary tribute to “The Office.”
Instead, they are part of Enterprise, Inc., a prizewinning chapbook of poems written by Washington University Professor Charles Sweetman. In the work, he explores the lives of white-collar [...]
Faculty Profile: Mary Jo Bang
As students, we easily get so wrapped up in our lives here at Washington University that we forget that there is life beyond the Danforth Campus. We also forget that our professors have lives of their own.
For professor Mary Jo Bang, director of the Creative Writing Program at Washington University, life outside the classroom includes [...]
The Stories Project: Sharing stories across campus
Recognizing that students could be united in their personal experiences, senior De Nichols launched The Stories Project in 2007 as a way for students to share their stories.
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