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Remembering Students Against Peabody: A Reflection on Student Activism at Wash U
College campuses have long been considered hotbeds for young student activism. Between interactions with new people from a variety of backgrounds, and challenging exposure to classes addressing structural forms of inequality, it is often during their college years that young people start questioning their role within these systems and look to create change within their…
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Qualifications for University-Sanctioned Protest
On Feb. 24, following the Parkland school shooting and resultant protests, Washington University sent out the following tweet: “#WashU22 Applicants: We encourage civic engagement. Your acceptance will not be rescinded if you are disciplined for engaging in peaceful protest. March on.” When I read this the first time, it seemed reassuring. I think that it…
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The Chancellor Bows Out
On September 6, 2017, Mark Wrighton announced his imminent retirement as the chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis. He expressed that he wanted a “transition” as he approached the age of 70. He began his service at Washington University in St. Louis in 1995, at the tender age of 46. Only his immediate predecessor…
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False Narratives in Ferguson
BY MAX HANDLER It has been nearly a week since prosecutor Bob McCulloch announced what that the grand jury had decided not to indict Officer Darren Wilson. Before the words were even out of his mouth (literally, as USA Today had already reported that there would be no indictment) journalists began their work on the think…
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Rubbing Salt in Our Wounds
BY BILLIE MANDELBAUM On the evening of November 24, I gathered together with students and community members outside the St. Louis County Prosecutor’s Office to await Prosecutor Robert McCulloch’s announcement of the Missouri’s grand jury decision on whether or not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael…
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A Drive-By Shooting in Cleveland
BY RAJA KRISHNA The following is based on security footage and audio evidence released to the public by the Cleveland Police Department. Access the video here. On Saturday, November 22nd, 2014, while the world held its breath in anticipation of the Ferguson grand jury decision, 12-year-old Tamir Rice was kicking at some freshly fallen snow…
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An International Look at Ferguson
BY RUBY ARORA The armored vehicles roll in, and tear gas fills the air. The officers stand still as stone, impassable, with their bulletproof vests, gas masks, and riot gear. The crowd is weary of the fight yet passionate for the cause. The smoke bombs and flash grenades and rubber bullets only temporarily deter the…
