WUSTL Bears or polar bears?

Photo by Kevin LowderMembers of University Police participated in a “Polar Bear Plunge” Feb. 7 as part of a fund-raiser for the Special Olympics.

Here come the champs

The 2003 NCAA Division III national champion Washington University volleyball team was honored recently at the Field House.

Spam e-mails

Anyone receiving spam messages should forward them to spamcomplaint@wustl.edu; they will be forwarded to the state attorney general’s office.

Notables

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to speak on environment

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a resolute defender of the environment, will deliver the Lock & Chain and Chimes/Hennings Lecture, “Our Environmental Destiny,” at 11 a.m. Feb. 25 in Graham Chapel for the Assembly Series. Kennedy serves as senior attorney for the National Resources Defense Council and as president of the Waterkeeper Alliance. He also is […]

University composers to be featured in Feb. 29 concert

Four distinguished St. Louis composers, all affiliated with the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences, will be honored with a concert of their works at 8 p.m. Feb. 29 in Edison Theatre. The Washington University Composers’ Chamber Music Concert will feature music of Harold Blumenfeld, John MacIvor Perkins and Robert Wykes — all professors […]

University Symphony Orchestra in concert Feb. 22

Pianist James Prell will join the Washington University Symphony Orchestra for a performance at 3 p.m. Feb. 22 in Graham Chapel. Prell, a junior in Arts & Sciences, will be the featured soloist in Maurice Ravel’s virtuosic work for piano and orchestra, Concerto in G Major. The piece is rife with elements reflecting the French […]

Fiction writer Davies to read for The Writing Program

Fiction writer Peter Ho Davies will read from his work at 8 p.m. Feb. 26 for The Writing Program Reading Series. In addition, Davies will give a talk on the craft of fiction at 8 p.m. March 4. Both events will be in Hurst Lounge, Duncker Hall, Room 201. A book-signing and reception will follow […]