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Chancellor Andrew D. Martin spoke about WashU’s political engagement in Washington, D.C., threats to federal research funding, and rationales behind larger expenditures by the University in a joint Student Union session on Sept. 29.
With the music department now spread across campus students and professors are facing various logistical challenges, including getting to lessons and finding sufficient practice rooms.
In addition to races for the U.S. Congress and the state legislature, students have the opportunity to directly weigh in on hot-button issues affecting Missouri, including abortion access, redistricting, and more.
On Nov. 3, Election Day, many WashU students will go to the polls to vote, possibly at the on-campus polling stations. Student Life checked in with first-years to see how they are feeling about their first election as college students.
No. 10 WashU volleyball took on their first University Athletic Association (UAA) conference games this weekend against No. 17 Emory University, Brandeis University, and No. 21 New York University (NYU).
Earlier this month, the Oberlin College football team made national news for all of the wrong reasons when The New Yorker profiled their program. Their roster includes just 41 players (for reference, WashU has 99) and a student body that has debated in the campus paper whether anyone should care. The piece also reported that when the Oberlin Yeomen do win, the postgame jazz party is one of the biggest nights of the year on campus. On Saturday, the musicians got another night off.
It’s the last weekend before fall break, and instead of holed up in their rooms studying, the Bears took to the field, court and course. The women’s tennis team dominated in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) regional championships. The No. 1 women’s soccer team continued their unbeaten streak, despite letting up two goals. The men’s soccer team won both their games, totaling 6 goals over the weekend. Golf finished fourth at the Tartan Invitational in Farmington, Pennsylvania.
Amendment 6 will appear on the Missouri midterm ballot and, if passed by voters, would prevent Missouri politicians from overriding the will of the people.
Missouri midterms are coming up soon, on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Since election time is right around the corner, it’s important to start thinking about registration.
I argue that many individuals are motivated less by accuracy than by loyalty to their political affiliations when they evaluate takes they hear online, so as for them to accept claims that favor their side with little scrutiny while dismissing those that don’t. This process of interiorization soon compels the individual to offer their own takes on the subject, often mirroring the nature of the takes they see online.
Lizzy McAlpine knows exactly when to make a song swell and when to let it sit — that tension gives “Angel” much of its character.
With over 90000 subscribers on YouTube, senior Sadie Rosen and her father Larry Rosen (B.A. ‘88) reveal the power of empathy through their channel, The Enemies Project. The pair bring together strangers with fundamentally opposed political beliefs for a sit-down conversation. Their docuseries aims to break online echo chambers through vulnerability. It’s working, as across their 16 uploaded episodes, all the enemies have left connected.
After two years of preparation, WashU Satellite is launching their first satellite into space. Formed in 2024, WashU Satellite is a completely student-run team, giving undergraduates full responsibility over the satellite’s design, testing, and execution. With two upcoming launches, the group is building flight experience through testing these capabilities and inviting the WashU community along for the ride.
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