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January 2006
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Jan. 23,
2006 -- Soweto Gospel Choir
 Renowned South African choir gives rare U.S. concert at Edison Theatre Feb. 11


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Jan. 23,
2006 -- Cornel West to visit WUSTL for Black History Month
 Hear author discuss his new book, 'Democracy Matters'


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Jan. 20,
2006 -- University announcement
 WUSTL sets 2006-07 tuition, fees, room and board


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Jan. 18,
2006 -- Obituary
 Carlson, Olin School professor emeritus, 82


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Jan. 18,
2006 -- Dancer/choreographer Michel Yang in concert Feb. 1
 2005-06 Marcus Artist in-residence beginning Jan. 27


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Jan. 18,
2006 -- Pianist Peter Martin to perform for Jazz at Holmes Jan. 26
 St. Louis native and New Orleans refugee currently featured in Goodnight, and Good Luck


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Jan. 18,
2006 -- Spring semester Assembly Series announced
 Lani Guinier to deliver Chancellor's Fellowship keynote address, leads off spring Assembly Series


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Jan. 12,
2006 -- The year of Mozart
 Washington University Chamber Orchestra to celebrate 250th anniversary of Mozart?s birth Jan. 23


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Jan. 12,
2006 -- Ipi Zombi?
 PAD to present Brett Bailey?s exploration of South African psyche Jan. 27 to Feb. 5


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Jan. 11,
2006 -- For expert comment
 We can all enhance creativity in our everyday lives, says creativity expert


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Jan. 10,
2006 -- Supreme Court victory for WUSTL law professor
 Georgia inmate represented by Samuel Bagenstos prevails in disability rights case


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Jan. 10,
2006 -- WUSTL celebrates MLK Day
 King's legacy remembered on campus


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Jan. 10,
2006 -- Center for the Humanities announces Faculty Fellows
 Burke, Izenberg and Tsuchiya in-residence Spring 2007


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Jan. 10,
2006 -- School of Social Work celebrates MLK
 Society of Black Student Social Workers presents ?Celebrate King Holiday 2006: When Does a Dream Become Reality?? Jan. 16


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Jan. 9,
2006 -- Kathryn Davis to read from work Jan. 26
 Newly appointed senior fiction writer to open spring Writing Program Reading Series


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Jan. 5,
2006 -- New child welfare and mental health expert at WUSTL
 John Landsverk named senior scholar at the School of Social Work


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Jan. 5,
2006 -- New year, new Neandertal?
 Redating of the latest Neandertals in Europe


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Dec. 29,
2005 -- 4 + Four
 Grammy-nominated Turtle Island String Quartet and Ying Quartet in concert at Edison Theatre Jan. 20


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Dec. 9,
2005 -- Einstein expert
 Washington University names Clifford Will its McDonnell Professor of Physics


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Dec. 5,
2005 -- WUSTL receives praise from Charity Naigator
 Charity Navigator gives WUSTL 4 stars for 5th straight year


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Dec. 1,
2005 -- 2005 Olin Cup winners announced
 Proposals for tracking cattle and helping the hearing impaired to receive $70,000


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Dec. 1,
2005 -- Compton's contributions recognized
 Nobel Prize-winning research lands WUSTL on register of historic physics sites


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Dec. 1,
2005 -- "Two Operatic Cinderellas"
 Washington University Opera presents works by Rossini and Massenet Dec. 16 and 17


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Dec. 1,
2005 -- Concert Choir of Washington University to perform Dec. 9
 "Works from the Renaissance to American Folksongs"


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Dec. 1,
2005 -- Handel?s Messiah
 Washington University to present annual sing-along Dec. 11


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Nov. 28,
2005 -- Hopeful entrepreneurs to discover who wins 2005 Olin Cup
 Winners of the 2005 Olin Cup Competition to be announced Dec. 1


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Nov. 28,
2005 -- Asset building is the key
 Ford Foundation grant helps the Center for Social Development invest in the poor


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Nov. 28,
2005 -- New building purchase
 Washington University purchases Community Music School building from Webster University


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Nov. 23,
2005 -- Scott Heim
 Acclaimed fiction writer to read for Writer Program Reading Series Dec. 1


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Nov. 23,
2005 -- Financial Times ranks Olin professors
 Olin School of Business professors recognized for research productivity


