Newsroom Stories

Before athletes grabbed the limelight at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, Olin MBA student Shaun Hudson found glory in hot wings at the “OLINpics” Feb. 11 in the Knight Center. The OLINpics continue at 5 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 18, at Brandt’s Cafe in the University City Loop with an Olympic trivia contest.

After both of her parents and both of her husband’s parents succumbed to Alzheimer’s disease over a 14-year period, Susan Rava knew she needed to write a book about the experience. Swimming Solo was released in January.

The Freshman Reading Program steering committee has announced that the Class of 2014 will be reading and studying “The Reluctant Fundamentalist,” by Mohsin Hamid. It is a novel set in the aftermath of September 11 and told from the perspective of Changez, a young Pakistani, who despite his love for America, sympathizes with the attackers.

Winners of the first Olin Sustainability Case Competition to help alleviate campus parking issues, “Team 29,” celebrate with a trophy and the $5,000 prize that accompanied it Feb. 12. Their proposal detailed reducing the need for more campus parking spaces by promoting increased use of green transportation alternatives.

Sports update Feb. 15

In Ireland, the toe-tapping collegiality of an impromptu living room concert can be summed up in single word: craic. And perhaps no band better exemplifies the essence of craic than Danú. Hailed as a “spirit-raising concoction” by The Irish Times, this five-member ensemble is among the most charismatic and sophisticated traditional Irish groups working today, known for mixing ancient Irish songs with new additions to the repertoire in concerts that are at once authentic, clever and fun. 

Researchers at the School of Medicine have peered deep into the eye of the chicken and found a masterpiece of biological design. They plan follow-up studies that could eventually provide helpful insights for scientists seeking to use stem cell and other techniques to treat the nearly 200 genetic disorders that can cause various forms of blindness.

Four architecture professors from the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts are part of two teams that have reached the second round of an international competition to reshape the grounds surrounding St. Louis’ iconic Gateway Arch.

A new e-mail system for students, GO WUSTL, debuts Wednesday, Feb. 24. Beginning that day, eligible students can activate their GO WUSTL accounts at go.wustl.edu or any WUSTL Web site where they see the GO WUSTL logo. Once the new account is activated, students can transfer e-mails, address books and other information from their previous school accounts.

The university has launched a new Web site that will serve as the hub of information about the tobacco-free policy across all campuses. The new site will offer information about the university’s tobacco-free initiative as well as free cessation programs available to students, faculty and staff who wish to quit. Beginning July 1, smoking and tobacco use will be prohibited in university-owned and -managed properties.