Tag / WUSTL
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First in the Family
Ever since elementary school, my grandma has proudly exclaimed at any chance she gets, “Liza will get a PhD!” Because I exceeded familial expectations in grade school, my family expected me to attend college. And while my grandma and the rest of my family have always been my biggest cheerleaders, I feel an enormous amount…
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Wash U Loves Construction Projects–How About a Journalism Major?
Washington University seems to have it all. It boasts tempurpedic mattresses, high-quality food (at least at Ibby’s), and enough student activities to satisfy the extracurricular cravings of its diverse student body. In addition, the school features over 90 undergraduate majors and fields of study, so that students with interests from finance to French to forensics…
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Constructions of Home
I came into college equipped with posters, fairy lights, the DC flag, and pictures of friends and family. I had all the ingredients to construct my dorm room into a home, and yet that home evolved differently than I could have imagined—gradually, and also in leaps. Each time I return to my dorm I bring…
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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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The Danforth Dialogues: A Review
On Saturday, October 8th in Graham Chapel, the Danforth Center on Religion and Politics presented the Danforth Dialogues, a directive that they have been working on since the center’s founding in 2010. The goal of the Dialogues, according to Marie Griffith, the Director of the Center, was to connect this presidential election cycle with the…
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My Approach to Academics, In Review
The following are two pieces I’ve written over the past few years that, when put together, provide a chronicle of how the pursuit of multidisciplinarity has shaped my college experience so far. The first is an editorial that I wrote for my high school newspaper during the spring of my senior year. The second article,…
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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…
