Though KWUR's signal hardly reaches the South 40, let alone anywhere else in St. Louis, The Riverfront Times (RFT) gave the Washington University student radio station top billing in the paper's annual "Best of St. Louis" issue. "KWUR is the best radio station in St. Louis precisely because of its contrary nature," wrote the RFT editors. "A 10,000-milliwatt powerhouse, KWUR broadcasts exactly what you'd expect from a college radio station...a little bit of anything and everything."
Erik Trinkaus, a professor of anthropology at Washington University, helped direct a team of researchers which recently discovered a human jawbone dated between 34,000 and 36,000 years old. The fossil, which is the earliest known modern human bone in Europe, was found in February 2002 in Pestera cu Oase, a Romanian cave located in the Carpathian Mountains.
William Wooten, a 2003 graduate of Arts & Sciences, spent this past summer co-creating Pimp Juice. The Washington University alumnus worked with Team Lunatics, a company belonging to St. Louis rapper Nelly, to produce this green apple-flavored energy drink.
"Cult classic" is the new theme for this year's student-run Filmboard because, according to group leaders Victoria Caldwell and Stefan Block, it was predicted to draw the largest crowds. In line with this notion, Filmboard plans to show movies such as "The Big Lebowski," "Fight Club," "Office Space" and many more.
(KRT) It's hard to believe it was only seven years ago when Republican Bob Dole made history by mentioning his Internet site during a presidential debate. Millions of Americans didn't know what he was talking about. Actually, he didn't know, either: He botched the address by omitting one of the dots.
(KRT) As the school year begins, AmeriCorps volunteers begin their assignments. However, due to the drastic funding cutbacks earlier this year, thousands of volunteers will not be reporting to their first day on the job. In June, AmeriCorps announced that it would be downsizing its largest section of volunteers.
| Artist: | The Cure |
| Track: | Close to Me |
| Album: | Head on the Door |
