Following accusations of sexual assault against students in Kappa Sigma’s spring pledge class, the fraternity placed two new pledges on suspension.

Newly formed student group Interrogating Incarceration is joining forces with city-wide efforts to shut down the Workhouse, a medium-security penitentiary in St. Louis, for its inhumane conditions and its disproportionate number of Black inmates.

The Washington University International Travel Oversight Committee Executive Body enacted a travel restriction for all University-supported trips to mainland China in the wake of the global coronavirus outbreak, Jan. 29.

Freshman Nkemjika Emenike was elected as Student Union Senate’s Diversity and Inclusion chair Jan. 28. In the role, she plans to continue her projects within the Health and Wellness committee, which is currently collecting student feedback on the Habif Health and Wellness Center’s mental health services.

Student Union Vice President of Programming Charlotte Pohl and Speaker of the Treasury Alexa Jochims presented two proposals to restructure the process for selecting and nominating Trending Topics speakers to Senate and Treasury during a joint session, Jan. 28.

@barstoolwashu Who says a DIII school can’t have a Barstool account? Moving away from many of the misogynistic posts that characterize most national Barstool accounts, @barstoolwashu assumes the role of the unofficial meme page of Washington University and pulls it off in the best way possible. @overheard_wustl I have such an overwhelming love for @overheard_wustl. […]

Executive Director of Habif Health and Wellness Center Cheri LeBlanc confirmed there is little cause for Washington University students to be concerned about the 2019-nCoV coronavirus.

Earlier this month, St. Louis Prosecutor Kimberly Gardner filed what she described as an unprecedented federal civil rights lawsuit accusing the city, the local police department and five others of a coordinated racist campaign to force her out of office.

College Democrats and the Gephardt Institute have ramped up efforts to maintain high political engagement within the student body as the March 10 Democratic primaries and the November presidential election approach.

Chancellor Andrew Martin announced plans to increase Washington University Police Department presence in off-campus neighborhoods, increase the number of shuttles and optimize the emergency communication system in an email to the student body, Jan. 13.