Author: Neil Schoenherr

Photo by Mary ButkusA student of Liggett Koenig Residential College enthusiastically displays house pride at the Convocation Aug. 23 in the Athletic Complex Field House. The inaugural event of the academic year is Chancellor Mark Wrighton’s opportunity to welcome new students and parents to the University.

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CraigSen. Larry Craig’s arrest for alleged gay overtures in a Minneapolis restroom may spell the end of his political career, but some in the lesbian, gay and bisexual community are hoping the scandal has a silver lining. “Regardless of Larry Craig’s true sexual orientation, the real story here is the extremes that some people must go through to hide their real self from a hostile society,” says James Reid, a clinical psychologist who studies sexual identity and prejudice at Washington University in St. Louis.

  More than 1,000 newly arrived WUSTL freshmen will volunteer their time Sept. 1 to paint, landscape, clean and beautify 13 area public schools to make the school year more enjoyable for students and their teachers. It’s all part of the annual Service First, an initiative that introduces first-year University students to community service in the St. Louis area.

The following incidents were reported to University Police Aug. 25 – Aug. 28. Readers with information that could assist in investigating these incidents are urged to call 935-5555. This information is provided as a public service to promote safety awareness and is available on the University Police Web site at police.wustl.edu. Aug. 25 7:59 p.m. […]

The new central underground parking garage on the Danforth Campus is now open. During this academic year, the lot provides an additional 380 parking spaces.

Thirteen WUSTL students have been awarded Fulbright Scholarships for the 2007-08 academic year. Nine are recently graduated seniors and four are current graduate students. They will spend a full academic year in a host country.

Ryan-Jasen Henne started July 2 as director of Greek Life in the Office of Student Activities. He will oversee the University’s 11 fraternities and six sororities.

Students in the Class of 2011, arriving on campus today, will be busy buying last-minute notebooks, pens, highlighters and maybe a few paint brushes. Paint brushes? More than 1,000 newly arrived freshmen will need those brushes, and more, as they volunteer their time Sept. 1 to paint, landscape, clean and beautify 13 area public schools […]