The 2009-2010 school year was filled with new campus developments, student activism and controversy, allowing Wash. U. students to make their mark on the events of the year.

As members of Washington University Students for Undergraduate Student Diversity (WU/FUSED) work to increase socioeconomic diversity on campus, Washington University has moved up three spots to crack America’s top 35 most expensive schools in tuition, room and board.

A national initiative spearheaded by Washington University and focused on increasing undergraduate socioeconomic diversity was formally founded on Wednesday. Last Wednesday, Saint Louis University (SLU) passed legislation forming its own chapter, SLU/FUSED. In doing so, SLU joins co-founders Washington University and Duke University.

Student Union Senate on Wednesday passed a resolution in support of founding United for Undergraduate Socio-Economic Diversity (U/FUSED), a group that would aim to increase socioeconomic diversity on a national level at undergraduate schools. U/FUSED will be a coalition that has organizations at different undergraduate schools.

This past Sunday, Student Union collaborated with an assortment of student leaders for the first meeting of WU/FUSED, Washington University for Undergraduate Socio-Economic Diversity. We commend this effort and feel that such collaboration is a meaningful and necessary step toward cultivating an atmosphere that is respectful and understanding of the challenges posed and potential lessons [...]