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Feb. 15, 2002 Vol. 26, No. 21
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Luchini named as Maritz professor in architecture

Adrian Luchini has been named the Raymond E. Maritz Professor in the School of Architecture; a position established through an earlier gift from the late William E. Maritz and his wife, Jackie Maritz. Full story

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Bringing in the New Year
Bringing in the New Year

Members of the St. Louis Modern Chinese School perform a fan dance called "On the Yellow River Plain" at the Washington University Chinese Students and Scholars' spring festival party Feb. 9 in the Women's Building Formal Lounge. View in full

Law symposium ties into Enron collapse; Conflicts of interest in numerous disciplines to be examined Feb. 22-23

Key government officials, leading academics and prominent practitioners in the securities field will examine conflicts of interest in the wake of Enron's astonishing collapse during the F. Hodge O'Neal Corporate and Securities Law Symposium at the School of Law Feb. 22-23.

The symposium will focus on conflicts of interest in accounting and consulting, conflicts of interest for lawyers and multidisciplinary practice. Full story

Institute renamed for Harris
Institute renamed for Harris

Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton looks on as Whitney R. Harris addresses well-wishers. View in full



History lesson
Ambrose blurred line between fact, fiction, student discovers


Lara Marks
Marks
Do the ends really justify the means?

That is, if historians commit factual errors and present other writer's works as their own, what is ultimately achieved?

Recently, Stephen Ambrose, one of America's pre-eminent historians, has come under fire for embellishing certain facts and in some instances even plagiarizing others in his own work.

But University senior Lara Marks knew of this long ago. Full story

Term life insurance rates lowered, limits increased; Open enrollment period starts today

It's an opportunity too good to pass up.

Thanks to a significant rate reduction, all benefits-eligible faculty and nonunion staff have a rare opportunity to increase their optional term life insurance.

Open enrollment starts today and runs through March 15. TIAA, the underwriter of the University's term life insurance policies, is decreasing its optional term life rates by 37 percent, effective April 1. Full story

United Way campaign exceeds goal

When this year's annual United Way campaign began, no one expected to achieve the kind of financial results ultimately reached.

Just six weeks into the campaign, pledges committed by University faculty, staff and retirees exceeded the goal of $435,000, marking the quickest financial goal attainment in recent campaign history.

But the contributions didn't stop in mid-October. Through the second week in January, the drive had raised more than a half-million dollars, easily the most money ever raised by the University on behalf of the United Way of Greater St. Louis. Full story


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