Campus & Community

In October 2004, Jill Owens Siegel, MArch ’92, was enjoying what she thought was a normal pregnancy. Her body was swelling, but she thought that was to be expected a few months before her due date.

Marc Elliot, AB ’08, is one of the most sought-after young public speakers in the country. Preaching the theme of tolerance, he travels to high schools and colleges talking about his struggles with Tourette syndrome, a condition he was diagnosed with at age 9 while growing up just outside St. Louis.

Alumni enjoyed a Classes Without Quizzes event on panoramic photography at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts in January 2012.

Join alumni, parents, friends, students and staff for the first-ever Washington University Day at Circus Flora. This promises to be a fun event for the whole family as Circus Flora presents The Wizard: Merlin & the Legends of King Arthur.

The baseball team won all five games last week to improve its overall record to 17-6 on the season. Updates also included on softball, men’s tennis, swimming & diving, track & field and women’s golf.

The No. 21 softball team secured a second-place finish at the 2012 University Athletic Association (UAA) Championship Tournament with a split in the final two games March 17 in Altamonte Springs, Fla. Updates also included on baseball, men’s and women’s tennis, swimming and women’s golf.

After starting the season with three straight losses, the baseball team earned its ninth consecutive win to improve its record to 9-3 overall, 2-0 in UAA play. The victory over Brandeis matched the longest winning streak for the Bears since 2007. Updates also included on men’s and women’s track, softball, tennis and golf.

Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams saw their seasons come to an end with losses in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Updates also included on baseball, softball, women’s tennis, track and field and swimming and diving.

Five student-athletes earned individual University Athletic Association titles to lead the Bears to a sweep of the men’s and women’s team conference championships Feb. 26 at the New Balance Track & Field Center in New York. Updates also included on men’s and women’s basketball season finales; swimming and diving; men’s tennis; and the opening series of the baseball season.

Burton M. Wheeler, PhD, professor emeritus of English and of religious studies, both in Arts & Sciences, and a beloved teacher and former dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, died Friday, Feb. 17, at his home in Warson Woods, Mo., after a long battle with cancer. He would have turned 85 March 12.