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Photo by Mary ButkusFor most WUSTL students, the opportunity to witness a presidential or vice presidential debate live comes along once in a college career, if they are lucky. For a University-record 432 students, that dream became reality Oct. 2.

For most WUSTL students, the opportunity to witness a presidential or vice presidential debate live comes along once in a college career, if they are lucky. For a University-record 432 students, that dream became reality Oct. 2.

“Three, two, one — debate!” shouted one of the students gathered to watch the vice presidential debate at Graham Chapel, one of six remote viewing sites on campus. The digital clock on the big screen in front had just finished its countdown, the lights in the chapel were low and the stage was set for […]

Photo by Joe AngelesWUSTL students participated in a practice debate Oct. 1 so CNN — the network providing the pool feed for all television media covering the debate — could check lights, sound and camera angles.

Photo by Mary ButkusMegan Petra, second-year doctoral student in social work, holds up her ticket after being drawn first in the student ticket lottery.

What does the future hold for health care in Missouri and across the country? Leading health-care experts from the Brookings Institution, Washington University in St. Louis and the state of Missouri will explore this issue during a free conference at 8 a.m. Oct. 16 in the Eric P. Newman Education Center Auditorium at the School of Medicine. Speakers will focus on how current policies must change to expand care innovation and maximize impact; the prospects for reform; and comparisons of reform proposals in terms of cost, quality and access to care.

Photo by Kevin LowderExperience the sights and atmosphere of debate day with a slideshow.

Photo by Bill StoverThe vice presidential debate at Washington University was “a homecoming of the most special kind” for the Commission on Presidential Debates, said Executive Director Janet Brown. More than 73 million viewers tuned in to watch Sen. Joe Biden and Gov. Sarah Palin debate Oct. 2 at the Field House in the Athletic Complex.

See the sights and atmosphere of debate day on campus.

Fun facts and numbers that indicate the magnitude of the debate.