Giving the gift of hope

G. Scott Robinson, you might say, owes his livelihood to Roy Rogers and his music to Mel Bay. The perseverance is all his own. Robinson was born with the rare genetic condition “osteogenesis imperfecta,” known as “brittle bone disorder.” As a child, he suffered fractures from playing on the floor, falling out of bed, even […]

Grocery strikes in Missouri, California and West Virginia may only be the beginning, says labor expert

“The recent strikes by grocery workers in Missouri, California and West Virginia are indicative of a general economic dissatisfaction that could potentially expand into a broader confrontation between labor and management,” says Neil Bernstein, an expert in labor law and legal issues relating to striking workers and a professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis, is closely following the grocery strikes.

Picturing our Past

Homecoming queen Bettey Jo Bussman (right) and her court in 1965. Homecoming is always a ritual at colleges, and Washington University is no different. Here, Homecoming isn’t just a day, it’s an entire week. This year, Parents Weekend is just a part of the Homecoming festivities. On Oct. 18, Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton will talk […]

Metzidakises are newest faculty family

Professor Stamos Metzidakis and wife Sarah are the fifth family to live in the South 40; “It’s been a wonderful experience so far,” Stamos says.

Author Teachout to read Oct. 13-14

Terry Teachout, author of The New York Times Notable Book The Skeptic: A Life of H.L. Mencken, will read for the 2003-04 Center for the Humanities’ Writers Series Oct. 13-14. Teachout will host two events while at the University. He will read from his work at 8 p.m. Oct. 13 in Anheuser-Busch Hall, Room 204. […]

Critic Vendler, poet Graham in ‘Conversations About Poetry’

Renowned critic Helen Vendler and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Jorie Graham will participate in a three-day discussion on poets and poetry Oct. 15-17 as part of the University’s Fall Reading Series 2003, sponsored by The Writing Program and the Department of English, both in Arts & Sciences. “Conversations About Poetry” will kick off at 8 p.m. […]

Honoring achievement

Photo by Bob BostonAward-winners Lee Epstein and Eugene M. Johnson Jr. greet each other at the recent Faculty Achievement Awards Ceremony.

This Week In WUSTL History

This feature will be included in each 2003-04 issue of the Record in observation of Washington University’s 150th anniversary.