Now that conference play has arrived, competition for the Washington University women’s soccer team is finally heating up. The Bears received a dose of it Saturday, pulling out a 2-1 win over No. 14 Carnegie Mellon University at Francis Field. Save for a game against No. 1 Wheaton College, the third-ranked Bears had seen scant challenge en route to a 10-1 record.

At long last, midterms are finally trickling to a close. Thanksgiving break is so close the taste of turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes already inhabits our mouths. The end of the semester is just around the corner; reading week and finals will come soon after. But for our women’s soccer team, the most important part of the season to date comes this weekend.

Around 2000 community members gathered on Francis Field between 6 p.m. Saturday, April 14, and 6 a.m. Sunday, April 15, to participate in the University’s 10th annual Relay for Life. Late Saturday evening, the field basked in the glow of candles lit for cancer victims and survivors in the annual Luminaria ceremony, which was dedicated this year to Dean James E.

Francis Field will host Washington University’s Relay for Life. The steering committee of this year’s Relay at the University announced that the event will proceed as originally planned. The Athletic Complex had been designated the alternate venue in the event of inclement weather.

Students planning the Relay for Life fundraiser at Washington University are worried that Mardi Gras will keep fellow students from attending. The events, which will lead students to opposite sides of St. Louis, are both scheduled for March 5.

Ever since my family made it a nightly activity to watch the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, I’ve been enthralled with the Olympics. There’s not a single event in the world that could bring together as many various peoples and cultures to form a single, cohesive marathon of athletic prowess and national pride as the Olympics.

The air around Francis Field was heavy with disappointment Saturday afternoon as the Washington University football team suffered a major defeat at the hands of the Wittenberg University Tigers. With a final score of 46-0, it was evident that the Tigers were dominant on both the offensive and defensive fronts; the second quarter alone provided 36 of Wittenberg’s 46 points.

Once upon a time, the Washington University football program was of the highest national prominence. The Bears played against the University of Missouri and the University of Nebraska. Their famous […]

The Washington University women’s soccer team dropped a heartbreaker to the Division-II Missouri University of Science and Technology on Wednesday with a score of 3-1. After winning two straight road games and four overall, the Lady Bears again fell while off Francis Field, where they are a mediocre 2-2-1.