As Student Life returns for our 138th volume of the newspaper, we have conducted a number of discussions regarding policies our paper holds. One such conversation surrounded the topic of our house style rules. Formally, Student Life follows the Associated Press (AP) Stylebook in addition to our own house style guide of Washington University-specific terms. However, in pursuit of clarity and inclusion, we have made a few changes to our house style guide, which stray from the AP. Most notably, we have decided to use the stylization of “LGBTQIA*,” making the change from the AP’s accepted “LGBT” and “LGBTQ.” On first and subsequent references in stories we will use the longer acronym, interpreted as “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex and Asexual,” with the asterisk encompassing those who identify with the acronym but not necessarily by those terms. However, if a student group uses “LGBT” or another form of the acronym in an official capacity—like in any other official name or description—we will adhere to the group’s stylization. Our hope in making this change is to be more inclusive of our readership as well as of our sources. Please feel free to contact me at [email protected] with any questions as to the change in policy or any other comments or concerns.