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May 2005
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May 4,
2005 -- Olin alums honored
Olin School of Business recognizes five distinguished alumni
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May 2,
2005 -- Small World
Washington University selected as NIH Program of Excellence in Nanotechnology
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April 29,
2005 -- Extraordinary service to region recognized
Harris Community Award honors Lees for dedication to improving St. Louis region
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April 28,
2005 -- Washington University Opera in concert May 6-7
Program to feature excerpts of works by Richard Strauss
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April 28,
2005 -- Award renamed to reflect Virgils' support and service
University?s service award honors seven, changes name
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April 28,
2005 -- New dean for business school
Mahendra Gupta named new dean of the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis
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April 27,
2005 -- Class of 2005
Three faculty elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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April 25,
2005 -- Skandalaris Center encourages innovators
Skandalaris Center at Washington University offers entrepreneurs new outlet to bounce their ideas
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April 25,
2005 -- Watch out for flying chainsaws
Extreme jugglers The Passing Zone at Edison Theatre May 6-7
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April 22,
2005 -- New law dean
Syverud named dean of the School of Law at Washington University in St. Louis
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April 22,
2005 -- Media Advisory
Chancellor?s letter to SWA sit-in participants
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April 22,
2005 -- Media Advisory
Briefing to announce WUSTL and SWA reach agreement; sit-in ends
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April 22,
2005 -- Media update
Timeline on the Student Worker Alliance Sit-In
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April 22,
2005 -- WUSTL Update:
Student Worker Alliance
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April 21,
2005 -- Chancellor?s Concert May 1
Washington University Concert Choir & Symphony Orchestra to present annual event
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April 20,
2005 -- Media Advisory
Update on Student Worker Alliance sit-in at Washington University
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April 20,
2005 -- Media Advisory
Update on Student Worker Alliance sit-in at Washington University
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April 20,
2005 -- Media advisory
Social work students to host International Festival Friday, April 22
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April 20,
2005 -- Six Seconds in Charlack
Hotchner-winning play to debut April 28-May 1
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April 20,
2005 -- Media Advisory
Update on Student Worker Alliance sit-in at Washington University
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April 19,
2005 -- Fox and McDonnell receive Eliot Society's highest honor
Campaign for Washington University leaders Sam Fox and John F. McDonnell receive 2005 Search Award
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April 19,
2005 -- International Business Outlook Conference features some heavy hitters
Former British Prime Minister John Major to speak
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April 18,
2005 -- Media Advisory
Update on Student Worker Alliance sit-in at Washington University
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April 17,
2005 -- Media update
Update on Student Worker Alliance sit-in at Washington University
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April 15,
2005 -- Media Advisory
Update on Student Worker Alliance sit-in at Washington University
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April 14,
2005 -- Media Advisory
Chancellor?s letter to SWA sit-in participants
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April 14,
2005 -- Exploring the History of Art
Symposium to honor Mark Weil April 22
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April 14,
2005 -- Department of Music to dedicate new grand piano April 24
Seth Carlin to perform works of Robert and Clara Schumann in Graham Chapel
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April 14,
2005 -- The Mystical Arts of Tibet
Tibetan monks bring Sacred Music, Sacred Dance to Edison Theatre April 29-30
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April 13,
2005 -- C.K. Williams
Acclaimed poet to read from work at Washington University April 22
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April 13,
2005 -- Graduate voice recital
Debra Hillabrand to perform music of Mozart, Ives, Brahms and Dvoř?k April 24
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April 13,
2005 -- Media update
Update on Student Worker Alliance sit-in at Washington University
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April 13,
2005 -- Former Prime Minister John Major to Speak at international business conference
Olin School of Business students host third International Business Outlook Conference
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April 12,
2005 -- Media Advisory
Update on Student Worker Alliance sit-in at Washington University
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April 12,
2005 -- Olin Partners Program doing it your way
A new angle on executive education
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April 8,
2005 -- The 76th Annual Fashion Design Show
Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts to present annual extravaganza at Saint Louis Galleria May 1
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April 8,
2005 -- The 76th Annual Fashion Design Show
Media photo page
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April 6,
2005 -- Memorable award
WUSTL visiting psychology scholar Endel Tulving wins Gairdner Award
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April 6,
2005 -- Animal Planet
Concert Choir of Washington University to perform music about animals April 16
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April 6,
2005 -- Darwin Prioleau
Dancer and choreographer to present ?Movement Lab for Teachers? April 16
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April 6,
2005 -- ?Examining the Hiroshima Maiden?
