Erica Sloan

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Economic counselors for each candidate hold a debate and (almost) resort to personal attack

Before the candidates took to the stage last night, their economic counselors—Gene Sperling for Hillary Clinton’s campaign and Peter Navarro for Donald Trump’s campaign—participated in a debate of their own.

| Staff Writer

The people behind the plays

his past weekend, two undergraduate students and one graduate student, the winners of a rigorous and selective application process last semester, had their original plays featured at the A.E. Hotchner Playwriting Festival. Whether or not you had a chance to see the fruits of their labor, read on to learn more about the writers and the motivations for their work.

| Theater Editor

Cast N’ Crew’s ‘The Twilight Zone: Anthology’ to give students a glimpse into original sci-fi television

This Friday at the Village Blackbox, Cast N’ Crew is bringing you the opportunity to relive the television show that set the bar for science-fiction, fantasy and supernatural TV: The Twilight Zone, a series by Rod Sterling that ran for five seasons on CBS from 1959 to 1964.

| Theater Editor

New WUTV series brings ‘Real Housewives’ drama to the South 40

The gossipy antics, exaggerated drama and girlie cat fights of “The Real Housewives” has found its place at Wash. U.—no, hopefully not on your freshman floor—in the form of WUTV’s latest series, “The Real Suitemates of the South 40,” a comedic parody of the hit Bravo television franchise.

| Culture Editor

Diwali to bring ‘big, fat’ show to Edison

The prevailing of good over evil, a sense of community and the recognition of the good things we have in our lives: These are what one of Ashoka’s cultural chairs, junior Saniya Suri, cites as the main themes of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights. Ashoka, Washington University’s South Asian Cultural Group, will present Wash. U.’s 27th Diwali performance this upcoming weekend at Edison Theatre, featuring a variety of dance and musical acts as well as a skit and fashion show.

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Burning more than bras: Breaking down rape culture with ‘Speak Like a Girl’

“Just because you hold the door for us doesn’t mean we’ll hold your d—,” reads a sign propped on the ledge behind the Tisch Commons stage.

| Staff Reporters

Democratic candidates host a “substantive” debate: Clinton and Sanders face off

It’s safe to say Tuesday night’s prime time entertainment television was trumped by the presidential debate—but this time, it finally wasn’t Trump with his feisty firestorm of anti-woman, pro-building-a-wall antics.

| Culture Editor

Friendships and relationships give life purpose in upcoming PAD show ‘Company’

He’s a noncommittal socialite of a man, surrounded by friends and usually the center of attention at a party. He’s off and on with three different girls, but all of his closest friends are in long-term relationships…Well, in this case, marriage. Sound sort of familiar?

| Culture Editor

Album review: ‘Honeymoon’ by Lana Del Rey

Lana’s on her honeymoon and she just wants to get high by the beach. If there’s anything her silky smooth vocals and heartbroken lyrics on her new album, “Honeymoon,” might make you want to do, it’s just that.

| Culture Editor

STL Jewish community’s pride committee offers year-round engagement

Although annual pride parades hosted in cities worldwide manage to draw larger crowds each year in celebration and support of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, this year’s fell at particularly ideal timing for those in the U.S.—just one day after the Supreme Court legalized gay marriage. In downtown St. Louis on June 27 and 28, crowds in unprecedented numbers filled the sides of Market Street to watch this year’s impressive collection of floats, dance performances and musical acts move through the parade.

| Staff Reporter

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