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Nov. 22,
2005 -- Celebrating Our Books, Recognizing Our Authors
 Center for the Humanities to present fourth annual faculty book colloquium Dec. 7


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Nov. 21,
2005 -- Olin executive education rankings
 WUSTL's Olin School of Business' executive education ranks 'excellent' in survey of people who attended


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Nov. 21,
2005 -- Reach/Rebound
 Washington University Dance Theatre to feature works by Alonzo King Dec. 2-4


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Nov. 16,
2005 -- Some lectures now available online
 Missed an Assembly Series lecture? Maybe you can still catch it on the Web


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Nov. 16,
2005 -- Carmon Colangelo named dean of Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
 Renowned printmaker to head new school effective July 1, 2006


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Nov. 11,
2005 -- Highly competitive fellowship program
 Washington University's John Bowen one of 16 nationwide selected a Carnegie Scholar


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Nov. 10,
2005 -- Scholarship gift honors great "first" lady of WU
 In honor of Ibby Danforth, WSWU receives major gift


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Nov. 10,
2005 -- Washington University Symphony Orchestra
 Concert to feature winner of Young Artist Piano Concerto Competition Nov. 20


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Nov. 9,
2005 -- Obituary: Trustee Holman
 C. Ray Holman, University trustee and retired chair and chief executive officer of Mallinckrodt Inc.


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Nov. 9,
2005 -- Provides research, teaching support
 Lori Watt named fourth Harbison Faculty Fellow at Washington University


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Nov. 9,
2005 -- Reed College alumna
 Daughter of Gresham residents named Harbison faculty fellow at Washington University in St. Louis


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Nov. 8,
2005 -- Cut a rug
 Engineering dance features computer-controlled dance floor


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Nov. 7,
2005 -- The Rehnquist Court
 Development of First Amendment law to be discussed at Nov. 18 conference; MCLE credit available


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Nov. 3,
2005 -- Virtuoso Recorder Music of the Baroque
 Renowned soloist Clea Galhano joins Kingsbury Ensemble Nov. 12


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Nov. 3,
2005 -- Arthur Sze
 Acclaimed poet to read at Washington University Nov. 10 and 17


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Nov. 1,
2005 -- Sona Haydon, senior lecturer in music, passes away
 Taught piano for more than 30 years


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Nov. 1,
2005 -- Miracle year revisited
 Einstein experts available to talk about 100th anniversary of his 1905 ground-breaking papers


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Oct. 31,
2005 -- Keynote address by Rudolph Giuliani
 Founders Day Nov. 5 to honor friends, alumni


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Oct. 31,
2005 -- Dilschneider and Schnuck receive Brookings Award
 University community comes together to honor alumni and faculty on Founders Day


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Oct. 31,
2005 -- Missouri K-12 funding
 Challenges to public education financing in Missouri and the nation topic of public forum, Nov. 4.


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Oct. 31,
2005 -- Dysfunctional family values
 Performing Arts Department to present Escape from Happiness Nov. 11-20


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Oct. 31,
2005 -- Browning speaks on holocaust denial
 Scholar Christopher Browning talks on Holocaust Denial in the Courtroom for the Assembly Series


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Oct. 27,
2005 -- Miers withdrawal not surprising
 Miers among least qualified Supreme Court nominees since 1937, suggests WUSTL legal expert


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Oct. 27,
2005 -- Death and the Ploughman
 Anne Bogart's acclaimed SITI Company to stage Renaissance classic at Edison Theatre Nov. 11-12


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Oct. 27,
2005 -- Children?s Lit
 Author and editor Anita Silvey to examine "100 Best Books for Children" Nov. 9


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Oct. 24,
2005 -- Solving America's prison problems
 National Prison Commission to focus on corrections officers and conditions that compromise safety behind bars: witnesses will testify at the School of Law Nov. 1-2


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Oct. 24,
2005 -- 'Crime, Prison and the Death Penalty'
 Renowned capital punishment opponent Stephen B. Bright to deliver Assembly Series and School of Law joint lecture


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Oct. 24,
2005 -- Teach for America partnership
 School of Social Work offers incentives to Teach For America corps members and alumni


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Oct. 20,
2005 -- McDonnell International Scholars Academy
 Audio from the press conference in New York


