After myriad student complaints and protests, Washington University in St. Louis will officially be changing its name to “Washington University Near St. Louis” by the fall 2018 semester. This comes as a big win to students, especially those native to the city of Chicago who played an integral role in ...
Read More »DNC Hacker: “wustl-2.0” Was Too Spotty to Hack
The hacker responsible for the leaking of private Democratic National Committee emails during the 2016 election, known online as “Guccifer 2.0,” was in the news again this week when it surfaced that they had been working on behalf of the Russian state. In a series of emails exchanged with WUnderground, ...
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WUnderground’s Comprehensive Guide to Making the Most out of Student Libel
April Fools’ is around the corner, and you know what that means: it’s time for this year’s long awaited issue of Student Libel, StudLife’s annual humor issue! Not sure how to maximize your enjoyment? Luckily for you, we here at WUnderground know our way around a humor newspaper, and we’re ...
Read More »Student Life Files Lost & Found Report for Second Half of Website Title
On Tuesday, Student Life, WashU’s independent, student-run “newspaper,” filed a lost & found report with WUPD after misplacing the second half of its website title. As the top search result for “studlife” is a page entitled “StudLife’s” (shown above), WUnderground staff initially assumed that this was one of the publication’s ...
Read More »Fraternity Gives Free Alcohol to Students in Need
Most of members of Sigma Chi joined for one thing and one thing only: philanthropy. The brothers want to make the world a better place through their good deeds. “It’s like I’ve always said,” explained Carson McDaniels, a current pledge of the fraternity, “it’s more about what you give than ...
Read More »Daniel Day-Lewis Reveals Not a Talented Actor, Only Method Acting as One
The conversation about this Sunday’s Academy Awards ceremony was flooded with drama this week when Best Actor nominee Daniel Day-Lewis revealed that he never was a talented actor at all, but has rather been method-acting as one. Known for his intense commitment to roles, the Lincoln star will often live ...
Read More »Student Eco-Terrorist Group Leaving Unflushed Pee All Over Campus
A radical fringe group widely believed to be backed by the Office of Sustainability has unleashed its most brutal campaign to date, leaving urine unflushed in men’s, women’s, and gender-neutral bathrooms all over campus. The practice, referred to as “Yellow Urinalism,” has been jointly condemned by the Student Health Services ...
Read More »Joe Biden Endorses “Armed Teachers” Proposal
In response to the recent Parkland shooting, President Trump last week proposed a new strategy of arming teachers. His statement, unsurprisingly, has been met with much controversy, but smatterings of support have come from some surprising places. In order to gather a diversity of opinions on the matter, the WUnderground ...
Read More »WashU’s Definitive Guide to Housing
With housing selection coming up, we all know that the options can be overwhelming for freshmen and upperclassmen alike. Luckily, we here at WUnderground have you covered. With this comprehensive housing guide, we can help you select the ultimate ResLife-bachelor fuckpad.
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