Tag / Sit in
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Unsettling the Seated
Student advocacy is a marvelous thing. Some of the most formative moments in American history have come from student protests, sit-ins, and demonstrations. These displays of passionate idealism are often inspiring, especially when their sights are pragmatically set on local or campus targets. The current Wash U student sit-in against Peabody Energy and its CEO…
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Why We’re Sitting in at Wash U (and Why We’re Not Leaving)
I’ve learned many things in my four years at Washington University in St. Louis–not all of them in the classroom. For example, before I became a student at Wash U, I had never heard of Peabody Energy, the world’s largest private sector coal corporation. In St. Louis, Peabody ingratiates itself to the local community by…
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No, Wash U Shouldn’t Divest From Fossil Fuels — Yet
Environmentally conscious Wash U students are calling on the administration to sell off any investments in fossil fuel from the university’s $5.3 billion endowment. The “divestment” movement — spreading from campus to campus over the last month — draws its inspiration from environmental activist Bill McKibben, who spoke to a full Graham Chapel in November.…
