Four Years in Review: 2019- 2023 SENIOR YEAR

The fall semester began with class of 2026 to campus and announcing Danforth Campus. The planning process to re-allocate this space will determine spaces on campus, including fraternity houses, and is proposed to take effect in Fall 2025. The sorority suites in the Olin Women’s Building are another space part of the reallocation plan.

time Flood Crisis Fund (FCF) to support Danforth and Medical Campus students summer. Funds were allocated based on need and permitted WashU students to request up to $1,000 from the FCF to a world-renowned primatologist, moments of her career while also encouraging students to embody the

Former WashU men’s soccer player, Louis City FC in February 2022 after 22 years.

Student Conduct and Community Standards was lowered for instances students' disciplinary records but not sparked protest, and after a successful campaign, was altered — sexual assault student conduct records. announced “Here and Next,” their core tenants: academic distinction, equity, and stewardship; it also includes St. Louis community.

Fall WILD (Walk-in Lay-down) was canceled due to safety concerns related

Management placed a 3,500 person capacity constraint on Brookings Quadrangle, where WILD is traditionally held. Students and administrators were undergraduate students could attend for free. Student Programming Board (SPB), the student group responsible for planning WILD attempted to push back place but was unable to because of a held a rally to demand that the group marched through campus and renewable energy means “jeopardizing mission.”

Jack Nolan, former WashU men’s basketball player, was drafted into the G League in October 2022, becoming the post from G League TV described Nolan WashU, Nolan was a standout player for notably, led WashU to the second round playoffs.

Student Union president, Tyrin Truong, was elected Mayor of Bogalusa, La. The 23-year-old is the second youngest mayor elected in the state’s history, demonstrating that there are no limits on what WashU students can do.

School of Business, won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Economics for research former Olin students had uncomfortable

The WashU’s women’s soccer team the Sweet 16.

Brown, TV personality and talk show host, spoke in Graham Chapel as part of SBP’s Trending Topics Lecture series. He to success as an openly gay black man in reality TV, and the importance of listening to others with empathy and sharing experiences. Brown is known

In early December, WashU students

Starting at the beginning of the spring semester, Campus Life’s Tuesday Tea, get free tea, began being held on a monthly basis. The more than decadeslong tradition is now being held on a per-month basis with the hopes that the money can be used to begin holding bolster campus life.

from escaping. More than 50 students

suppression of free speech, political prosecution, and unrelenting quarantine policy.

Student Union (SU) Treasury, allocated $11,000 to the College Republicans on campus. Ekpunobi spoke about her upbringing and how her belief system transphobic. intelligence interface, was released about plagiarism at WashU. Professors participate in training, not only to detect plagiarism done by Chat GPT, but also to learn how Chat GPT can be used as a partner in education. Many professors altered the syllabi for their courses to acknowledge the presence of this new technology.

In the days after SU’s decision to fund Ekpunobi, students spray painted the underpass with messages that read up against SU.” Students also expressed their disappointment with SU, protesting showcase,” featuring performances campus organizations.

Eugenia Yoh, met after both attending a their joke was actually a possibility, the two co-wrote the picture book “This Is Not My Home.” The book centers

In the wake of the killing of Tyre Nichols, SU and WashU administration worked response to national tragedies, including when to release statements and how to accommodate affected students. SU the differences between departments, professors, and how they run their classes.

Dr. Fiona Hill, the former Senior Director for Europe and Russia of the National Security Council, spoke on campus about the dangers of Putin and the Putin a “storyteller” and compared the the United States, warning the audience to not let opposing political parties lie about each other.

WashU opened a state-of-the-art 7,000-square-foot Sports Performance Center (SPC) in the basement of the Sumers Recreation Center. The creation of SPC had long been used as a many current upperclassmen athletes, it was one of the major reasons why they chose to commit to WashU. But to use its presence as a means of undergraduate students to announce a 3.9% ($2,330) increase in undergraduate tuition for the 2023-2024 school year. This includes increases in the cost of oncampus housing and meal plans, as well health and wellness fees.

In early February, WashU administration announced that it had purchased nine properties on the Delmar Loop in the largest land grab made in the current desire to alter the businesses currently in those properties but graduates, know you’ll go out into the world and do well. But more importantly, we know you’ll do good. suggested that one day those spaces connect and collaborate with each other about research during the Midwest to increase pedestrian safety and argued that an additional crosswalk would be unnecessary since there was one that exited roughly 200 feet away from the fence. in her book, “The New Jim Crow,” and explained how structural racism has society.

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Transgender Center (WUTC) following allegations of medical malpractice made by one of the clinic's case managers. The case manager and Bailey’s request for a moratorium on care until the in a statement released by Chancellor President and CEO of BJC Healthcare. Martin and Liekweg said they would into the allegation and cited the fact that WUTC was the only place in Missouri reason for denying Bailey’s request.

Students petitioned the construction students from jaywalking from Trinity petition to replace the fence with a crosswalk gathered 351 responses.