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Oct. 20,
2005 -- Hurricane Katrina Fundraiser
 Louisiana poet laureate Brenda Marie Osbey to speak Oct. 28


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Oct. 19,
2005 -- Future shape of higher education
 New McDonnell International Scholars Academy will foster global understanding through partnerships with world?s top universities, leading corporations


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Oct. 19,
2005 -- Brief facts
 McDonnell International Scholars Academy, Washington University in St. Louis


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Oct. 19,
2005 -- Donald B. McNaughton
 Senior Vice President, International and Strategic Ventures, Corning


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Oct. 19,
2005 -- Dr. Santanu Das
 President, CEO and Chairman of the Board, TranSwitch Corporation


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Oct. 19,
2005 -- McDonnell International Scholars Academy
 Former U.N. Ambassador Danforth Heads Blue-ribbon Academy Advisory Committee


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Oct. 19,
2005 -- Photo gallery
 Images from press conference announcing the McDonnell International Scholars Academy


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Oct. 19,
2005 -- James V. Wertsch
 Marshall S. Snow Professor in Arts & Sciences


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Oct. 19,
2005 -- John C. Danforth
 Chairman, Danforth Foundation


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Oct. 19,
2005 -- John F. McDonnell
 Retired Chairman of the Board, McDonnell Douglas Corporation


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Oct. 19,
2005 -- New international Academy foresees future shape of higher education
 McDonnell International Scholars Academy will foster global understanding through partnerships with world?s top universities, leading corporations


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Oct. 19,
2005 -- Quotes
 Commentary about the McDonnell International Scholars Academy


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Oct. 19,
2005 -- University partners and corporate sponsors
 McDonnell International Scholars Academy, Washington University in St. Louis


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Oct. 18,
2005 -- Michael Martone
 Acclaimed fiction writer and essayist to read Oct. 27 and Nov. 3


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Oct. 17,
2005 -- Burkhardt speaks on ethology
 Historian Richard Burkhardt to speak on the modern development of ethology for the Assembly Series


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Oct. 14,
2005 -- Global subsidy?
 Nobel Laureate Kenneth Arrow discusses economics of new malarial drugs, Oct. 21


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Oct. 12,
2005 -- Extreme sports meets dance
 Diavolo, led by Cirque du Soleil choreographer Jacques Heim, at Edison Theatre Oct. 28-29


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Oct. 12,
2005 -- Looking for St. Louis
 Matthew Coolidge, founder of the Center for Land Use Interpretation, to explore St. Louis urban landscape Oct. 26-29


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Oct. 11,
2005 -- Obituary
 Donna Murphy, University Libraries; 62


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Oct. 10,
2005 -- Intellectual sociability
 WUSTL hosts political theory conference, Oct. 21-22


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Oct. 7,
2005 -- Olin Cup Finalists
 Six finalists selected for the final round of the Olin Cup Competition


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Oct. 7,
2005 -- New center will focus on urban research
 Examines challenges facing America's cities


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Oct. 5,
2005 -- Mae Jemison broke more than the sound barrier
 Groundbreaking astronaut to explore science and human potential


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Oct. 5,
2005 -- 'Science on Tap'
 Lectures offered in relaxed atmosphere


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Oct. 3,
2005 -- Solving America?s health insurance problem
 Key to affordable universal health care is Medicare-for-all, says insurance expert


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Oct. 3,
2005 -- Candidates to contend for finalist spots on Thursday, Oct. 6
 Annual Olin Cup Entrepreneur Competition announces 11 semi-finalists


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Sept. 29,
2005 -- Poet?s Love
 Annual Liederabend to feature Robert Schumann?s song cycle Dichterlieb Oct. 9


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Sept. 29,
2005 -- Hip-hop, humor, poetry and politics
 Acclaimed spoken-word artists Universes bring Slanguage to Edison Theatre Oct. 21-22


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Sept. 28,
2005 -- Obituary:
 Magrath, University trustee; 64


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Sept. 28,
2005 -- Fuentes to "celebrate Cervantes and Don Quixote"
 Prominent Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes to speak


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Sept. 28,
2005 -- MEDIA ALERT: Great Photo Opportunity
 Installation of a Giant Ding


