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“Hosting the debates never had been about long-term publicity or economic benefits. It’s about the students.”

Presidential debate technology by the numbers Along with 25,000 square feet of carpeting covering the floors installed by Washington University Facilities, Planning and Management, Sachs Electric has provided 4,000 additional electrical outlets and 10 major power generators to help power the debate technology. Additionally, SBC is working with the University to provide as much up-to-date […]

KristolConservative political analyst and popular neoconservative thinker William Kristol will present “The 2004 Election: What’s at Stake?” as part of the Assembly Series at 11 a.m. Oct. 7. Widely recognized as one of the nation’s leading political analysts and commentators, Kristol appears regularly as a political commentator on Fox News Sunday and the Fox News Channel.

Detail of the 1899 plan for Washington University’s Hilltop Campus.One hundred years ago, the eyes and ears of the world turned to St. Louis — and the newly built campus of Washington University — for the 1904 World’s Fair. On Oct. 17, Washington University will honor that centenary with a performance by the Saint Louis Wind Symphony. A Grand Concert of Band Music Performed at the 1904 World’s Fair will feature a representative sampling of music heard at the fair, including works by Philip Sousa, Peter I. Tchaikovsky, Johann Strauss, Jr., and Carl Maria von Weber.

Mezzo soprano Mary Ann Hart and pianist Dennis Helmrich will present Washington University’s annual Liederabend at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 10. Literally translated as “evening of song,” Liederabend is a German term referring to a recital given by a singer and pianist, particularly of works by 19th-century Austrian or German composers. The program will include lieder by Johannes Brahms, Antonín Dvorák, Edvard Grieg, Charles Ives, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann and Hugo Wolf.

More than 80 percent of hip fracture patients don’t fully recover with traditional rehabilitation methods. That’s why WUSM researchers are testing a new approach: combining extended exercise therapy with daily use of a topical testosterone gel. Elderly men and women with recent hip fractures may be eligible to participate.

Kevin LowderJunior Jenny Beach and sophomore Shelby Kamenstein play in the Sam-E-Phi Trotters Charity Basketball Tournament Sept. 18.

Bob BostonMore than 140 people helped raise cancer awareness for the Siteman Cancer Center and broke a world record in the process.

Himadri Pakrasi is the principal investigator of a $5 million project from the NSF’s Frontiers in Integrative Biological Research program.

Kevin LowderA bike rack designed by senior James Lewis was inspired by the movements of Soulard Market patrons.