Author / Divya Walia

Divya Walia is a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences. She can be reached at dwalia@wustl.edu.
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  • Syria Still Burns

    In the summer of 2016, I studied abroad in Qatar, taking an Arabic class with a group of expatriate professionals. Our teacher was named Ustaaz Muhammad, who had fled Syria and the war with his wife, being on the wrong side of the Assad regime. He was a patient and thoughtful teacher, and in our…

  • Law School Left Behind from University’s Rise

    A quick glance around campus reveals countless impressive graduate buildings. From Hillman to Bauer, undergraduate students see newly renovated, state-of-theart structures sprinkled throughout our walks from class to class, serving to remind us of the nearly 6,000 graduate students that attend Washington University. Despite our ability to overlook them, the graduate institutions are what keep…