Many students depend on the invigorating powers of coffee to get them through their days, but most fail to consider the origins of their favorite morning drink.
As alumni, we write to express our support for the student movement demanding that Washington University break ties with Peabody Energy. Despite a dirty reputation of social injustice and scientific misrepresentation, our alma mater continues to propagate the myth of clean coal and Peabody’s CEO Greg Boyce continues to sit on the University’s board of trustees.
Harold Ramis will be remembered for his versatile talents; he was a brilliant comedy actor, writer and director but also an incredible person and a great famwily man. Washington University lost an alumnus when he died, a fact that not many students knew until Monday. He was one of our most notable alums and also an alumnus of the Wash. U.
Connect 4 hasn’t changed much since Milton Bradley created it in 1974. That is, until three Washington University alums and a fifth-year student decided that the game would be better if you could knock out your opponent’s pieces.
Former Wash. U. students Evan Susser and Van Robichaux have taken their talents from the bubble to Hollywood and have just signed a deal to write a script for a live-action movie version of the famous cartoon “The Jetsons.” The Susser-Robichaux team began in Los Angeles when the two were writing and performing at the Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) Theatre.
Long marked by an aura of exclusivity and inaccessibility, Whittemore House might update its image soon. “My personal view is that we should open up our membership as wide as possible,” said Art Casolari, an employee of St. Louis Catering and general manager of Whittemore House.
Before becoming a Washington University freshman, Nicholas Tamarkin had performed in two Tony-nominated plays, one during his freshman year and another during his junior year of high school. He had acted in Paris and Berlin, met Al Pacino and Paul Newman, and gone to Kevin Bacon’s wedding.
For many students, entering the real world can be both daunting and terrifying. Student Union Senate’s University Initiatives Committee (UI), looks to address these fears by creating stronger ties between students and recently-graduated alumni.
Though hordes of students may at times test the Danforth University Center’s maximum occupancy limits, Washington University alum Katrina Marshall loves the building—and the crowds that come with it.
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