Gaining access to parking spots has been difficult for many WashU students and faculty in recent years, given costs and limited availability of passes and spots. For an undergraduate student hoping to park in most areas on campus, they likely have to pay $918 per year. 

For the few who can afford it, Washington University may be among the best schools in America, according to provocative new rankings by The Daily Beast. In a new ranking of about 2,000 colleges, Washington University ranked as 41st overall, taking into account future earnings, affordability and graduation rate.

When I went to pick up my printing in the Dauten lab, there was a sign on the printer telling me that by printing 22,000 sheets, we had emitted more than 400 pounds of carbon, used up almost a third of a tree and used enough energy to power a 100-watt light bulb for 6,500 hours. “Think before you print,” the sign exhorted. So, I am thinking, and here are my thoughts. I don’t like having to pay for printing.