Newsroom Stories

The football team rallied from a 10-0 halftime deficit to post a 16-13 upset victory at No. 14 North Central College Sept. 22 in Naperville, Ill.

The following incidents were reported to University Police Sept. 21-25. 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. 21 9:06 a.m. — The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences in Arts & Sciences reported that a projector was taken sometime between 3 p.m. Sept. 19 and 11 a.m. Sept. 20. The projector was sitting on a table and had been secured with a cable lock device that had been cut. The projector’s estimated value is $1,800. 11:16 a.m. — Copper wiring was reported stolen on Sept. 17 from the Danforth University Center construction site. Sept. 22 7:50 p.m. — Two suspects walking near the Danforth Garage were stopped and found to be trespassing. One subject was found to have an outstanding warrant. Sept. 23 1:12 a.m. — A student reported her clothing was taken from the laundry room in Rubelman Hall. 12:09 p.m. — A student reported that her laptop computer was stolen from her room in Liggett Hall sometime between 11:30 p.m. Sept. 22 and 11 a.m. Sept. 23. She reported leaving her door unlocked. Estimated value is $1,400.

The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences in Arts & Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences have signed a research agreement that will involve collaboration on a number of research thrusts, travel between the two institutions, and eventually student exchanges that could lead to some Chinese students attaining doctorates from Washington University.

The Center for the Study of Ethics and Human Values is sponsoring and essay contest “Are Rules Made to be Broken?” Students are invited to submit essays about the issue of cheating in sports.

Michael Widlanski, Ph.D., a former New York Times and Cox News reporter with 20 years’ experience reporting on the Middle East, will discuss “The Big Mouth Theory: Communication Power in the Global Arena” as he delivers the second annual Schusterman Lecture at 7:15 p.m. Oct. 8 in Wilson Hall, Room 214.

The Gephardt Institute for Public Service invites University faculty to apply for grants to support community-based teaching and learning, also known as service-learning.

A team of researchers, including Herman Pontzer, Ph.D., assistant professor of physical anthropology in Arts & Sciences, has determined through analysis of the earliest known hominid fossils outside of Africa, recently discovered in Dmanisi, Georgia, the former Soviet republic, that the first human ancestors to inhabit Eurasia were more primitive than previously thought.

The Habif Health and Wellness Center on the Danforth Campus has received a full three-year accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

The stock market might be nervous now due to the subprime loan mess, but Stuart Greenbaum, former dean of the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis, is bullish on the situation.

Zarqa Nawaz knows something about crossing cultures. Born in England of Pakistani immigrants, raised in Toronto, and now living in Saskatchewan, the Muslim writer, producer and filmmaker will give the annual Olin Fellows lecture at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3 in Graham Chapel. The talk, “Crossing Cultures” is free and open to the public. A panel discussion featuring Nawaz as well as other panelists will continue the discussion from 2 – 4 p.m. in the Women’s Building Lounge.