SearchPast Issues Sept. 14, 2006

Weather Forecast - See the 5-day forecast University Events Thursday, Sept. 14 • Jazz in the Quad presents Willie Akins and his quartet • Poet Paul Muldoon reads for the Writing Program Reading Series Friday, Sept. 15 • St. Louis Astronomical Society Meeting discusses NASA stardust mission Saturday, Sept. 16 • Women's Soccer vs. Wartburg College Sunday, Sept. 17 • Men's Soccer vs. Augustana College Campus Calendars - Academic calendar - Assembly Series - Graduate Professional Council calendar - Schools' calendars - Spark student calendar - University calendar The Record, a twice-weekly electronic newspaper for Washington University faculty, staff and students, is the official source for news and information of vital importance to all members of the campus community. Click below to contact us about: - Record staff - Comments, story ideas - Technical web/email issues - To subscribe - To unsubscribe A Hilltop History: Early landscape architects charmed by 'vantage point,' liken it to Greece's Acropolis In Spring 1892, Robert S. Brookings, Edward Rowse, Henry W. Eliot and William Huse formed a committee to find a new site for the University. The following June, they located 103 acres just beyond the western limits of the city — which would cost $185,000. Colleagues, friends share recollections of Bill, Ibby As the Danforth Campus dedication ceremony nears, longtime friends and colleagues share personal anecdotes about Chancellor Emeritus William H. Danforth and his late wife, Elizabeth (Ibby). How do you measure a broken heart? Researchers find long-sought answer School of Medicine researchers have found a method for reliably measuring the filling function of the heart. Announcements Constitution Day celebrated Judge Catherine Perry, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, will discuss the meaning of judicial independence. Redesigned online Record launched New calendar deadlines in place. Washington People William H. Danforth 'Retired' Chancellor Danforth continues to work for the community. Sports Football wins 61-0 More Headlines United Way campaign begins Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra conductor to give Assembly Series talk