I like many others went home this past weekend for Thanksgiving break. I saw people I hadn’t seen in three months and generally spent a lot of time doing what I did during high school.
It should come as no surprise to anyone attending Wash. U. that the influx of conservative speakers on campus has been met with fierce reprove. Student protests abound, and it seems that the speakers simply waste the University’s funds.
I was watching the new episode of “South Park” the other night, and it dawned on me that those little modestly-animated, potty-mouthed fourth-graders are not so different from all of us.
With Thanksgiving approaching, the editorial board found it appropriate to take a moment to reflect on some of the things in our lives (big and small) that we’re thankful for.
Using a model based on the five military service academies, two Teach for America alumni want to establish the U.S. Public Service Academy (USPSA), a national university, as their vision of a symbolic and substantive training ground for civilian leaders.
Hi. My name is Eve. I am a recovering Obamaholic. They say the first step is admitting that you have a problem, so at least I am on the road to recovery. Given the depth of my addiction, however, the rest will not be easy.
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It seems only yesterday that I was getting ready to move into the dorms, excited to begin my college life. Today, I registered for my classes for the spring of 2009.
Staff Editorial
Next semester the University will no longer sell bottled water on campus. This decision is part of a series of green initiatives set to be implemented by the University, but it is the first to have a direct impact on students.
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It’s trite but true: small pleasures are really what make life worth living. Sure, the big stuff is good too. We all want success and sex. We all need our soulmates and best friends and intellectual awakenings.
Part 1 of 2 I don’t know why the letter from Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton about the impact of the economic crisis on Washington University makes me so angry, but it does.
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Nothing’s official yet (at least not as I write this), but I’d like to take a moment to speculate about a recent headline concerning our President-elect and a certain defeated rival.
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On Wednesday morning, I woke up to an e-mail from Chancellor Wrighton detailing the effects of the economy’s downturn on Washington University.
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Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I came across an ad in your recent issue for a tobacconist with a store on the Loop.
Off-campus crime has become a hot topic at Washington University as several high-profile events grabbed students’ attention and left many of them feeling insecure.
Me, four years ago—St. Xavier High School, Cincinnati, Ohio. A Friday night. Future state football champs playing their guts out on the field in front of me. Screaming, cheering, blue-clad St. X students all around me.
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For many gay people in America who fell asleep on November 4 thinking that their nation had finally taken a great leap forward, it must have seemed that their country had simultaneously taken several steps backward when they awoke to news of Proposition 8.
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Failed presidencies leave the most savory legacies. From Buchanan to Johnson to Harding to Hoover, there has always been something undeniably appealing in picking through the debris of truly disastrous leadership.
I turn on the TV, and the usual, nonsensical advertisements seem to take over every channel.
There are many student groups on campus that make valuable contributions to the University and St. Louis communities—far more than we have space to praise in a short editorial.
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I recently saw a TV commercial that triggered a long-forgotten memory. While shopping with my parents, my mom saw a coat, on sale, that she wanted. It was a little pricey, and she didn’t have the money for it at the time.
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By senior year, most students at Washington University have been to four activities fairs and participated, however briefly, in more than 10 extracurricular activities. We are flooded by opportunities to get involved, find our passions and contribute to our communities.
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I’ve always enjoyed movie scenes in which a mob of sports fans, buzzing with jubilation, simultaneously rush the streets after their team wins a championship.
STAFF EDITORIAL
Although Wash. U. Dining Services has provided students with high-quality food, many have been frustrated by some of its practices. Many students feel that Dining Services’ prices are unreasonably exorbitant.
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This may be the product of a few sips too many at happy hour, but I’ve been sitting with my roommate for the last hour celebrating the end of a hell week and going through songs on her iPod.
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While perusing CNN.com for a subject to write about this week in hopes that I could pass as, somehow, maybe, an intellectual, or at the very least, an informed member of the community, I found that I really didn’t know what to write about.
Recently, two English-speaking democracies held their presidential elections. In both, the candidate whose name was synonymous with change won. Each of these two men had compelling personal narratives, and were victorious in elections of immense historical significance.
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Community Connections
I wrote in my previous column regarding the Public Service Fair at the Danforth University Center that there was a plethora of mentoring organizations. I hadn’t experienced the real-world impact these groups can have.
This may be the product of a few sips too many at happy hour, but I’ve been sitting with my roommate for the last hour celebrating the end of a hell week and going through songs on her iPod.
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One piece of news that really caught my interest was the recent decision of the University to stop selling bottled water on campus. I suppose I look at this as particularly good news.
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