Thursday, January 8, 2009

Washington University in St. Louis

USN Current Issue

For VP Debate, Wash. U. Operations Slow to a Crawl

Although the school has hosted debates before, this year's has seen unprecedented attention. more >>

Most Commencement Speeches Remain Apolitical

It's Campaign 2008 and commencement season, so where have all the politicians gone? more >>

In Oklahoma and Maine, Babies Get Funds for College Savings Plans

Oklahoma infants receive $1,000, while Maine babies get $500. more >>

Commencement = Student Discontent

Some Harvard grads ask for a leader, while students at Northwestern don't want theirs. more >>

Wash. U. Students Turn Backs to Phyllis Schlafly

Protesters were criticizing the college giving her an honorary degree. more >>

Stanford and Wash U. Offer More Aid, Too

Families that make less than $60,000 can skip the student loan part. more >>

Gonzales Receives Icy Reception at Wash. U

Alberto Gonzales has not had the easiest time on the lecture circuit since resigning from his U.S. attorney general post last year. more >>

Washington Says No to Obama-rama

Students are upset after Washington University officials denied Obama a visit to the school. more >>

'Violated from Miles and Miles Away'

Students held vigils on Monday and Tuesday night at Washington University in St. Louis, passing out ribbons in Virginia Tech's orange and maroon colors, the Student Life reports. more >>

Trail Mix

If you're in the market for some new rain boots, Washington University in St. Louis's Student Life has a stylish slide show that might give you some ideas. more >>

Trail Mix

*A high-speed, 12-mile-per-hour chase ripped through the campus of Washington University in St. Louis, and the Student Life has a picture. more >>

Trail Mix

The Spartan Daily has a long profile today explaining how a Sudanese refugee made his way to San Jose State. At Johns Hopkins, minority recruitment strategies have worked; applications from underrepresented minorities have risen 69 percent since 2003--from 1,220 to 2,070, the Newsletter reports. more >>

The College Journalist Who Interviewed the Alleged St. Louis Kidnapper Now Finds Herself Under the Media Microscope

Washington University in St. Louis's student newspaper, the Student Life, disavowed a fellow student journalist today in this staff editorial, calling her reporting tactics dishonest and unprofessional. more >>

Trail Mix

Sacramento State's controversy-plagued Multi-Cultural Center could move in a new direction after an off-site consultant makes recommendations next month, the State Hornet reports. An Indiana University student wore 160 T-shirts at once this month, breaking a world record, the Daily Student reports. more >>

Power Outages Force Students Into Hotels

At least 20 Washington University students spent nights in St. Louis's Cheshire Inn this week, after power outages forced them out of their dorms. more >>

Wash. U. Student's Thanksgiving Break Was Weirder Than Yours

This is freshman Greg Allen's claim, at least—and unless you also discovered a strange man passed out on your couch, so badly hung over that only a barking cop could wake him up, he's probably right. . more >>

It's Too Complicated: Would Vote, if Only They Knew How...

Some Columbia University students who registered with their campus addresses had to fill out provisional ballots--because they just couldn't find their polling station, says the Spectator. Washington University in St. more >>

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