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WashU Admissions is set to add an Early Action (EA) option and a priority deadline for scholarship programs for the 2026-2027 admissions cycle — adding flexibility for prospective students and streamlining the scholarship process. The University is also planning to remove its optional essay and factor demonstrated interest into its admissions decisions.
A life sized TV, a disco ball, the blowing of a whistle — these are not what one would usually expect to see at a dance performance, yet the WashU Dance Collective (WUDC) incorporated each of these elements artistically into their performance.
The 7-foot-tall, 2,000-year-old statue of the Roman emperor Trajan, taken from Minturno, is quite an imposing sight. Once, this full-body statue would have been painted in vivid reds, deep purples, bright blues, and other rich hues, but now the pure white cracked marble is unadorned.
Those expecting to find Steve Carell star as a chicken in “Rooster,” HBO Max’s new comedy series, are going to be thoroughly disappointed. But those expecting him to play a beach-read writer who shows up at the college his daughter, Katie (Charly Clive), works at to comedically save her and her marriage will… well, also be disappointed.
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