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Jewish groups on campus host vigil to remember lives lost on Oct. 7

As the sun set over Brookings Hall on Wednesday evening, nearly 350 people gathered in Brookings Quadrangle to listen as speakers lit candles, sang songs, and said prayers in honor of those killed and taken hostage, just over a year after Hamas’ attacks on Oct. 7. 

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A year after Oct. 7: WashU reflects on a changed campus environment

For many WashU community members, the defining political issue on campus in the past year has been the Israel-Hamas war that began on Oct. 7. 

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WashU updates policy on camping and campus security needs

Washington University revised its Danforth Campus Facilities Access Policy and introduced two new subsections under the Safety and Security section of the policy. The new subsections outline the factors considered by administrators when determining event security needs and explicitly prohibiting sleeping or camping outdoors or in nonresidential areas without University approval. 

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Honey spill attracts swarm of 1,000 bees outside Olin Library

Students looking out of the window at Olin Library to see the buzz on campus were in for a sight on Wednesday afternoon: a swarm of a thousand bees, yellow tape, and multiple police cars. 

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Chief Investment Officer states that WashU is not invested in Boeing

After almost a year of students and community members demanding that Washington University cut ties with and divest from aerospace company Boeing, Chief Investment Officer (CIO) Scott Wilson stated on Sept. 4 that, to the best of his knowledge, the University is not invested in the company at all. This statement was repeated by Chancellor Andrew Martin at the joint Senate and Treasury Student Union (SU) meeting on Sept. 10.

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Resolution calling to disarm WUPD, drop student suspensions, and for Chancellor Martin’s resignation is passed by Senate, vetoed by SU President

Student Union (SU) Senate passed a resolution calling for WashU to drop suspension cases against students and faculty, disarm the WashU Police Department, and create an Indigenous Studies department, Sept. 10. The resolution, which passed 11-7 with two abstentions, also called for Chancellor Andrew Martin to resign from his post. On the morning of Sept. 12, senior and SU President Hussein Amuri vetoed the resolution, saying that it would divide the student body. 

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Remembering rising senior Maya Anopolsky

Maya Anopolsky, a rising senior at Washington University, passed away on May 28 after having an allergic reaction that paramedics were unable to control through medication. She was 21 years old. 

She is remembered by her parents, Jennifer and Sanford Anopolsky, and her two younger brothers, Robert and Max, as well as countless friends from WashU, high school, summer camp, and more. 

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No. 16 women’s volleyball start the season 1-2

In their first game of the season against Coe’s Kohawks, on Aug. 30, the Bears came up on top in a five-set thriller. However, the day following the win, they lost to Hope in five sets and fell 0-3 against Northwestern.

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WashU Spicy Ones: Heather McPherson

Join hosts Aliana Mediratta and Lily Taylor as they bring the heat in a special student edition of the hit YouTube talk show Hot Ones. In this episode, they sit down with WashU English professor Heather McPherson. Watch as Aliana, Lily, and Heather dive into Heather’s past while battling the burn of increasingly spicy half-and-halfs. […]

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University unveils rebranding campaign, changes logo to “WashU”

Washington University in St. Louis has released a new logo — rebranding as simply WashU — as part of a larger storytelling campaign that aims to raise the University’s profile, per an email from Chancellor Andrew Martin, Aug. 16.

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