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Driver accused of killing WashU Med student is arrested and denied bond

Lilly Belfield, the 22-year-old driver charged with killing 26-year-old PhD candidate Kennedy Reed, was denied bond by Judge Brooke Hurst in a hearing last Friday, Sept. 18. 

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WashU professors discuss the uses of AI and the need for regulation

Amidst uncertainty over AI’s role in society, two WashU professors discussed the necessity of regulations on government use of artificial intelligence (AI) and protecting Americans’ privacy.  The event on Wednesday, hosted by the Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement and co-sponsored by the Cordell Institute, brought together WashU School of Law professor Neil Richards and WashU political science professor Ted Enamorado.

Driver accused of killing WashU Med student is arrested and denied bond

Lilly Belfield, the 22-year-old driver charged with killing 26-year-old PhD candidate Kennedy Reed, was denied bond by Judge Brooke Hurst in a hearing last Friday, Sept. 18. 

Chief Scientific Officer of Microsoft talks AI in healthcare

Chief Scientific Officer of Microsoft Eric Horvitz, M.D., Ph.D., spoke to a nearly full audience at Graham Chapel as part of the Assembly Series. Horvitz discussed uses of artificial intelligence in healthcare and medical research and spoke about the future trajectory of AI in medicine. 

Sports

Soccer at home: No. 1 women win two games, men's team falls short 

Entering their games on Saturday, Sept. 19, and Sunday, Sept. 20, both the WashU women’s and men’s soccer teams held undefeated season records. However, only one team left the weekend undefeated.

Weekend recap: No. 13 volleyball upsets the No. 3 Trinity, cross country faces D-I opponents, tennis teams prepare for ITA tournaments

Brown bears typically do not do well in the heat, but the WashU Bears are the exception. This past weekend, the No. 8 volleyball team defeated its opponents with three straight wins, two of which were against nationally ranked opponents. The women’s cross country team placed 23rd and the men’s placed 25th among 46 schools. Men’s tennis opened their fall season, and women’s tennis continued their dominant fall-season run. Volleyball The No. 8 volleyball team dominated the Tiger Classic on Sept. 18 and 19 in San Antonio, defeating  No. 11 Johns Hopkins University 3-1, University of St. Thomas (Texas) 3-0, and […]

WashU football reaches 3-0 in 31-24 win at Wittenberg University

The No. 19 WashU football team remains undefeated with a 31-24 road win over Wittenberg University, moving to 3-0 overall and 2-0 in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC). With this game, the Bears notch their first 3-0 start since 2023, as well as their first NCAC away game victory.

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In defense of the blue-haired girl

Much could be learned from modeling oneself after the blue-haired girl or the country boy. Their commitment to their beliefs and unabashed defense of them is a quintessential aspect of education we should all be less afraid to embody.

Staff Editorial: Secretary McMahon’s visit demonstrates WashU admin’s failure to include students in civic discourse

By leaving students and faculty in the dark on the humanities report and instead participating in an unpublicized meeting with McMahon, Martin deprived community members of the opportunity to participate in meaningful dialogue regarding the future of the University.

Be mindful of buzzwords and appropriated language

We have a language problem. Social media and artificial intelligence have allowed individual instances of appropriation and misunderstanding to proliferate on an unprecedented scale. People our age use words and phrases without knowing their origins or true meanings, and that has deep implications for our ability to communicate, our relationships with one another, and what we consider “valuable” or “intelligent” language.

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Ibby's new fall menu is just OK

During a 30-minute fire alarm evacuation outside the DUC, I grew hungry in anticipation of a hearty, comforting meal from Ibby's new autumnal menu. Someone should have told me to lower my expectations, because the meal awaiting was neither inedible nor a culinary masterpiece but overwhelmingly, just fine. 

Review: ‘Day and Night’ by Carly Rae Jepsen is good enough

Although “Day and Night” is a step down from the quality of Carly Rae Jepsen’s previous albums, the 24 songs are good enough individually. The key word being enough. 

Close! But not quite: A review of beabadoobee’s latest album ‘Pylon’

Similar to the LaJoy’s matcha lattes (read: milk with matcha essence), beabadoobee’s newest album “Pylon” fell severely short of my expectations. Just as everyone at WashU seems to have the same closet, all the songs in “Pylon” could very well be each other’s doppelgangers.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2026

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