Among the crowds on the National Mall this Tuesday, Washington University students were present in the nation’s capital as Barack Obama was inaugurated as president. Despite the cold weather, attendance at the inaugural ceremonies was, like the elction itself, unprecedented. About 2 million people huddled in the cold on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. [...]

It was to be my Cinderella night. After months of salivating over even the idea of attending one of the many inaugural balls in Washington, D.C., I finally got my invitation. And, to top it all off, I was going to the Illinois State Society Inaugural Ball, so of course I expected that Obama would [...]

I only remember the conversation because all of my Internet chats have been automatically logged. This one was with my father, and I was talking to him from Yale, where I was attending a debate camp. (You don’t get into Washington University by being cool, that’s for sure.) My dad wrote, “If you missed Barack [...]

The air was electric in the Danforth University Center Tuesday morning as hundreds of students filled Tisch Commons to watch the inauguration of President Barack Obama. People began to gather as early as 9 a.m., bringing breakfast and homework to safeguard seats as inaugural proceedings unfolded. By 10:45—15 minutes before Obama took his oath of [...]