SPB

Flo Rida set to headline Spring WILD

Global hip-hop sensation Flo Rida will headline 2025’s Spring WILD (Walk In, Lay Down), which is scheduled for Friday, April 25 at 6:30 p.m. on Mudd Field.

| Staff Writer

A comedic tragedy: The decline of SPB comedy shows

In hallowed Graham Chapel on Sept. 17, students waited. They were there to see Margaret Cho, famous comedian and actor. This A-lister was a welcome notch in the belt for the Social Programming Board (SPB) — Cho is an Emmy-nominated personality with 274 thousand Instagram followers. Most comedy fans know and love her. So why were there only 10 people in the audience?

| Contributing Writer

WILD undergraduate attendance capped at 3,000

Washington University’s Spring WILD (Walk In, Lay Down) attendance has been capped at 3,000 for undergraduates, following an announcement that it will be held in the Athletic Center’s Fieldhouse.

| Investigative News Editor

Joey Bada$$ set to headline Spring WILD 

Rapper Joey Bada$$ will be the headlining act at Spring WILD, which will take place on Mudd Field on Friday, April 26, per Washington University’s Social Programming Board (SPB), April 22.

| Managing News Editor

Medicine, Media, and Dr. Mike

Over an hour before the event, a line of students had already begun to crowd in front of Graham Memorial Chapel for the 6 p.m. guest speaker talk by Dr. Mike on March 1. 

| Managing Scene Editor

Saint Motel headlining rebranded fall WILD, held off campus for the first time

Washington University’s Social Programming Board (SPB) announced Saint Motel as the headliner for this semester’s fall WILD, which has been rebranded as the Night at the Pageant. The event will be on Thursday Nov. 9th, at the Pageant, off campus for the first time since the event’s origin in 1973.

| Managing News Editor

Decisions for spring WILD are still being made

After the cancellation of the Fall 2022 semester’s WILD, administrators discussed how their planning process has changed and why they are hopeful that spring WILD will be a success.

| Senior News Editor

SPB’s WILD email is a lesson in transparency

There is no silver bullet to delivering bad news, which is exactly why the administration needs to change its messaging strategy.

| Senior Multimedia Editor

Not so WILD: End of semester concert cancelled

One of the many things cancelled due to the closure of campus is WILD.

| Senior Cadenza Editor

SU brainstorms ways to account for canceled WILD, comedy show, Trending Topics events

With Student Union events such as WILD, the Spring Comedy Show and the final Trending Topics speaker event now canceled, SU is exploring their options for virtual programming, postponing events to next semester and re-allocating funds.

Ali Gold | Senior Editor

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