We hope that gratitude and being around the people you love can make your Thanksgiving meaningful. Below are some of the things that we are thankful for this year.

As a student body, we should not be complacent — we should instead strive to increase voter turnout to make SU more representative of the student body and its beliefs.

WashU, like most other majority-liberal universities, is a bubble; however, Missouri is not. Some of the communities most impacted by this year’s election results are just outside the gates of WashU, and stepping out of the campus ecosystem is a crucial step in enacting real change.

Low response rates to sexual misconduct surveys are in large part due to the societal stigmatization, invalidation, and normalization of sexual violence, especially on college campuses. The fact that WashU had the lowest response rate of all schools, however, points to additional issues specific to the University.

While Graham Chapel’s stage frequently serves as a platform for influential speakers, these events are currently not an integral part of campus culture. We urge WashU to prioritize these events by making them more accessible to the student body, and we urge students to give these events a chance.

With Fall Break’s slow arrival and swift retreat, the midpoint of the semester is quickly approaching. This means it is also another time of year — course registration! Alongside the handy-dandy resources like PlanIt and Rate My Professor, the StudLife editors have got you covered.

When a resolution contains an overwhelming number of tenuously-connected demands, it dilutes the effectiveness of each line item and confuses what students should prioritize.

If administrators only answer certain criticisms, are students really being listened to?

This week, WashU students are picking their courses for the Fall 2024 semester. While they may be last-minute, we hope that our Student Life editorial staff recommendations can help you make final scheduling decisions.

Instead of taking what happened in BD and the campus response as a way to further divide ourselves, we should take it to consider where we get our information, how we want our campus spaces treated, and how we engage with all members of this community in the future.