Twelve freshmen and sophomore students enrolled at Washington University as mid-year transfer students this semester, the first time in recent history that students were accepted in between semesters. Several of these students are Jewish and said they came to the University after feeling unsafe on their previous campuses due to antisemitism.
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In the weeks following the start of the Israel-Hamas war, students at Washington University have reported increased instances of Islamophobia and antisemitism.
Last year, student-run emergency medicine organization EST responded to 400 calls at Washington University in St. Louis, ranging from cuts to anaphylaxis to chest pain to panic attacks. The group’s 70 members also provide coverage crews for high-contact club sports, staff vaccine clinics and offer CPR training.
“In my entire life, I've never felt more silenced about my identity and being Palestinian [than] in my four years at WashU. And so it's nice to finally organize something to have our voices heard on campus,” organizer Ayah Hamdan said.