Panel to explore aftermath of Hiroshima bombing April 20
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April 5,
2005 -- Media Advisory
Washington University's School of Social Work to host 15th anniversary powwow Saturday, April 9
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April 5,
2005 -- Rafael Campo
Renowned writer and physician to read at Kemper Art Museum April 15
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April 5,
2005 -- Hiroshima Maiden
Performance artist Dan Hurlin brings true survivor story to Edison Theatre April 22-23
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April 4,
2005 -- Anita Diamant 'imagines the past'
WUSTL alumna and author of The Red Tent to Speak
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March 31,
2005 -- Top of the class
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis ranked 3rd in nation by U.S. News
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March 31,
2005 -- A Concert on Women?s Mental Health
Department of Music performance to feature poetry of Emily Dickinson and Sylvia Plath April 12
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March 31,
2005 -- Bridging the gap between the worlds of art and science
Lightman?s fiction serves as a 'travel guide' for the scientific world
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March 30,
2005 -- Elizabeth Gray Danforth dies at 75
First lady of Washington University for a quarter century
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March 30,
2005 -- 15th Anniversary Powwow April 9
George Warren Brown School of Social Work to host American Indian Awareness Week April 4-9
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March 29,
2005 -- For expert comment
New CEO at Hewlett Packard
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March 29,
2005 -- Small Grants and Fellows Program
Center for Social Development announces the 2005 recipients of the Civic Service Small Research Grants
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March 24,
2005 -- Roddyfest
Purdue University conference honors WUSTL memory expert Roddy Roediger, March 25-27
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March 24,
2005 -- WUSTL flag at half-staff
Larry Haskin, Professor of Earth & Planetary Sciences, dies at 70
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March 24,
2005 -- Access to equal justice
Washington University Schools of Law and Social Work to host conference on "Poverty, Wealth and the Working Poor: Clinical and Interdisciplinary Perspectives," April 1
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March 24,
2005 -- "Eyes on the Prize"
'Documenting Change? symposium offers programs that commemorate the civil rights struggle and celebrate the Henry Hampton Collection
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March 24,
2005 -- Moses headlines two-day symposium on "Documenting Change"
Association of Black Students Lecture to feature leading civil rights activist Robert Moses
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March 24,
2005 -- 'An Evening in Paris'
2005 Newman Gala to benefit the Catholic Student Center at Washington University
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March 23,
2005 -- Science Outreach
Monsanto fund awards $3.7 million to Washington University for school science van program
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March 22,
2005 -- Culture War?
Weidenbaum Center Forum explores whether America is as bitterly divided as media suggests, March 28
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March 21,
2005 -- 'Family Guy' creator Seth MacFarlane to give CS40 Lecture
Creator of animated television show to speak at Assembly Series
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March 21,
2005 -- Gift provides for postdoctoral fellowships now offered in humanities and social sciences
WUSTL's 'model' for postdoctoral fellowships is rewarded with a major gift from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
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March 16,
2005 -- After ?happily ever after?
