Juniors Susie Pasternak and Alaa Itani served as Washington University’s two delegates for the 9th annual Northwestern University Conference on Human Rights (NUCHR) last month. Undergraduate delegates from all across the country gathered in Chicago from January 19 to 20, for a national student conference on the current global food crisis.

Three Kings Public House, a bar and grill across the street from the Tivoli Theatre, offers filling fare served with smiles in a handsome space. However, the pub lacks any attribute that makes it noteworthy.

Last season on Jamie Oliver’s “Food Revolution,” Oliver brought his ideas of fresh food and delicious nutrition to the public schools of Huntington, W. Va. Huntington was carefully selected because of its reputation as America’s fattest city.

As I take a sip of Schlafly in between bites of Imo’s pizza, I’m reminded of the quality products St. Louis has to offer. Sure, these products might cost a bit more than the national brand, but I prefer them and don’t mind paying a premium. In fact, I don’t mind paying more for any local goods and services since I’m receiving a better value.

The extended snow day this past Monday and Tuesday not only proved that weather could close Washington University but also provided a much-needed rest day for most University students and staff. (Sorry, medical students.) For those essential personnel who were required to work, however, the 43-hour “snowpocalypse” was anything but relaxing.

On Nov. 18, the St. Louis Hillel at Washington University hosted what was arguably the most successful example of religious pluralism in recent memory at Washington University, the first event of a new program at Wash. U.—Sacred Meals.

Students of all different races, backgrounds, ethnicities, and sexual orientations gathered at a luncheon event intended to encourage people to “mix up” their groups by sitting at different tables in the hopes of breaking down social barriers.

If you’re looking for the full experience of a rich ambience and mouth-wateringly decadent desserts, drop by Bailey’s Chocolate Bar, located in trendy Lafayette Square.

While our campus’s effort towards increasing sustainability in recent years should be applauded, there is still much work to be done.

Students expressed overall satisfaction with the new Bear’s Den facility on the South 40 in a recent electronic survey conducted by Student Union. In a survey of 158 students, 58 percent of respondents said that the new Bear’s Den is better or “substantially better” than last year’s South 40 dining facilities.