Jon Lewis

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‘Live with Katy Tur’ to film on campus Thursday

The filming, part of Tur’s “Battleground College Tour” of U.S. campuses ahead of the Nov. 6 midterm elections, was originally supposed to take place at Clark University in Atlanta, but projected inclement weather from Hurricane Michael forced the show to find an alternate location, and Washington University stepped in.

| Associate Editor

Le quarterback: Former Bear J.J. Tomlin reflects on a summer of football in Geneva

After three years under center for the Washington University football team and a brief stint in the professional world, J.J. Tomlin took the field for the Geneva Seahawks of the Swiss A League, the highest level of professional American football in Switzerland.

| Associate Editor

Once a softball star, WU grad Maggie Mullen now chases Olympic handball

Mullen, who played four years of softball at Wash. U. before graduating in 2014, was working at a marketing firm and perusing LinkedIn for her next career move when she saw a post about open tryouts for the United States national handball program.

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For Andrew Martin, an academic journey comes full circle

Andrew Martin’s academic career has always led him back to Washington University.

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Pat Juckem announced as new men’s basketball head coach

For the first time in 37 years, Washington University has a new basketball coach.

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Men’s, women’s tennis score dominant wins in final home matches of 2018

The sun finally came to St. Louis this week, and that meant that after three long months of indoor tennis, the Washington University tennis teams this weekend finally emerged to the courts at the Tao Tennis Center.

| Associate Editor

Women’s tennis rallies past NAIA William Woods on senior day

The Wash. U women’s tennis team had an impressive series of comebacks to defeat NAIA No. 7 William Woods University Tuesday.

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From Whitaker Hall to the Pyeongchang podium

It was actually not until halfway through her Wash. U. career, when she was home for summer vacation after her sophomore year, that Gretsch’s Paralympic dream began to crystallize.

Jon Lewis | Associate Editor

Rain moves matches inside as rollercoaster season continues for men’s tennis

The Bears were originally set to play on the Tao Tennis Center courts for the first time in 2018, hosting a Saturday doubleheader with Wabash College and No. 7 Gustavus Adolphus College, but the weather had other plans.

Jon Lewis | Senior Sports Editor

‘He is Wash. U. basketball:’ Edwards to retire after 37 as head coach

Forty-nine years after playing in his last collegiate game, 37 years after coaching his first game for his alma mater and three years after the court was partially named after him, Mark Edwards announced his retirement as head coach of the Washington University men’s basketball team Wednesday afternoon.

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