Washington University’s Leading Together fundraising campaign concluded on June 30th, far exceeding expectations by soliciting over $3.378 billion in gifts and commitments to be promptly locked in a vault and buried far beneath the surface of the earth. In an August 30th email to the Washington University community, Chancellor Mark ...
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Call for WUnderground Summer Interns!
Attention to all Wash U students still seeking summer internships! WUnderground, Wash U’s premier [only] satirical newspaper is in DESPERATE need of detail-negligent summer interns. Responsibilities will include writing coffee and fetching articles. This internship will be paid in the most valuable currency of all: experience (writing dick jokes). Below ...
Read More »New Study Abroad Programs Criticized as “Suspiciously Imperialist”
A recently-revealed list of new study abroad programs has faced controversy and mixed reactions from the student body. While some students have responded positively to the programs – pointing out that it adds flexibility by opening up opportunities for different majors to go to new and exciting destinations – critics ...
Read More »Freshman Thought He Was Pledging Fraternity, Accidentally Gets Initiated as PLTL Leader
When freshman Gary Lashryan accepted his bid this past January, he was ready to become a part of the drinking, partying, and often problematic behavior of a WashU Fraternity. The thing that surprised him, at first, was how much the brotherhood was into calculus. “Yeah, at first, it was weird ...
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