Washington and Janet McCabe were among those who spoke at the summit. Hundreds of students and community members gathered to listen to Michelle rights scholar speak with Professor Fannie Bialek in Graham Chapel.

The WashU men’s and women’s track indoor titles home this past winter performances, they earned the most title, and for the men, it was their third past three seasons. town hall with WUPD, the Emergency to discuss policing and emergency response on campus. Students also raised concerns about the treatment of minority students to WUPD Chief has to work hard to earn the trust of WashU students.

February, Turkish students grappled with processing tragedy and school-related fundraisers to generate support for people in Turkey impacted by the earthquake. students and faculty attended. Student speakers emphasized the harmful effects that climate change has on Black, Indigenous, and Latinx people and called out Chancellor Martin as responsible for perpetuating those then hung up in Tisch Commons. The WashU Distance Medley Relay Indoor Track and Field Championships inexperience.

Created in 2020, the Washington efforts to hire more Black coaches, among other goals that will support Black student-athletes. The group said that WashU’s athletic department has made progress to support Black student-athletes, but needs to do more. would be switching to a new dining on the cost of meal plans, and all current to work for the new company in roles that offer similar salaries, time off, and

Student Union Treasury chose to not allocate funding for the WashU College Republicans (WUCR) to bring debate during the treasury meeting on March 21 occurred between treasury

Hope, the president of WUCR.

Campus Creamery, a student-run ice cream store, opened in the South 40 storefronts. Sophomore Harrison Lieber started the Campus Creamery as the newest business in the Skandalaris Center’s StEP Program. and spoke to members of the WashU community about his works and the importance of education in creating opportunities and empowering communities. He also talked about his works, touching on the usage of color, the use of natural materials, and architecture.

Workers Union (WUGWU) protested harassment cases. The group marched through the Medical School campus does not protect graduate students from sexual assault. The group’s organizers attempted to lead the protest into Manley. spoke to students in Graham Chapel about her life both as a child star and as

Song shared insights on the race and gender dynamics in the entertainment industry and the country as a whole, encouraging students to pursue their dreams and break barriers.

Popular hip-hop artist Flo Milli was announced as the headliner for Spring be held on Mudd Field instead of in

In May, the class of 2023 will celebrate

Junior Year

that the country has been reckoning with in recent years. This happened surrounding the Red Zone, the period during the fall semester in which more than half of all sexual assaults happen on college campuses.

the national spotlight when a student memorial created by the College the adminstration for not immediately reproaching and taking action against the Islamophobic and racist online backlash from this incident, some students staged an academic strike in solidarity with Muslim students on House brought many of these concerns to the chancellor’s doorstep.

Fall WILD was the fourth one to be canceled due to the ongoing pandemic, one with ongoing pandemic restrictions and uncertainty.

U.S. News ranking for best national unprecedented endowment pool of 15.3 billion dollars.

announced plans to go need-blind the country to adopt a need-blind policy. to help support the mental health of students on campus and decrease the health care.

Response, expected to be a major step

This returned administrators to the in implementing the recommendations that the public safety committee made in February of 2021. The crisis hotline operated by BHR remains a resource for students uncomfortable with the prospect of WUPD responding to a call. long-term research project into WashU founder William Greenleaf Eliot. Despite long being described as an abolitionist by WashU, the research found that in reality, Eliot was far from one, to reconsider its past, present and semester, the a cappella group known as the Greenleafs changed their name to

In December, WUPD increased offcampus presence following a pattern of burglaries in what they called a “shortterm” approach to address the uptick off-campus apartments.

The Black history mural in the South 40’s supremacist propaganda. Students in two years, signaling a larger return to predominantly in-person classes anticipation of a semester “more unclear COVID-19 safety guidelines characterized the semester with much of the familiarities of the ones before it: masks still on, Zoom still a common option and uncertainty and COVID-19 anxiety still plaguing our interactions. with a record-size freshman class left the campus buzzing, and in some context of the larger national “good job shortage,” the sudden swell of student establishments, especially Dining

September saw @metoo_washu opened its application for Resident across the semester (in line with a larger annual trend toward more students the semester left many students feeling drained and unsafe. at the end of the fall semester, the in-person classes until two weeks into the semester — but did not follow other prior. Students and administrators fossil fuels, a rally for WashU to cut ties with military contractor Boeing payments in lieu of taxes, or PILOTs. on their commitment to reduce WUPD’s role in mental health— the snow and new tension regarding Greek life participation. Greek Life’s spring recruitment saw nearly double the interest for new members compared more of a hold on the rush process. The Delta Gamma sorority also ceased operations on campus after the national organization withdrew their community mourned the loss of sophomore Orli Sheffey. Students, faculty and friends gathered for a Women’s Building to remember and celebrate her life. policy through fall 2024, allowing the whether to submit their standardized test scores as part of their application.

2021 Student Union fall elections, with opinions on Greek life being a major separating factor on the ballot.

COVID-19 as among the reasons.