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Sept. 21, 2006
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University Events

Thursday, Sept. 21
Pianist Ptah Williams at Jazz at Holmes
Volleyball vs. Fontbonne U.

Friday, Sept. 22
Women's Soccer vs. U. of St. Thomas

Saturday, Sept. 23
Football vs. North Central College

Sunday, Sept. 24
Washington University Symphony Orchestra Concert

Wednesday, Sept. 27
Mark Rank at Assembly Series

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From this day forward, the Danforth Campus


The WUSTL Bear congratulates Chancellor Emeritus William H. Danforth at the conclusion of the Sept. 17 ceremony in Graham Chapel officially naming the Danforth Campus. Harold T. Shapiro, Ph.D., president emeritus and professor of economics and public affairs at Princeton University, gave the keynote address. For more on the day's events, click here or go online to danforthcampus.wustl.edu.

University dedicates Danforth Campus, Plaza

Visitors walking up the Brookings Hall steps have a new sight greeting them just before passing through the archway to the Danforth Campus — a plaza, complete with benches, a fountain and a planter.

Walker named WUSTL's chief investment officer, will head new company

Walker comes to the University from her position as president and chief investment officer of Qwest Asset Management Co., where she oversees $14 billion in retirement and other assets.

Test can predict spread of eye cancer to liver

Knowing that the cancer is likely to spread quickly from the eye to the liver may allow for earlier, preventive treatments in high-risk patients.

PAD to present Hickorydickory

Hickorydickory 1 [thumb]From Tennessee Williams to Shepherd Mead and A.E. Hotchner, Washington University boasts a strong tradition of original drama. This year the Performing Arts Department (PAD) in Arts & Sciences will celebrate that tradition with four original plays by alumni, faculty and students. The series begins Sept. 29 to Oct. 8 with Hickorydickory, a playful, Magical-Realist-style work by recent alumna Marisa Wegrzyn.

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More than 1,100 freshmen and residential advisers volunteered for the eighth annual Service First Sept. 2.



Announcements


I-64 reconstruction

The community forum, to be held 7:45-10:45 a.m. Sept. 22 on campus, will explore the project's impact on residents and businesses.

Mini-Medical School

The School of Medicine's Mini-Med I will be held 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays from Sept. 26-Nov. 14.
Washington People

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Ashley Hill tries to uncover the source of rare childhood lung tumors

Sports

Football team falls to Wheaton, 48-7

More Headlines

Singh names center after Danforth

'Judgment at Nuremberg' forum examines legacy of Nazi war trials

Understanding campus resources key to staying healthy at school

Rank to speak about U.S. poverty crisis for Assemby Series Sept. 27