In an address last week, former President Joe Biden announced a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, which includes an exchange of hostages held by Hamas for Palestinians currently imprisoned in Israel, and an increase in humanitarian aid in Gaza. The deal went into effect on Sunday Jan. 19, and the first hostages have been exchanged.

During his first year of college, Connor May has been a key rotation player for the WashU men’s basketball team. Across thirteen games, the six-foot-six-inch forward from just outside Chicago averaged  10 points, 5.5 boards, and almost 1 assist per game.

For her entire life Ella Scott has been obsessed with pink.
Growing up it was just a favorite color, but after she watched “Legally Blonde” in high school for the first time, the hue “revolutionized” her life. A couple years later she walked across the stage at high school graduation with Elle Woods’ iconic line, “What? Like it’s hard?” on her cap. 

This issue is for those who have already signed leases and those who have no clue where they are living. Having gone through the housing process three times ourselves, we […]

On Tuesday, senior Tovi Blauser got to the polls at 6 a.m. to avoid the long line that would soon form inside the Field House. 

WashU Jewish Students for Palestine (JSP) emailed administration asking for the limitation of displays of “Israeli nationalism” on the one-year anniversary of Oct.7. In the email, which was sent last week and posted on Instagram tonight, JSP said that the displays will negatively impact students’ ability to mourn. 

Professor Sahar Aziz delivered a lecture and answered audience questions about the racialization of the Israel-Hamas war, particularly by political parties in the United States. The event, titled “The Palestine Taboo: Race, Islamophobia, and Free Speech,” was the first John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics event of the year. Sept. 23. 

Washington University Chancellor Andrew Martin sat down for an interview with Student Life on Friday, Sept. 13. Martin spoke about the state of faculty governance on campus, provided updates to WashU’s recent property purchases, and shared his go-to order at a bar. The Q&A has been edited for length and clarity. 

In the last year, university administrators nationwide have come under fire for their handling of campus protests. On Wednesday, Sep. 4, WashU Chancellor Andrew Martin shared his perspective. When asked a similar question that landed some of his colleagues in hot water — like university presidents at the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University — Martin had a different answer.

About 25 pro-Palestine protesters gathered outside Washington University Chancellor Andrew Martin’s house on Forsyth Boulevard waving flags and chanting, May 2nd.