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The former Christian Brothers College (CBC) High School property in the 6500 block of Clayton Road in Clayton has been sold to Washington University in St. Louis, it was jointly announced today by Concordia Seminary and the university. Concordia purchased the property in 2001 when the high school moved to its new location in Town & Country, Mo.

Students living in the Park/Mudd and Brookings residential colleges may notice some wiser and more mature residents this semester. Joseph Thompson, Ph.D., senior lecturer in English and African and African American Studies, both in Arts & Sciences; and Patrick Eisenlohr, Ph.D., assistant professor of linguistic anthropology in Arts & Sciences, have moved into apartments in Park/Mudd and Brookings, respectively. They are the two newest of five Faculty Fellows currently living the Danforth Campus’ South 40.

Dance Marathon, a student run effort to raise funds for and promote awareness of the Children’s Miracle Network of Greater St. Louis, is a 12-hour dance-a-thon, to be held from 2 p.m.-2 a.m. Nov. 3-4 in the Athletic Complex.

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Photo by Stewart GoldstenThe St. Louis Black Rep will open its 31st season with “Boesman and Lena” at Edison Theatre Sept. 12-23. Written by South African activist Athol Fugard, the story follows two ragged wanderers who have been evicted from their home and are forced to scavenge for shelter, food and firewood in order to survive.

The following incidents were reported to University Police Sept. 1-3. 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. Sept. 1 8 p.m. — Furniture was reported taken from a fraternity house during the summer. Ttems were left in a hallway and probably disposed of by housekeeping. Sept. 3 11:38 a.m. — The traffic arm for the lower level westbound exit to the Millbrook Garage was found to be broken and inoperable. The damage occurred sometime between 3 p.m. Aug. 31 and 11:30 a.m. Sept. 3. No estimate of damage is available at this time.

Volunteers are being sought to give blood during the University’s first campus-wide blood drive Sept. 11.

The St. Gemma Program for Children with Autism and Developmental Disabilities at the St. Gemma Center opened for classes Sept. 5 with the help from Olin students in the Taylor Community Consulting Program.

The University’s annual Relay For Life event, held March 3 at Bushyhead Track, has raised more than $311,000. The total was the second highest amount raised per capita nationwide among universities with enrollment of 10,000-15,999.

Photo by David KilperOver the last two-and-a-half weeks, 16 master’s candidates — seven from the Graduate School of Art and nine from the Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design — have worked with museum staff to construct and install new sculptures, drawings and installations by Maya Lin.