Starting Friday, students will have to go off campus for their banking needs. The Bank of America located on the second floor of Mallinckrodt Center will be closed from the end of the business day on Friday until July 4 because of renovations in the building. Administrators hope that the closing will have a minimal effect on students.

Washington University stopped taking money from Bank of America whenever the bank sold a special credit card to students here, just three months after universities had to start disclosing credit card agreements under a new law.

Dozens of students and local community members pitched tents and camped out in downtown St. Louis Wednesday night to kick off a series of demonstrations aimed at rallying the community to stand up against corporate power.

Although the lunchtime crowds have moved to the Danforth University Center and plans for renovation have been delayed, Mallinckrodt Center still plays a major function in programming by Washington University’s student groups.