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WashU campus and surrounding areas sustain tornado damage

WashU’s Danforth Campus and surrounding areas were in the direct path of a tornado which touched down early in the afternoon of May 16. Radar from The Weather Channel confirmed the tornado struck the suburb of Clayton, where the Danforth Campus is located. 

, , and | News Editor, Investigative News Editor, Managing News Editor, Editor-in-Chief

Be there or be square: Why you need to show up to sports games this semester 

We cannot continue with this age-old excuse that WashU simply isn’t a sports school. It’s uninspired. So set the culture yourself — wrangle a group of friends, dig up a green or red shirt, and bring the energy.

| Managing News Editor

A coffee snob’s guide to the best drinks on campus

During my time so far at WashU, I can often be spotted trudging to my morning lectures with a cup of coffee. I am the person who walks into class […]

| Junior Scene Editor

Washington University to buy Fontbonne University’s campus 

Washington University announced that it would purchase Fontbonne University’s campus, March 11. 

| Editor-in-Chief

First Impressions of WashU by the Class of 2027

On Aug. 19, Washington University’s Class of 2027 moved onto campus, prompting the start of Bear Beginnings.

| Junior Scene Editor

A guide to WashU’s most confusing acronyms 

For those new on campus (or even upperclassmen that have never bothered to learn), the dozens of acronyms thrown around at Washington University can be daunting.

| Student Life Staff

College rankings website names Wash. U. best college campus in US

College rankings website Niche placed Washington University No. 1 on its list of “Best College Campuses in America” for 2018.

Megan Sharma | Staff Reporter

CGI U security to have limited effect on campus

Despite the number of important figures and out-of-town delegates arriving at Washington University this weekend for the Clinton Global Initiative University conference, the campus will not see noticeable security differences or road restrictions.

| Senior News Editor

A thank you to campus employees

The extended snow day this past Monday and Tuesday not only proved that weather could close Washington University but also provided a much-needed rest day for most University students and staff. (Sorry, medical students.) For those essential personnel who were required to work, however, the 43-hour “snowpocalypse” was anything but relaxing.

St. Louis ranked again as most dangerous city

Though Washington University undergraduates in general feel safe near campus, St. Louis is once again the nation’s most dangerous city, a national research group has found. The CQ Press report from Nov. 22 named the city America’s most dangerous for the second time in five years.

| Senior News Editor

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