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Sept. 28,
2005 -- Bonnie Jo Campbell
 Fiction writer to read for Writing Program Reading Series Oct. 6


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Sept. 27,
2005 -- WUSTL statement
 Personal Web page guidelines


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Sept. 22,
2005 -- Aquarius redux
 Hair: The American Tribal Love/Rock Musical at Washington University Oct. 7-16


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Sept. 22,
2005 -- WUSTL receives a Big Ding
 Executive MBA-Shanghai alumni give symbolic gift of friendship


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Sept. 21,
2005 -- Third longest serving dean in school's history
 Byrnes to retire as dean of engineering on June 30, 2006


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Sept. 21,
2005 -- Washington University Symphony Orchestra
 Oct. 2 concert to feature Schubert?s ?Unfinished? Symphony; music of Arnold and Debussy


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Sept. 21,
2005 -- Obituary: William C. Jones
 William C. Jones, the Charles F. Nagel Professor Emeritus of International and Comparative Law died Friday, Sept. 16, 2005, after a brief illness; he was 79


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Sept. 20,
2005 -- The Producers? producer
 Rocco Landesman to speak on ?Why We Need Broadway? Oct. 7


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Sept. 19,
2005 -- Infectious diseases specialist to speak at Assembly Series
 Pamela Nagami talks about deadly bumps, bites and stings


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Sept. 19,
2005 -- Architecture Lecture Series
 Boston architect Brian Healy to launch Architecture Lecture Series Sept. 26


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Sept. 19,
2005 -- Bin Ramke
 Poet to read for Writing Program Reading Series Sept. 29


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Sept. 19,
2005 -- Robert Crawford
 Scottish poet to read for Writing Program Reading Series Sept. 30


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Sept. 15,
2005 -- Renowned global economist Hernando de Soto to mark introduction
 Celebrating public service and volunteerism: The Gephardt Institute announces its inaugural event


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Sept. 15,
2005 -- The "New" Corporate Governance
 Media, SEC members, attorneys, business leaders and academics to examine impact of corporate governance reforms Sept. 29-Oct. 1


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Sept. 15,
2005 -- We the People: The Constitution and you
 Constitution Day to be marked by discussion with Gephardt


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Sept. 13,
2005 -- Taxing temptations
 Weidenbaum Center forum series to open with discussion of excise taxes in health care


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Sept. 12,
2005 -- Bestselling writer of crime novels to speak
 Author and screenwriter Lorenzo Carcaterra to talk about writing for the Assembly Series


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Sept. 12,
2005 -- Music and globalization
 Historian Karl Hagstrom Miller to speak Sept. 23


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Sept. 12,
2005 -- Jazz at Holmes
 Pianist Patrick McClellan continues fall series Sept. 22


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Sept. 12,
2005 -- Slow response to Katrina
 Power of FEMA diluted by growing terrorism concerns, says government decision-making expert


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Sept. 12,
2005 -- The consequences of Katrina
 Storms, politics, and the destruction of the American Gulf Coast: A Washington University faculty roundtable on what hurricane Katrina wrought


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Sept. 9,
2005 -- Advice and Consent
 Presidents 'can't always get what they want,' suggests new book on judicial appointments


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Sept. 8,
2005 -- "Unsettled Ground: Nature, Landscape and Ecology Now!"
 National symposium to spotlight environmental issues Sept. 19-20


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Sept. 8,
2005 -- Jazz at Holmes
 Saxophonist Freddie Washington to launch fall series Sept. 15


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Sept. 7,
2005 -- John Kinsella
 Acclaimed Australian poet to read for Writing Program Reading Series Sept. 22


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Sept. 7,
2005 -- MBAs volunteer in community
 WUSTL business students volunteer their skills to help local community


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Sept. 7,
2005 -- Public interest law
 Washington University School of Law's "Access to Justice" speaker series begins Sept. 14


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Sept. 3,
2005 -- Service First
 MEDIA ALERT: HUD Secretary Jackson to address students on volunteerism in the wake of Hurricane Katrina


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Sept. 2,
2005 -- Crossin' Over
 Black Rep presents new production at Edison Theatre Sept. 14-25


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Sept. 2,
2005 -- Who needs a warranty?
 Spirit continues it's mission and sends back new images from atop "Husband Hill"


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