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WashU has two undergraduate students and two graduate student representatives on its board of trustees. The board, composed of just above 40 members, has overseen distribution of the University’s resources since 1853. Apart from the student members, other trustees include alumni, parents, community members, and donors. The board meets in-person quarterly.
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The 2025 Black Anthology (BA) show, titled “Echoes of Her,” runs from Friday, Feb. 7 through Feb. 8 in the Edison Theatre. The details of the show are kept secret until the opening performance, but will live long after the curtains have closed. “The stories that we're portraying — they don't end on the stage,” junior Avery Melton-Meaux, this year’s BA director, said. “They might [end] for the actors, but they're very much living, breathing things and experiences that people have in real life.”
It's difficult not to notice the stumps left behind from the cleared trees of Mudd Field. On Jan. 17, WashU announced the reconstruction of Mudd Field in the upcoming years, an endeavour that will close Mudd Field from after this year’s commencement until Fall 2028. While WashU administrators have expressed excitement regarding the project, some students are upset by the prospect of losing Mudd Field for the rest of their time in college
Although WashU has numerous traditions on campus, the most widely known and attended are the various cultural shows put on each year. While other campus traditions foster community within their organizations, something about the cultural shows instills a sense of pride in the identity of their members. For many Black students, that is Black Anthology.
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