Student Life (newspaper)


Student Life is the independent student-run newspaper of Washington University in St. Louis. It was founded in 1878 and incorporated in 1999. It is published by the Washington University Student Media, Inc. and is not subject to the approval of the University administration, thus making it an independent student voice.
It is published regularly every Thursday. Special issues include orientation and commencement issues, an April Fool's Day issue ; and a Valentine's Day issue centered on sex. It has won multiple National Pacemaker Awards, recognizing the best college newspapers in the country, most recently in 2011.
It is an affiliate of UWIRE, which distributes and promotes its content to their network.
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Sections

  • News is the largest section in Student Life, appearing in each issue. This section reports on events pertaining to the Washington University community, St. Louis news, and national news.
  • Forum also appears in each issue and consists of columns written by the regular Forum editors and staff columnists. Contributions are also accepted from the University community. Forum also publishes a staff editorial written by the newspaper's Editorial Board. The Editorial Board is led by the Senior Forum Editor, and it consists of the Forum Editors, Editor-in-Chief, Managing Editor and Senior Editors. Letters to the Editor and Editorial Cartoons are also published in Forum.
  • Sports appears in every issue and provides the latest scores in Bears games as well as profiles of the players.
  • Scene is the lifestyles section in Student Life. It runs in every issue and focuses on campus trends and the activities of students and faculty. Scene covers a broad range of topics. Scene also runs an advice column called “Save Me, Scene!”
  • The Photo section occasionally publishes photo essays ranging in topic from engineering antics to profiles of homeless people.

Awards

Alumni