Less than four months into 2025, WashU has seen five reports of trespassing in student dorms and residential buildings on the Danforth Campus — up from three reports in all of 2024, and one break-in in all of 2023 — according to a Student Life analysis of the crime log updated by the Washington University Police Department (WUPD) every 48 hours.
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For the eighth year in a row, the No. 1 women’s track and field team returned home victorious after the University Athletic Association (UAA) Outdoor Championships in New York City on April 26 and 27. The No. 19 men’s squad fell short of the podium, placing fourth behind Emory University, The University of Chicago, and Carnegie Mellon University.
On and off campus, we face the challenges of being overworked, underpaid, and undervalued, never mind our exhausting responsibilities as university students on top of them. If we want to see our conditions improve and create a future we can look forward to, students need to get serious about the fight for labor rights.
Other students were called upon by fate. Whether they were lounging outside Hillman or commuting to classes, the generals indiscriminately tossed sashes left and right, recruiting their troops mere minutes before battle. These new recruits did not know the history of Capture the Flag, but the call to fight was irresistible: Whatever this was, it seemed way more fun than going to class.
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