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Dr. Nicole Seymour gives book talk about the importance of glitter

Dr. Nicole Seymour, an English professor and graduate advisor for Environmental Studies at California State University, Fullerton spoke at the 2024 Faculty Book Celebration hosted by the Center for the Humanities in Umrath Lounge, Feb. 28. 

| Contributing Writer

Students stage second protest to demand Prof. Dybvig’s dismissal after sexual misconduct allegations

About thirty students protested outside Olin Professor Phillip Dybvig’s classroom in Simon Hall and demanded his termination following allegations of sexual misconduct against him in 2022 and 2023.

, and | Junior News Editor, Staff Writer, Contributing Writer

Students protest WashU professor’s continued employment amid sexual misconduct allegations

Students protested the continued employment of Washington University professor and Nobel Prize winner Philip Dybvig. Multiple former students alleged that he engaged in inappropriate conduct. The protest occurred outside Dybvig’s classroom, Jan. 16.

| Senior News Editor

“Free, free Palestine:” Protestors call for Chancellor to condemn Islamophobia, divest from Boeing

About 70 community members, mainly students, attended a protest calling for Chancellor Andrew Martin to make a statement on violence in Gaza, condemn Islamophobia, and cut Washington University’s financial ties with Boeing, Dec. 7.

, and | Junior News Editor, Senior News Editor, Investigative News Editor

Pro-Israel rally held on Mudd Field and pro-Palestine protest is postponed: Recapping student organizing on Oct. 13

Two rallies on Washington University’s Mudd Field were scheduled for Friday morning in response to the latest Israel-Hamas war: One to show support for Israel, and another to protest the Israeli government’s blockade of food, water, and electricity in Gaza. 

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WashU Graduate Workers Union protests University’s handling of sexual harassment cases

The Washington University Undergraduate and Graduate Workers Union (WUGWU) held a march through several buildings on the medical school campus against the University’s handling of sexual harassment and assault cases on Friday, March 31. 

| Contributing Writer

@Metoo_WashU hosts vigil for survivors and leads ‘tour’ of Fraternity Row, calling out sexual violence and rape culture within Greek Life

Around 50 students attended @metoo_washu’s two-part vigil for survivors at the Overpass and protest for Greek Life abolition on Fraternity Row Friday night.

| Managing Editor

Editor’s Note Episode 20: Proposed MO bill threatens protest

In this week’s episode, we explore what’s in a proposed Missouri law and what it would mean for student protesters.

| Staff Reporter

Op-Ed: Wash. U. chooses statue over student

All the University chose to see was vandalism. At the conduct meeting, I was listened to, but I was not heard.

Sabrina Sayed | Class of 2021

‘We’re not gonna be quiet’: Students demand WUPD abolition

Carrying a banner that read “WUPD protects property, not people,” students marched from Brookings Hall to the South 40 to call on University administrators to defund and abolish the Washington University Police Department, Oct. 24.

| Senior News Editor

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