Washington University in St. Louis

Sigma Alpha Epsilon: Washington University Frat Accused of Racist Pledge Prank Reinstated

A Washington University fraternity that got national attention earlier this year in the face of accusations of a bizarre, racist pledge prank has been reinstated. As we reported in February, the local chapter of the frat was suspended following reports that white pledges had photographed black stu ... More >>

Washington University: SAE Frat Accused of Racism Says Most in Chapter Didn't Participate

The national chapter of a Washington University fraternity accused of conducting a pledge activity that involved racial slurs has weighed in on the accusations with a lengthy statement. In addition to a offering a formal apology, the headquarters of Sigma Alpha Epsilon note that the "overwhelming ... More >>

Memo: Wash U. Medical Center "On High Alert For Potential Terrorist Activity"

With militant animal-rights activists converging on St. Louis for a national conference this weekend, security personnel at Washington University are warning staffers at the Medical Center "to be on high alert for potential terrorist activity," according to a campus memo obtained by the Riverfront T ... More >>

St. Louis Vegans: No "Terrorist" Acts Planned for Wash U. Medical Center

Alexandria Graff of St. Louis Vegans just called Daily RFT to say that, despite the "hyperbolic, alarmist" memo sent by Washington University's campus security, no eco-terrorist acts are planned for the weekend. "I know they think we're coming to together to plan some illicit activity," she says, "b ... More >>

Washington University Named Country's Most Stressful College

Stay away from the Washington University campus. According to Newsweek, their students are the most stressed out in the country. That's right -- WUSTL has risen to the top of magazine's annual list, which attempts to quantify stress levels on campus using cold hard numbers. They could have sent so ... More >>

The Dark Continent Enlightens

Born Ruffians Is Coming To The Gargoyle

​Canadian pop outfit Born Ruffians will stop by the Gargoyle on Wash U's campus on December 1st. Admission is free to Wash U students and the 100 publicly available tickets are $10 each. US English will open. This rounds out a fall semester at the club that has seen shows from Tokyo Police C ... More >>

A New Mural In The Loop Pays Tribute To Local Music Celebrties

Dani Kinnison​Take a look at the Loop's new mural, freshly painted on the side of Vintage Vinyl. Created by Washington University graduates Leah Nixon and Macy Moore, the mural features hometown musicians Nelly, Chuck Berry, Miles Davis, Grace Bumbry and Willie Mae Ford Smith.

Implantable Birth Control Most Effective, Wash. U. Study Finds

​The best way to prevent unwanted pregnancies and abortions, a study finds, is to implant birth control into women's bodies. The Contraceptive Choice Project, which aims to enroll 10,000 women and girls in St. Louis city and county, is a project of Washington University. Participants -- more than ... More >>

Alternative Caption Time! Washington University Graduation!

Seniors at Washington University graduated today. KMOX has a slideshow of the ceremony on its website that includes the following photo and caption:​Something, though, seems missing in that caption. Might we suggest the following?

One Night in Athens

Comment of the Day: Hip Hop Will Not Bring Peace to the Middle East

Today's comment comes in response to a post Wednesday in which we revealed how several members of a hip-hop event at Washington University were expelled from the program for having strong ties to Israel and Palestine. Ironically, the hip-hop conference was supposed to bring together Middle Eastern a ... More >>

Wash. U. Scientists Discover Mind-Reading

Washington UniversityTell me if this hurts...​It sounds like something from a science-fiction novel: communicating with another person not by speaking or gesticulating, but simply by thinking. Mental telepathy mumbo-jumbo, right? Nope. According to scientists at the Washington University Sc ... More >>

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Flying Lotus Set for Wash U's W.I.L.D.

Are you a Wash U student? If the answer is no, do you have any good pals who are Wash U students? If that answer is no, you have about a month to befriend one if you want to attend the school's spring 2011 W.I.L.D. event. On Friday, April 29, the annual concert will feature Edward Sharpe and the Mag ... More >>

Wash U Lady Bears Battle Their Way to D-3 Final Four

Washington University​Yeah, yeah, Mizzou and Illinois pussyfooted their way into the NCAA tournament, which gives area hoopsters another week to celebrate mediocrity. But if you're looking for a more legit reason to get your March Madness on this week, turn your attention toward another set of ... More >>

Wash. U Lady Bears Prepare to Defend National Title

Washington University​This weekend is a big one for college hoops. Arch Madness comes to town. The suddenly hot Saint Louis University team will attempt to win its fifth in a row. And perhaps most importantly, the Washington University Lady Bears will take their first step toward defending the ... More >>

Water Cup Confusion Roils Dehydrated Wash U. Bagel Lovers

Image via​A colleague passed along this dramatic tale from Student Life, the student newspaper of our neighbors at Washington University. Seems the new Einstein Bros. outlet at the Olin Business School is causing confusion:Einstein Bros. Bagels, which opened Feb. 4 in the Olin Business School, ha ... More >>

Mad Scientists at Wash U Want to Get Inside Your Head

Washington University​Imagine the brain as a gazillion-piece jigsaw puzzle, with unique meaning to each piece. Researchers at Washington University are working to analyze every single one of those pieces, and then figure out what makes them fit together with other pieces in unique patterns. In oth ... More >>

