Danielle Drake-Flam

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SU passes bill to livestream meetings

All future Student Union Senate meetings will now be livestreamed, following the passage of a bill Tuesday, Oct. 9.

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A conversation on voter engagement with Katy Tur

MSNBC “Live with Katy Tur”—one of the cable network’s afternoon news programs—filmed live outside the Danforth University Center at 1:00 p.m. yesterday. Student Life had the chance to sit down with Tur after the show and ask her a few questions about her time on campus and her thoughts on student voter engagement.

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Pro-life group holds demonstration at intersection of Forsyth and Wallace

Pro-life group Created Equal held a demonstration with large posters and pamphlet handouts at the intersection of Forsyth Boulevard and Wallace Drive Monday, Oct. 8. The posters, of which there were about seven, depicted graphic images of fetuses aborted during their first trimesters with the slogan, “Vote Anti-Abortion” written across them.

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Planned Parenthood Generation Action and Title Mine protest Kavanaugh confirmation

Washington University’s Planned Parenthood Generation Action and Title Mine organized a “Stop Kavanaugh” protest as part of the National Youth Day of Action Thursday, Oct. 4.

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City of Clayton mayor releases letter responding to investigation of police actions during IHOP incident

In the letter, Sanger explained the findings of the independent investigation into the situation launched by the mayor’s office and the Board of Aldermen. In the report, Sanger outlined his belief that the police officers involved acted properly, citing that some of the students were carrying IHOP to-go bags, were walking from the general area of the restaurant and were the only visible people on the street.

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Carjacking incident reported on Pershing Avenue

Another carjacking incident was reported on the 6000 block of Pershing Avenue Thursday night.

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WU partners with Uber to subsidize rides for students in areas surrounding campus

Washington University will subsidize up to two Uber rides to and from campus per day for students living north and south of the Delmar Loop and in the Skinker-DeBaulevaire neighborhoods after entering into a contract with the ride-sharing company, Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Administrative Officer Hank Webber wrote in an email to Student Life Sunday.

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SU, Wrighton encourage hurricane relief efforts

Student Union announced an initiative called “Support the Cause,” which will sell t-shirts this week to fund support for those affected by hurricane Florence.

Earlier in the week, Chancellor Mark Wrighton sent an email to the Washington University community expressing concern.

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WUPD responds to recent carjacking and armed robbery

Washington University Chief of Police Mark Glenn announced two updated safety initiatives in response to a recent spike in crime near campus in an email Monday.

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Shooting at Delmar Loop Metro injures two riders

A gunman shot two people at the Delmar Metrolink station around 7:30 p.m. last night.

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