Into the Woods explores the darker side of fairy tales April 1-3 and 8-10
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March 16,
2005 -- James Lapine
Distinguished Broadway writer and director to speak April 1
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March 16,
2005 -- Commencement speaker announced
Former U.S. Representative Richard A. Gephardt to deliver 144th Commencement Address at Washington University in St. Louis
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March 15,
2005 -- WUSTL flag at half-staff
Junior Jessica Anastasia Campbell died Thursday, March 10, 2005
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March 14,
2005 -- Frank Bidart
Renowned poet to read at Washington University March 24 and 31
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March 9,
2005 -- A Month in the Country
Washington University Opera brings Lee Hoiby?s Turgenev adaptation to Edison Theatre March 18-19
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March 8,
2005 -- Marilyn Hacker
Renowned poet and activist to read at Kemper Museum March 18
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March 2,
2005 -- WUSTL co-sponsors national science & technology meeting
Area high-school science and math teachers invited
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March 1,
2005 -- 'Highly irreverent' writer to talk for Buder Center's 15th anniversary
American Indian writer Sherman Alexie to speak 'Without Reservations'
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March 1,
2005 -- Renowned classics scholar to deliver annual Biggs lecture
Biggs Lecture in Classics spotlights Cambridge scholar Malcolm Schofield
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March 1,
2005 -- The Eliot Trio
Late piano trios of Mozart and Brahms to highlight concert March 15
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Feb. 25,
2005 -- Decade of Behavior
Gibson receives 2005 Decade of Behavior Research Award
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Feb. 24,
2005 -- American College Dance Festival
Hundreds of college dancers to visit St. Louis March 3-6
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Feb. 24,
2005 -- Eminent physician helps tsunami victims in Sri Lanka
Nuland tells of tsunami experience for Assembly Series
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Feb. 21,
2005 -- Einstein's legacy
Nobel Prize-winning physicist Murray Gell-Mann will discuss Einstein's creative thinking for the Assembly Series
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Feb. 17,
2005 -- Danger, Will Robinson!
Brain region learns to anticipate risk, provides early warnings, suggests new study in Science
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Feb. 17,
2005 -- D.A. Powell
National Book Critics? Circle poetry finalist to speak at Washington University March 3
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Feb. 17,
2005 -- 'Our Bodies, Ourselves' author to discuss body image
Judy Norsigian talk for Assembly Series will complement Kemper Art Museum's 'Inside Out Loud' exhibition
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Feb. 17,
2005 -- The City as Subject: Urban Books
Unique course and exhibition examines the city through artists books
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Feb. 16,
2005 -- Media Advisory
Carl Schramm, President and CEO of the Kauffman Foundation, will discuss the U.S's future in a global economy
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Feb. 15,
2005 -- Gowns in the Gallery
Fashion students to show collections Feb. 24
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Feb. 15,
2005 -- Composer, conductor, trombonist
Benjamin Allen to present student recital Feb. 25
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Feb. 15,
2005 -- Serving society
Richard A. Gephardt Institute for Public Service established
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Feb. 14,
2005 -- Todd Zenger installed Feb. 10
Fricks endow professorship in Olin School; Zenger named initial holder
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Feb. 11,
2005 -- Barbara Schaal elected VP of NAS
Professor is first woman elected vice president of National Academy of Sciences
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Feb. 10,
2005 -- George Washington's generation was remarkable
American Revolution expert R. Don Higginbotham will deliver the Fulbright Lecture in History as part of the Assembly Series on Feb. 23 at 11 a.m.
