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New Living-Learning Communities open to provide support for minority students

Washington University welcomed three new Living-Learning Communities (LLCs) — Kaleidoscope, Constellation, and Lotus — on the northside of campus for the 2023-24 school year.

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New lock system installed in Zetcher House elicits mixed reactions from students

Zetcher House became the first dorm on campus to install the Homebase lock system, which unlocks suite and room doors via an app instead of a key card. 

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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

Student Life Q&A with Chancellor Andrew Martin

Chancellor Andrew Martin sat down for an interview with Julia Robbins, the former Editor-in-Chief, on Tuesday, April 4 for his first Q&A with Student Life since 2018. Questions touched on the University’s investments in fossil fuels, how ChatGPT will affect the future of academia, and the University’s responses to sexual assault allegations. The Q&A has been edited for length and clarity. 

| Contributing Editor

Administrative assignment is not the end of the world

If that perfect suite just isn’t coming together, please: try not to worry too much about it. Because really, we’re all going random.

| Managing Forum Editor

Upperclassmen housing options and other Residential Life updates

On-campus housing will be available to a limited number of juniors and seniors in the upcoming housing application.

| Senior News Editor

Wild and Gonzalez speak to SU about space equity and housing 

The main takeaway from Student Union’s (SU) Senate meeting this week is that Washington University’s residential and extracurricular space is more scarce than administrators and students want to see.

WU suspends all fall study abroad programs, citing spread of COVID-19 variants

All undergraduate study abroad programs for the upcoming fall semester have been canceled.

Editor’s Note Episode 9: Semester in review

In this last Editor’s Note podcast episode of 2020, Multimedia Editor junior Jaden Satenstein talks to Student Life Editor-in-Chief Emma Baker to discuss the moments that mattered to the Washington University community.

| Multimedia Editor

Keyless journeys: This semester’s best dorm lock-out stories

Four freshmen, each with their own unique lock-out experience, share their stories from the fall 2020 semester.

| Staff Writer

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