Alan Glass

Impact of ongoing efforts to reduce risky drinking unclear

Washington University continues to take tentative steps to improve communication with students about the risks of alcohol abuse, but school officials remain unsure whether their efforts are yielding noteworthy progress.

Sherri Gardner | Contributing Reporter

SHS stops requiring its own health insurance

Washington University is no longer requiring that students purchase their own health insurance, in compliance with nationally mandated changes under the Affordable Care Act.

| News Editor

Despite committee recommendation, search continues for sexual assault prevention coordinator

After more than two decades of discussion, efforts to create an office to lead Washington University’s sexual assault prevention efforts are picking up pace, but there remains no consensus on how soon the position will be filled.

| Director of New Media

Online tool tracks cases of swine flu in each state

As concern over swine flu expands at universities across the country, students can look to a new http://www.acha.org/ILI_Cumulative.cfm”>influenza tracking system provided by the American College Health Association. The tracker, which uses reports issued voluntarily by officials from universities, relies on the contribution of more than 250 schools and is being used by public-health officials. The […]

| News Manager

Eleven swine flu cases reported so far, more expected

The number of suspected swine flu cases on campus jumped to 11 over the weekend.

| Editor in Chief

Number of swine flu cases continues to rise daily

Suspected cases of swine flu at Washington University hit four on Thursday evening, with school officials expecting the number to increase.

| Student Life Staff

University prepares for possible swine flu outbreak

Following suit with other colleges across the country, Washington University has made preparations for a possible outbreak of the swine flu this coming winter.

| Staff Reporter

Student health-care bought by Aetna

As a result of a bidding process that occured last spring, Washington University students are now covered by a new heath care plan, provided by Aetna.

| News Editor

COSA reorganizes under new name

Washington University’s umbrella organization for sexual assault prevention and education has reorganized itself under new leadership after a semester-and-a-half hiatus and for the first time has set a budget to support its efforts.

| Student Life Editors

Time to improve sexual assault prevention efforts

Nearly two years ago, a man tailgated into Myers Hall, forced his way into a female student’s dorm room and raped her. That incident jumpstarted a campus-wide conversation about security and sexual assault on campus, prompting many of the security measures that students are familiar with today, including peepholes in doors, closed-circuit video monitoring in […]

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