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Chancellor Wrighton’s Fear Mongering
BY GABRIEL RUBIN The fire is coming, or so they tell us. Since August, the administration of Washington University in St. Louis has taken a bifurcated approach to the protest movement that has emerged in the wake of unarmed teenager Michael Brown’s killing. When the protesters were demonstrating mainly in the suburb of Ferguson itself,…
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The Anti-Intellectualism of the Wash U Bubble
BY OLA ABIOSE College admissions season is in full swing, and few things are more surreal than nearing the end of college life and looking upon those eagerly waiting to begin. So, in an overwhelming bout of nostalgia, I decided to sneakily join a campus tour on my way to class, just to take one…
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Wash U’s Model Minority
The print version of this article mistakenly used an earlier draft of the piece. Below is the author’s intended contribution. BY MICHELE HALL If you scroll through the names of students involved in the Mosaic Project, there are not likely to be any surprises. The names listed are more than likely names of students who…
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Do We Really Have the Best Food?
BY JARED TURKUS Washington University’s food quality impacts all its students, regardless of their backgrounds, tastes, or majors. In the Daily Meal’s 2013 study, Wash U placed second in university food quality, outranked only by Bowdoin College. Bon Appetit, with exclusive catering rights, staffs all primary on-campus eating locations in the Bears Den, the DUC,…
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The Raze of Ruby
BY GRACE PORTELANCE & SHIVANI DESAI Rubelmann Hall stands proud and tall, truly the gem of the South 40. Built in 1958, she is the oldest of her kind and has given a warm home and a comfortable bed to many generations of Wash U students. As residents of Ruby, we know her shine may…
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Wash U Isn’t Really In St. Louis
BY CANDICE LOVE Unlike most students at Wash U, I grew up about ten miles away from campus. I spent a lot of time next door in Forest Park, admiring the zoo, art, and architecture. St. Louis has always been my home, and when I would think of the things I was most proud of…
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A WUPR Interview with Student Union Executives
BY WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY POLITICAL REVIEW EXECUTIVE BOARD WUPR: Thanks for sitting down with us. Emma, you’re the first female president in quite some time and looking at the most recent election, there were very few women on the ballot. How do you plan on tackling the problem of gender diversity in SU? Emma: Great question.…