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Changing the rules: Lobbyist pressing Title IX changes motivated by son’s expulsion from WU

Lobbyist Richard McIntosh has proposed Title IX changes that would give the accused more power in the process statewide. His efforts to change the Title IX system followed his son’s expulsion through the Washington University Title IX process, as reported by the Kansas City Star.

| Editor-in-Chief

Washington University forms faculty group on Better Together campaign

Washington University announced the creation of a faculty group to generate conversation on the Better Together campaign last week.

| Senior News Editor

Washington University responds to proposed state Title IX legislation

Missouri Senate Bill 259 and Missouri House Bill 573, introduced Jan. 15 and Jan. 16, respectively, both propose changes that would allow more protection for the accused in Missouri Title IX cases than in any other state.

| News Editor

Chancellor Wrighton named campaign chairman of Better Together

Chancellor Wrighton will be the campaign chairman of an effort to merge St. Louis County and the City of St. Louis into one metro city as proposed by Better Together, a nonprofit organization.

| Senior News Editor

EPA signs decision to clean West Lake Landfill

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed a decision to remove radioactive waste from the West Lake Landfill in Bridgeton, Mo., Sept. 27. Seventy percent of the radioactive waste will be removed from the landfill, which is located about 16 miles northwest of the Danforth Campus.

Jaden Satenstein | Contributing Reporter

BREAKING: Two shot at Delmar Loop Metro stop

A gunman shot two people at the Delmar Metrolink station around 7:30 p.m. tonight.

| Senior News Editor

Trolley delays continue, lawsuits led against project

In a lawsuit filed against the Loop Trolley project, plaintiff Peter Sarandos argues that the Loop Trolley tracks extend 300 feet past the designated boundary in St. Louis City and 235 feet past the district’s boundary in University City.

Emma Baker | Staff Reporter

Students, administration express anger, disappointment after Stockley verdict

Washington University students and faculty expressed a range of emotions Friday after Jason Stockley, a white former St. Louis police officer, was found not guilty of murdering Anthony Lamar Smith, a 24-year-old black man, in December 2011.

| Senior News Editor

Always in the headlines: A look back at WU’s summer

They say no press is bad press, but Washington University has put the phrase’s exact extent to the test over this past summer.

| Senior Editor

Protesters march to the Arch in opposition to Trump executive order

A protest took place in downtown St. Louis this past Saturday in response to President Donald Trump’s recent executive order on immigration, commonly referred to as the “Muslim ban,” and other anti-immigration and anti-refugee acceptance policies.

| Staff Reporter

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