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Feb. 10,
2005 -- She?s Hideous
Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum to present one-act musical Feb. 18
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Feb. 9,
2005 -- Official White House Conference on Aging Event
WUSTL to host a public forum, "Maximizing Civic Engagement of Older Adults," Feb. 15
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Feb. 8,
2005 -- Start-ups and smaller businesses play a big role in driving economic growth
Innovation, entrepreneurship and the future of St. Louis? economy to be the subject of kick-off speech for the 2005 Olin Cup Entrepreneur Competition
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Feb. 8,
2005 -- Grand slam poetry champ gives talk
Spoken word artist, musician and actor Saul Williams will explain connection between hip-hop and poetry
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Feb. 7,
2005 -- Super ads from the Super Bowl
The best of the best weren't that great, according to many evaluators
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Feb. 4,
2005 -- Anarchy, war, love and poetry
Performing Arts Department to present Howard Brenton?s Bloody Poetry Feb. 17-20
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Feb. 3,
2005 -- Mike Karpowics Group
Ensemble to present free concert for Jazz at Holmes series Feb. 10
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Feb. 3,
2005 -- Patriotic Fervor
Musicologist Erin Brooks to speak on World War I-era victory songs Feb. 11
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Feb. 2,
2005 -- John W. Bennett Obituary
Bennett was "major figure in 20th century anthropology"
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Feb. 2,
2005 -- WUSTL flag at half-staff
John W. Bennett, Ph.D., founder and first chair of the Department of Anthropology in Arts & Sciences, died Feb. 1
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Feb. 1,
2005 -- Uncovering truth in a democratic society
Robert Kerrey to deliver Stein Lecture in Ethics
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Feb. 1,
2005 -- Secret of college's success
The New York Times spotlights WUSTL's rapid ascent to national elite
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Feb. 1,
2005 -- Tyrrell Williams Lecture
Theodore Olson, former U.S. Solicitor General, to deliver lecture Feb. 8
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Feb. 1,
2005 -- Restoring scientific integrity in federal policy making
Prominent scientist Kurt Gottfried will speak on the need to restore scientific integrity in federal policy making for the Assembly Series
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Feb. 1,
2005 -- The "Donald" checks out WUSTL business students
Olin School of Business students to audition for "The Apprentice."
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Jan. 28,
2005 -- Media Advisory
WUSTL Business Students and Professors Pick Super Bowl Ad "Baddies"
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Jan. 27,
2005 -- World To Come
Renowned cellist Maya Beiser to perform solo concert at Edison Theatre Feb. 12
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Jan. 26,
2005 -- Kathryn Davis
Fiction writer to read at Washington University Feb. 17 and 22
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Jan. 26,
2005 -- A much-beloved teacher
Memorial service for David Hadas set for Feb. 5
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Jan. 25,
2005 -- Public Affairs appointment
Shula Neuman named director of news and information for Olin School of Business
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Jan. 24,
2005 -- Rudy named new Saigh professor in SEAS
Saigh Foundation provides gift for distinguished professor; Yoram Rudy installed as initial holder
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Jan. 21,
2005 -- University announcement
WUSTL sets 2005-06 tuition, fees, room and board
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Jan. 20,
2005 -- Addressing important social issues
School of Social Work spring lecture series begins with Melvin Oliver Feb. 7
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Jan. 20,
2005 -- New law clinic
Intellectual Property and Business Formation Clinic to offer a variety of legal services to the St. Louis community
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Jan. 19,
2005 -- New Clinic Director
Deal named administrative director of new law school clinic
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Jan. 18,
2005 -- John Dalton
Native St. Louis fiction writer to read at Washington University Jan. 27
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Jan. 18,
2005 -- The Trojan Women
Black Rep?s Ron Himes to direct Euripides' anti-war classic Jan. 28-Feb. 6
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Jan. 13,
2005 -- What is a Child?
Center for the Humanities to host conversation with education experts Gail Masuchika Boldt and Cynthia Lewis Jan. 24
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Jan. 13,
2005 -- Concert marks organ dedication
James Kibbie to showcase newly restored Roland Quest Organ in Graham Chapel Jan. 23
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Jan. 13,
2005 -- Viva Vivaldi
Washington University Chamber Orchestra to perform music of Vivaldi Jan. 24
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Jan. 12,
2005 -- Public interest series
"Access to Justice" speakers series presented by Washington University School of Law
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Jan. 11,
2005 -- Tango!
Tango Group at Washington University to present dance Jan. 21; music by Farshid Etniko
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