This year, the University has moved to cut funding for the Ampersand Program’s international travel, which some professors and students consider an integral part of the Ampersand experience. While some programs will be able to continue through departmental funding or external grants, half of these classes have had to cancel their trips abroad. 

The Emergency Support Team, better known as EST to the rest of us, is one of the main lines of defense on Wash. U.’s campus against our occasional mishaps. This leads us to question why Student Health Services (SHS) would cut EST funding by $8,000.