abolition

‘Justice for Janis’: Meet the WashU alum taking a stand against the St. Louis prison system

Mensah founded the “Justice for Janis” coalition, which advocates for the city to drop charges against Mensah and educate individuals on problems within the St. Louis prison system. Since its inception, the coalition has received almost 300 petition signatures and gained the sponsorship of 20 different organizations.

| Staff Writer

WashU’s founder was not an abolitionist: Who was William Greenleaf Eliot?

In the interest of honestly examining WashU’s relationship with the institution of slavery, we must confront an uncomfortable truth.

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Editor’s Note Episode 11: Greek Life rush and reform

As recruitment season begins, Staff Reporter Kamala Madireddi talks to Managing Editor Jayla Butler and Senior News Editor Em McPhie about the progress of the Greek Life abolition movement and reforms chapters have made since the movement began.

| Staff Reporter

‘We’re not gonna be quiet’: Students demand WUPD abolition

Carrying a banner that read “WUPD protects property, not people,” students marched from Brookings Hall to the South 40 to call on University administrators to defund and abolish the Washington University Police Department, Oct. 24.

| Senior News Editor

Editor’s Note Episode 3: The fight over the future of Greek Life

In this week’s episode of Editor’s Note, Multimedia Editor Jaden Satenstein talks to Managing Editor Jayla Butler about her coverage of the Greek Life abolition movement.

| Multimedia Editor

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