Author: Neil Schoenherr

On April 2 there will be limited parking available in the temporary lot near Graham Chapel to accommodate concrete pouring for the new parking garage.

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Reader response to the electronic version of the Record has been favorable. Seven out of eight people opting out of receiving the print Record reported doing so because they prefer receiving the electronic version.

Sitting on a beach during spring break might be easier than helping to build a home or assisting with hurricane relief, but hundreds of University students chose the latter option anyway, saying it provided them with a deeper sense of purpose.

Photo by Kevin LowderSenior Sharad Wadhwani is reunited with his former French teacher Tracy Waters of Shorewood High School in Shorewood, Wis. Waters was in town to receive a 2007 Cornerstone Faculty Mentor Award — for which Wadhwani nominated her — March 21 in Holmes Lounge.

Photo by Joe Angeles(Front row from left) McDonnell International Scholars Academy scholars Woosung Kim, Ryotaro Kato, Hong Min Park, Ziyan Zhang, Qing Nian and others walk past the U.S. Capitol Building during a recent tour of Washington. The group of 18 recent graduates from Asia’s top research universities now pursuing advanced academic work at WUSTL visited the nation’s capital March 22-25.

Nearly all of the 51 residents of Millbrook Building Two have returned to their apartments after a grease fire broke out in a kitchen about 1:40 p.m. March 24 forcing their evacuation. The only apartment still unoccupied is the one in which the fire occurred.

The following incidents were reported to University Police March 8-20. 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. March 9 4:52 p.m. — A call was received from Millbrook #4 regarding a suspicious male who had entered a student’s apartment at this location. The student asked the subject to leave and he did so. he student described the subject as an African-American male, 5’6″, between 20-25 years old, wearing a black puffy coat, black hat and black pants. The subject was apprehended just east of the Millbrook overpass. Nothing was taken from apartment. March 13 3:30 a.m. — A caller reported a fire in a large trashcan outside McMillen Lab. Clayton Fire Department responded to extinguish the fire. Four suspects were seen fleeing from the fire. March 14 10:12 a.m. — A complainant reported damage to a door in Anheuser-Busch Hall that occurred sometime within the past three years. University Police also responded to three lost articles, false fire alarm, two assaults, two auto accidents and one report each of burglary and drug violation.

David G. Roskies, expert in Jewish literature, will present “1943: The Jewish World at Ground Zero” at 8 p.m. March 29 in McDonnell Hall, Rm. 162.

The last blood drives of the semester will be held March 26-29. Organizers urge everyone in the WUSTL community to participate and help make this the most successful drive of the year.