engagement

Reverend Jonathan Weaver to deliver keynote speech about Brookings Quadrangle sit-in

At 6 p.m. this evening, WashU alumni Rev. Jonathan Weaver will be addressing an audience at Graham Chapel to talk about his role in organizing a sit-in at Brookings Quadrangle in 1968 where students protested against racism. 

| Managing News Editor

Student Life Q&A with Emily Chen, Student Union President

  Emily Chen, current Student Union (SU) President, sat down for an interview with Avi Holzman, StudLife’s Managing News Editor, following last Friday’s release of the SU Executive Board’s term-goals […]

| Managing News Editor

Tying the knot in college: Two students talk engagement and newlywed life

Two WashU students discuss what it’s like to be engaged and married as a college student.

| Staff Writer

Editor’s Note Episode 5: Students hit the polls

In this week’s podcast, multimedia editor Jaden Satenstein speaks with two StudLife editors about voter engagement and attitudes toward the election on campus.

| Multimedia Editor

Participation policies don’t account for student needs

If the goal of class participation is to mark a student’s progress and understanding or enrich conversation, there are ways to accomplish this while being cognizant of those who struggle with social interaction.

Jamila Dawkins | Contributing Writer

Staff Editorial: Make the most of your student government

Voting and critiquing your student government is an essential way of enacting your opinions, opinions that deserve to be heard.

Staff Editorial: Cancel class on election day

Student Union recently filed a petition calling for Washington University to make election day a campus-wide holiday and cancel class, to allow students more time to vote.

Staff Editorial: Go to the Kemper Art Museum: Support the arts, it’s free

This academic year, grab a couple friends and go check out the new exhibits at the Kemper; you’re only here for four years, so take advantage of these opportunities while you can.

Commemorated by art: Rodriguez Scholars Program 20th anniversary mural unveiling

“This piece ultimately celebrates student diversity and activism in all forms on campus, and we are excited for the opportunity of future students of color and activists on Wash. U.’s campus to see themselves represented in campus art.”

Elia/Longyu Zhang | Contributing Writer

We can’t wait: Get involved in local politics

As students at Washington University, we are not only members of the University’s community, but of the greater area. We have a responsibility to be active members of both.

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