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Faculty committee to provide non-binding recommendation on response to McMahon letter

A faculty committee will provide a non-binding recommendation on how WashU should respond to an Aug. 3 letter from the Department of Education (DOE) calling on universities to reform by the end of 2026, the University announced Wednesday. 

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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. 

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. 

Faculty committee to provide non-binding recommendation on response to McMahon letter

A faculty committee will provide a non-binding recommendation on how WashU should respond to an Aug. 3 letter from the Department of Education (DOE) calling on universities to reform by the end of 2026, the University announced Wednesday. 

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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.

Golf makes two holes-in-one in three days

Sophomore Jessy Young saw her ball land close to the hole, but she couldn’t tell where it ended up. She was staring into the sun, and she’d mishit her 9-iron on the 132-yard par-3 eighth hole. Then, her mother, who flew in from Atlanta to watch, started screaming. Young had made her first-ever hole-in-one.  Young’s ace on Sept. 15 was the second by a WashU golfer in less than a week. First-year Jessica Liu made a hole-in-one from 145 yards away with a 7-iron in a practice round at a different course, just three days before Young’s. Young was playing alongside […]

No. 22 football defeats DePauw University, first ranked win in eight years

For the first time since 2018, the No. 22 WashU football team beat a ranked opponent. On Saturday, Sept. 12, the Bears took down No. 15 DePauw University, a conference opponent, 37-27 in their home opener.

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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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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.

Zach Cregger’s ‘Resident Evil’ captures the survival horror experience with a hero who’s just as scared as you

The new “Resident Evil” film by Zach Cregger, based on the video games of the same name, is a love letter to its namesake — but not the kind written on a fancy card.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2026

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