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Gateway Global Grub: Eating around the world without leaving St. Louis

However, with 14 restaurants visited so far and several dozen others on our list to try before our upcoming graduations, we’ve tried our best to give justice to St. Louis’ diverse culinary community.

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Mayor Cara Spencer urges a unified approach to city issues

Spencer left considerable time to answer audience questions, which touched on divisive topics like the recent tornado, the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in St. Louis, and data centers coming to the city.

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Max Schreiber thinks we should all take more risks

But Schreiber seems to thrive in the uncertain and the uncomfortable. After all, he says, what else are we in college for?

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’24-25 News in Review

Welcome to WashU! Here’s a chronological recap of some of the major events and happenings from last school year, both around campus and in the greater community. This includes how national politics have affected the WashU community, so you can get up to speed on all of the campus goings-on. 

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Juveniles arrested outside of ThurtenE, carnival continues as planned

After weather-related cancellations on both Friday and Saturday this weekend, on its final day, the 90th annual ThurtenE carnival was open all day on Sunday April 6. That afternoon, two juveniles—one of whom was armed—were arrested near the carnival’s entrance; however, the event continued until its scheduled close at 8 p.m.

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How a low-income student fell through the cracks of WashU’s financial aid

Over the summer of 2024, then-rising-junior Kayleigh Hernandez was confronted with a notification that shocked her: She had an outstanding balance of $50,000 owed to WashU. As a first-generation, low-income (FGLI) student, Hernandez normally paid a greatly reduced tuition that ranged in the hundreds of dollars.

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The Parties and their parties

What’s more fun than a Political Party? A political party. Despite their attempts to appear to voters as bastions of civility and decorum, American presidents have been known to “rally.” Here are a few stories of them at their most devious, in roughly chronological order.

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Democrat vs Republican Fantasy Football lineups

Every year, Congressional Democrats and Republicans face off in a baseball game (Republicans lead 46-42 games all time). This got us thinking — what if we did something completely different and unrelated? So, Student Life sat down to craft football teams of Republicans and Democrats from past and present, and we’re here to show you the lineups and our predictions for America’s real pastime.

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Voter registration deadline coming Wednesday

The voter registration deadline for Missouri is this Wednesday, Oct. 9. Those wishing to vote in the Nov. 5 election should register online on the Secretary of State’s website. 

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An investment policy that “has not changed in generations”: What stops WashU from divesting from fossil fuels?

Divestment campaigns have achieved their goals at other universities. So what’s stopping divestment at WashU?

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