New women’s fraternity set to come next semester
Alpha Omicron Pi will be the seventh women’s Greek organization to join Washington University’s campus, the Women’s Panhellenic Association announced Sunday.
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American-style universities abroad help students gain edge
Washington University’s international student enrollment has kept up with national trends, as colleges around the country have been devoting large amounts of resources toward finding potential students.
Washington University will begin the installation of an interior cellular reception system within the Danforth University Center this week, hoping to alleviate network problems cited by many students.
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Washington University will offer a Pluralism, Politics and Religion Program in Paris beginning this June, in collaboration with the University’s Pluralism, Politics and Religion Initiative.
Student Life Senior News Editor Ben Sales sat down with former Afghan Attorney General Abdul Jabbar Sabit, who was at Washington University to speak to a class before flying to Washington, D.C. Next year, Sabit will run for president in the upcoming Afghan elections.
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For many students at Washington University, Thanksgiving is a time for family, a rest before the crunch of finals and a much-anticipated home-cooked meal. But for others in the St. Louis community, Thanksgiving is a reminder of the coming winter and hard economic times.
Cellists (L to R) junior Dan Brewster and freshman Austin Hope play with the Washingtion University Pops Orchestra at a concert for homeless veterans.
College presidents agree to thinner wallets, Obama presents his economic plan, and noted psychologist and University alum Donald Kausler passes away.
Financial aid stays stable; some construction will slow; Wrighton takes a pay cut
In an e-mail to the Washington University community, Chancellor Mark Wrighton announced on Wednesday morning that the value of the University’s endowment has declined approximately 25 percent since July.
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Art Council hosts third annual Art Week
Washington University students used to writing papers and doing lab experiments have been given the opportunity to paint, print and decorate at Art Week, a program hosted by the Art Council at the Danforth University Center (DUC) from Monday through today.
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Departing members and current speaker note changed role of SU Senate
More competitive elections and a voter turnout nearly three-times higher than during last year’s midterm elections have helped to solidify Student Union’s importance to the campus as a legislative body, say four departing senators.
Student Union Vice President of Administration Jeff Nelson presented details about plans to restructure the executive committees currently exempt from many of the rules of category student groups at the Student Union Treasury meeting on Tuesday.
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News Editor Kat Zhao spoke with award-winning writer Steve Stern, the visiting Fannie Hurst Professor of Creative Literature in the Writing Program at Washington University.
For many students, entering the real world can be both daunting and terrifying. Student Union Senate’s University Initiatives Committee (UI), looks to address these fears by creating stronger ties between students and recently-graduated alumni.
GIS conference showcases WU use of mapping technology in research
While students may use Google Earth to look at their hometowns or vacation spots, the Washington University faculty employs the program in research for anthropology, ecology, public health and geology—just to name a few disciplines.
The author of such titles as “In Defense of Food,” “The Omnivores Dilemma” and “The Botany of Desire,” Michael Pollan, speaks at Graham Chapel on Thursday night. The popular food writer received the humanities medal from Arts & Sciences.
Poet and University alum Donald Finkel passes away, Olin Business School snags a smart national rating, wind turbines wend their way into the Wash. U. works, men's a cappella strikes a chord on YouTube, and continued Hwy 40 construction threatens delays for University workers.
In message to community, Wrighton highlights dour economy
In an e-mail to the University community on Wednesday morning, Chancellor Wrighton announced that the value of the University's endowment has declined approximately 25 percent since July and proposed several cost cutting measures.
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The Women’s Society of Washington University presented “Composing a Life” Tuesday night, an event featuring a panel of five female speakers from the University or St. Louis community.
The appearance on campus this past year of conservative figures such as Alberto Gonzales, Phyllis Schlafly and Karl Rove does not reflect the political leanings of Washington University, according to both University students and administrators.
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Due to the economic crisis during the past few months, many college students are having a harder time finding affordable plane tickets for flights home for the holidays.
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While most students on campus may have locked themselves out of their dormitories at some point in time, the Office of Residential Life has recently become aware that some students are using wire hangers to open their locked doors.
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“Hooking up has many forms,” Professor Susan Stiritz said while reflecting on the results of one of her class’ surveys on casual romance.
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St. Louis Metro proposes cutbacks, California braces for impact, democrats avoid letting Lieberman go, and rubber duckies hop out of the bath in Greenland.
For 10 weeks, Washington University students were able to conduct medical research by dancing.
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Despite the growing financial crisis, admissions counselors at high schools and students applying to Washington University do not believe that there will be a drop in the number of University applicants for the 2008-2009 admission year.
After two successful blood drives and a range of service activities, the Community Service Office hopes to continue to expand its programming. The recent blood drives in September and November managed to collect more than 1,000 units of blood.
A recent study concluding that the political views of university professors have a minimal impact on their students’ views is drawing mixed reactions from Washington University undergraduates.
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For the students who belong to the Burning Kumquat, a Washington University cooperative and organic farm, autumn has ushered in a harvest ready to be used for student meals and cooking.
Two weeks after the election circus, with the balloons deflated and the champagne bubbles settled, students may expect to find a dearth of political activity from student groups on campus. Not so, most Washington University organizations said.
The secret's out on the Obama family's Secret Service code names, and the Iraqi government agrees to let American troops to stay in the country until 2011.
As most students hurried across campus this week to get out of the near-freezing temperatures, a few individuals sat huddled together outside of Graham Chapel petitioning students with cardboard signs.
The St. Louis community will hold the “Join the Impact” rally as part of a nationwide protest against California’s Proposition 8 on the steps of the historic Old Courthouse in downtown St. Louis tomorrow.
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Students look for more dialogue on the issue
As part of its effort to join national trends in green building, Washington University has set out a plan to evaluate its effort to become a more sustainable institution.
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In the past few years, students interested in international affairs have watched a major political issue fall out of the spotlight: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Sign-ups for Washington University’s emergency text-messaging service have increased more than fourfold this school year and have reached a 43 percent participation rate within the student body.
Students in a Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies class completed a study last week on the culture of “hooking up” at Washington University.
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Professor and author discusses the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the region's political future
A Paula Abdul fan dies outside the celebrity's house and scientists sight faraway planets.
St. Louis Police Department investigating
Several cars in the parking lot between Skinker and McPherson boulevards were broken into Tuesday night, according to a report by the St. Louis Police.
Administration may step up efforts
After the murder of a police officer and the mugging of a student near the Delmar Loop, members of the campus community are frustrated with the Washington University administration over its alleged lack of communication regarding off-campus crime.
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Project aims to make campus greener
No one knows who brought free bicycles to the Danforth University Center. These bikes belong to the Washington University Green Bicycle Project (WUGBP), a student-run enterprise that allows University students, staff and faculty to use the bicycles without charge.
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A record number of 740 Washington University community members signed up to donate blood on Sept. 16.
Despite nation-wide economic woes, University restates committment
In response to the continuing worldwide crisis in financial markets, universities around the country are starting to feel the impact of their endowment funds posting significant losses in recent months.
Deer returns to campus after being escorted off
A deer that entered the east end of campus drew crowds of students and faculty Monday morning and made a surprise return on Tuesday.
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A deer that entered the east end of campus drew crowds of students and faculty Monday morning before grounds services escorted it off campus; the deer then returned on Tuesday afternoon.
A lost deer visits campus, Obama deals with his first Presidential issue, and Peru offers its advice on the future White House pooch.
