Professor William J. Maxwell spoke out against the Iran war outside of Olin Library on April 7. He stood alone in front of the George Washington statue with a sign that read “No war of choice. No war on civilian targets. No war in our name. No war in God’s Name.”

WashU Admissions is set to add an Early Action (EA) option and a priority deadline for scholarship programs for the 2026-2027 admissions cycle — adding flexibility for prospective students and streamlining the scholarship process. The University is also planning to remove its optional essay and factor demonstrated interest into its admissions decisions.

Former U.S. Senator Phil Gramm argued that AI would be a force for economic good and drew parallels to the Industrial Revolution in a lecture at WashU last Thursday.

The Performing Arts Department and the Department of Anthropology’s Experiential Ethnography Studio (ESS) moderated a panel conversation about the role of performance in personal empowerment and political change, especially in the Black community, April 9.

Australian singer-songwriter The Kid LAROI is set to headline the Spring 2026 WILD (Walk In, Lay Down) at 6 p.m. Friday, April 24, on Mudd Field. 

Student Life interviewed its new Editors-in-Chief, juniors Laurel Wang and Lewis Rand.

Clinical and forensic psychologist Nicholas Tessier discussed his experience delivering medical humanitarian aid with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in critical global conflict zones at a WashU talk on April 1.

Following spring break, WashU Dining Services now requires students to use ReusePass containers in the Bears Den (BD) for to-go meals during all-you-can-eat hours. This change has been met by mixed reactions from students. 

After being named a Distinguished Alumna, ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Mary Bruce spoke on her time at the University, the current state of journalism, and WashU students’ futures during an address to the WashU Community in the Clark-Fox Forum last Friday. 

WashU’s Emergency Support Team (EST) is now able to receive funding for its operations in the 2027 fiscal year as an Executive Entity of Student Union (SU) after a unanimous and nearly unanimous vote in SU Treasury and Senate, respectively, on April 7.