In the fall of 2023, junior Sophie Lin, along with juniors Chethan Chandra and Aspen Schisler, curated a collection of student artwork reflecting experiences of queer students at WashU. “I did this art show last year and people seemed really into it and I would really love to bring it back,” Lin recalled telling staff at the Center for Diversity and Inclusion (CDI). The opening reception is Thursday, Jan. 16 at 5 p.m., and is open to all WashU students as well as other community members. The exhibit will remain open in the Steinberg Gallery until Monday, Jan. 20, and is free to all.

In hallowed Graham Chapel on Sept. 17, students waited. They were there to see Margaret Cho, famous comedian and actor. This A-lister was a welcome notch in the belt for the Social Programming Board (SPB) — Cho is an Emmy-nominated personality with 274 thousand Instagram followers. Most comedy fans know and love her. So why were there only 10 people in the audience?

My roommates consistently leave the dishes in the sink instead of washing them. Everyone is upset, but no one talks about the problem. It doesn’t feel like a big enough problem to make a fight out of it, but there are still some tense situations.

Bustling commerce, delightful aromas, and hundreds of footsteps pattering on the ground. Sounds like a scene out of an alternative, bespoke art market in New York City, right?

To those of you who share our car-less woes and miss the untouched paradise of your favorite hiking trail, let us share with you some nearby locations to quench your thirst for the outdoors. And to those who have a car but aren’t aware of adventure spots in St. Louis, allow us to introduce to you the great Missouri outdoors.

I’m so excited to have a break from classes, but I’m kind of dreading going home for such a long time. I’ve grown apart from most of my high school friends, and I don’t feel as connected to my hometown. During the break, I’m going to miss all of my WashU friends. How do I get through this when I feel like a stranger in my own town?

The “Free Food WashU” chat currently has 3,008 members and operates as a sort of civilian reporting system where WashU students can write in orders they aren’t going to pick up or leftovers from events for other students to grab. It was originally created to reduce food waste on campus but has since transformed into a service for hungry students. While the chat is part of WashU undergrad culture, we wanted to test its practicality and determine if someone could feasibly eat based on the GroupMe offerings for an entire day. 

WashU’s MFA in Illustration & Visual Culture (IVC) program houses a group of talented, innovative, and accomplished artists. You might be surprised, then, walking into their “Roxy” studio late on a Friday afternoon. Every other week, 15-20 of them, along with WashU undergraduates, independent authors, and more, listen intently as a picture book is read to them.

I sat on a school bus with just a notebook, a pen, and $20 in my pocket for lunch, alongside roughly 25 other WashU students whom I had never met before. I had no idea where we were going, only that I was supposed to look “picture ready” (per the organizer’s instructions) and would be back on campus by 4pm I was being (voluntarily) kidnapped for the day!

For her entire life Ella Scott has been obsessed with pink.
Growing up it was just a favorite color, but after she watched “Legally Blonde” in high school for the first time, the hue “revolutionized” her life. A couple years later she walked across the stage at high school graduation with Elle Woods’ iconic line, “What? Like it’s hard?” on her cap.