staff editorial
Resolution regarding Student Union’s lack of resolve
Whereas, on February 10, Student Union Senate supported the formation of the Diversity Affairs Council (DAC) by a vote of 22-2-1;
Whereas, on February 16, Student Union Treasury voted 7-6-1 for the DAC, failing to reach the needed two-thirds majority of members present for approval;
Keep libraries a priority
Wash. U. students were once again reminded of the tough economic times in Chancellor Mark Wrighton’s Feb. 8 e-mail, in which he discussed job losses at the University and the still-sagging endowment. The University’s libraries have not been immune to this, so we want to ensure that our libraries remain a focus of the University.
Students’ creative writing needs an outlet
The Washington University English department is one of the best in the country. The graduate program ranks 29th in the world according to U.S. News & World Report. The department brims with exciting personalities and fantastic professors. We all know this, and we appreciate it. But we believe that the University has folded one too many things inside the English department: the creative writing program.
Room in the Subway tunnel? Bring back the Rat
With the recent talk that Subway might soon be moving to the Hilltop Café, we can’t help but wonder what might become of the Umrathskeller (German for Umrath basement). The student body is not without its opinions. Some have asked for another sandwich franchise to compete with Subway’s limited menu.
$2.1 million up for grabs…who wants it?
We at Student Life are giddy at the prospect of something truly rare: a broadly competitive Student Union election. At stake is the SU’s largely discretionary budget, commonly acknowledged to stand at around $2.1 million dollars, which its officials are free to spend as they see fit.
Contentious Supreme Court decision should trouble students
Pick up any newspaper from the past few weeks, and you’ll see its editorial board coming to some very historically worded conclusions about a recent Supreme Court decision. Citizen’s United v. the Federal Election Committee declares that the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) of 2002, which expressly limits the amount of money corporations can give to political candidates, violates the First Amendment, according to the court.
The last six weeks at Wash. U. via Facebook
Washington University semester in review Facebook news feed.
Demonstration policies should be clear and consistent
We often crave clarity on University policy, and this clarity is especially necessary when dealing with questions of students’ rights to expression. This became apparent last week when the Young Americans for Liberty constructed and, responding to a request from the University, dismantled a mock Soviet gulag set up as part of a demonstration commemorating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
A balanced forum would help students understand energy challenges
Recently, conversations about America’s energy future have consumed Wash. U. From Green Action’s flash mob protest two weeks ago to Student Union’s resolution in opposition to the University’s use of the marketing term “clean coal”; from the appointment of the CEOs of Peabody, Arch Coal and Ameren to the University’s board of trustees to the incipient broadcast of a campus-wide “plan for sustainability,” energy and the environment are on the minds of many on this campus.
Two months of Wash. U.’s Facebook news feed
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