Whispers has stopped giving away free water cups because of the thousands of dollars worth of water damage sustained by the Olin Library tables. Many students are confused by the disappearance of the free water cups.

Scholars recently found that Washington University holds the third-largest collection of books once owned by Thomas Jefferson. The discovery, consisting of 28 titles in 74 volumes, was made by Monticello scholars and announced Monday by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation and the University.

It gave us many things: an excuse to stay inside, a reason to sleep in, an answer to why a few pounds may have settled around our midriffs. “Because it’s winter and it’s cold outside. Shorter days mean longer nights and more sleep in the first place. Gaining fat in preparation for hibernating during the winter is a vestigial evolutionary trait from a distant mammalian ancestor…” we were able to answer in chorus.

In light of departmental budget cuts, Washington University closed its biology and math libraries this summer, reflecting a nationwide trend in universities to cut satellite libraries that are becoming increasingly obsolete as more materials go online.