More Muggings Near Wash. U. Campus; Two Incidents Occur Last Night

​Four people were robbed in two separate muggings last night near the Washington University campus. The first incident occurred at Rosedale and Skinker near Washington University's north campus. St. Louis police inform Daily RFT that two male suspects punched and knocked a 20-year-old male to the ... More >>

Wash U Program Aims to Prevent Pregnancy in Foster Girls

​Nearly half of all girls in Missouri's foster care system are pregnant or give birth before age 19. That's a lot of babies facing challenges from their first breath of life -- many of these girls and young women are aging out of the system without health insurance of their own or a reliable safet ... More >>

Wash U. Students Want University to Come Clean on Coal Research

Image viaBy contrast, coal accounts for more than 80 percent of Missouri's energy. ​For many environmentalists, the phrase "clean coal" is a contradiction in terms on par with military intelligence and jumbo shrimp. But to the Department of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering at Washi ... More >>

Shocker: Low Scores on Entrance Exams Predict Med School Difficulty

​In another entry for the "No...really?" files, a Washington University study has figured out a few clear indicators of hard academic times for medical students -- including low scores on the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT). The study also found that being nonwhite, having huge debt and bei ... More >>

Secondhand Smoke: Pretty Gross, Wash U Study Finds

​A study released today by Washington University found that bars and restaurants that allow smoking expose patrons and employees to all of nicotine's nasty effects.Well, duh.Genuinely surprising, though, was the finding that ventilation systems like Smokeeters appeared to make the problem worse.Th ... More >>

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Wash U. Senior Class Breaks Guinness World Record for Massage Chain

A massage chain in the U.K. with just 430 people.​As if you need further proof that Wash U. graduates really can do anything they set their minds to, consider this: On Sunday the 2010 senior class accomplished its goal of breaking the Guinness World Record for the longest human massage chain. A to ... More >>

From the Labs: New Research at Wash. U.

Image sourceThey're talking! They're happy! We should be more like them!​Happy People Have Better Conversations Than You Do: Apparently Jean-Paul Sartre was wrong: Hell is not other people. The happiest people, a new study from Washington University and the University of Arizona shows, are the ... More >>

Watch a Little, Learn a Lot

Post-Dispatch Readers Grumble Over Jury for New Arch Grounds Design

http://www.flickr.com/photos/elasticsoul/ / CC BY-SA 2.0​Here are the folks who'll get to decide how the Arch grounds will look in 2015 (the year the monument turns 50). Commenters at stltoday.com are grumbling about one of them. Can you guess which one?Robert Campbell, architecture critic at The ... More >>

Wash U. Student Found Beaten in Apartment Near U. City Loop

A graduate student at Washington University was found yesterday assaulted in the basement laundry room of her apartment building one block north of the U. City Loop. The 700 block of Syracuse where the victim was discovered.​The victim -- described as a woman in her late-20s -- was so severely bea ... More >>

Congressman Clay Asks Department of Justice to Investigate Baggy-Pants-Gate

Add Missouri Congressman William Lacy Clay to the number of folks outraged that a bar in Chicago refused to allow entry to six African-American students from Washington University. Sounds like a job for Bagg'ns.​Today the the congressman asked the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the alle ... More >>

Washington University Will Go Entirely Smoke Free Next Year

All of Washington University's St. Louis campuses will become entirely smoke- and tobacco-free by July of 2010. Current policy prohibits smoking inside any university building. The new ban will prohibit smoking anywhere on university property -- including outdoor areas. "We know it will be difficult ... More >>

Wash U. Bears Return to Div. III Tourney as Reigning Champs

bearsports.wustl.eduCoach Edwards takes Wash U. to another Div. III tourney.With all the noise being made these days about the Mizzou Tigers, Blues hockey and Cardinals spring training, arguably the best sports team in St. Louis is wrapping up its season virtually unnoticed.The Washington University ... More >>

Lose Fat, Get Paid

If it sounds like a deal, just remember the offer comes with a few strings attached. Namely, doctors get to treat you like a lab rat. The Washington University at St. Louis School of Medicine is currently recruiting new people for an ongoing calorie restriction study that involves regular chec ... More >>

Wash. U. Study: Buffet No Exercise = Fat

File this one under I Gotta Get Me One of Those Government Grants: A new study by a Washington University professor, funded by the NIH and the CDC and published in the December issue of the journal Preventive Medicine, found, according to a Wash. U. press release, "people who eat out often at buffe ... More >>

Feeling Grounded?

Dance is the answer

Palin vs. Biden Vice Presidential Debate at Washington University : The Music Video

Wash U. Students Construct a Soapbox Homage to Animal House

Stephen Merrill Block

Man Tased at Girl Talk show at the Gargoyle

Neil Young, Elvis Costello, Bob Dylan Arrive, Girl Talk and Animal Collective Sell Out

Club Diva!

Out of Africa

Selections from this year's African Film Festival.

Capsule Reviews

Dennis Brown and Deanna Jent suss out local theater

Dance

Best Speaker Series

Washington University Assembly Series

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THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE

By William Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (Washington University Performing Arts Department)

WRAP GROUP

A new exhibit of some very old mummies at the Washington University Gallery of Art