 Freshman Nate Forst is a pudding-toss target at the Sigma Chi booth during last weekend's Thurtene Carnival. The popular event, a charity fundraiser in its 92nd year, drew nearly 100,000 people. |
University to confer six honorary degreesTrailblazing civic leaders recognizedPioneers in brewing, broadcasting and black theater are among the six people who will receive honorary degrees during Washington University's 137th Commencement May 15. The University also will bestow academic degrees on some 2,480 students during the ceremony, which begins at 8:30 a.m. in Brookings Quadrangle. The six honorary degree recipients are Floyd E. Bloom, M.D., doctor of science; August A. Busch III, doctor of humanities; Lynne Cooper Harvey, doctor of humanities; Ronald J. Himes, doctor of arts; E. Desmond Lee, doctor of humanities; and Commencement speaker George F. Will, doctor of letters. Floyd E. Bloom Floyd E. Bloom, M.D., who graduated cum laude from Washington University School of Medicine in 1960, has been called one of the major architects of modern neuroscience. |
Celebrating history, nature at Tyson | |
| Bird-watching tours, nature hikes, hayrides, displays of American Indian artifacts and World War II equipment, arts and crafts and tours of an abandoned mining village and quarry cave are all on the agenda May 2 for the Tyson Research Center's History Day, a celebration of the multilayered history and unique ecological features of this treasured University asset in southwest St. Louis County. The event will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Tyson grounds. The center's 2,000 acres of oak-hickory forest provide a hilly, diverse landscape that includes open meadows in lowland areas and a series of springs and man-made aquatic habitats. Ferns, flowering plants, fungi, lichens, amphibians, birds, mammals and reptiles abound in a setting right on the outskirts of greater St. Louis. Noted birder and field guide Richard W. Coles, Ph.D., adjunct professor of biology in Arts and Sciences and former director of Tyson, will lead a birding tour to view Tyson's scores of songbird species. Representatives from the St. Louis Zoo and the Missouri Department of Conservation will give talks on the fauna and flora that Tyson hosts. |
 Seniors Jenny Bohman (left) and Kandace Detwiler examine cores from white oak trees at Tyson Research Center in an effort to determine the trees' age for anthro- pological and environmental research. Their work will be among the featured attractions at Tyson's History Day May 2. |
A&S sophomores gather for help in major choicesThe metaphors were tallying faster than "Titanic" ticket sales. Selecting your major is like falling in love. Being a sophomore sometimes feels like being a "forgotten" middle child. An academic department should be a student's "intellectual home." These parallels drew 125 second-year students away from an enticing, sun-splashed afternoon into Graham Chapel April 8 for the College of Arts and Sciences' inaugural Sophomore Convocation -- an ambitious outreach program designed to welcome students into the familial arms of the departments that house their newly chosen majors. |
Black law students 'giving back' in mentoring program for area youthsAs the 80 African-American youths quietly closed their books at the end of a recent Saturday tutoring session, members of Washington University's Black Law Students Association (BLSA) offered words of encouragement and inspiration. "Education is one of the most effective means of upward mobility in our society," said third-year law student Darrell Graham, who helped set up the law students' monthly tutoring program for St. Louis area youths. "Keep your heads up high. You have a lot to be proud of." |
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