WUSTL’s Thurtene organizers hold events for students, neighbors, kids
WUSTL students are gearing up for the annual Thurtene Carnival, and organizers plan some events this weekend to help bring neighbors together. The Thurtene Junior Honorary will host a neighborhood block party along with basketball clinics (shown, at right, in 2012) and a 3-on-3 tournament.
Washington University’s Thurtene holds neighborhood block party, basketball clinic for kids
Students from Washington University in St. Louis are gearing up for the annual Thurtene Carnival, and they’ll host community events this weekend — including a block party and youth basketball clinic — to bring the university’s neighbors together to join the fun.
New composting initiatives turn Danforth Campus food waste into fertilizer
WUSTL diners can toss a used napkin and food scraps into a campus compost bin, and 4-6 months later, their trash might be feeding the tulips in front of Brookings Hall. With the help of the WUSTL community, WUSTL Dining Services and the Office of Sustainability are working to turn more food scraps and trash into fertilizer through composting.
Earth Day events April 20-24 on Danforth Campus
Earth Day is Sunday, April 22, and Washington University’s Office of Sustainability is commemorating the day on the Danforth Campus by organizing several events during April, including a bioswale planting, panel discussion and more.
Thurtene, oldest student-run carnival in U.S., begins April 20 on Danforth Campus
Hundreds of Washington University students are working together to host the oldest and largest student-run carnival in the United States. Thurtene Carnival will take place on the university’s Danforth Campus near the intersection of Skinker Boulevard and Forest Park Parkway April 20-22. The carnival features amusement rides, games, fun food and family-friendly plays, musical acts and comedy skits.
Thurtene Carnival expected to draw more than 120,000
Themed “Cause For Celebration,” this year’s edition will be April 17-18; it is the nation’s oldest and largest student-run carnival.