Through an agreement reached with Residential Life, Washington University students will be able to light candles on campus in a central location. The agreement was reached under the initiative of Jewish Student Union President Alex Freedman, and allows student to light candles in a room in the student center.
Residential Life policy prohibits the lighting of candles in dorm rooms, although it stipulates that exceptions can be made for religious observance. Members of the administration hesitated to make exceptions to that policy this year, however, because of a recent fire at the University of Missouri at St. Louis which killed one student.
Students will be able to light every night in the Friedman Lounge, starting at 7 p.m. Space will also be available to light at the Chabad House from 5:30-9:00 p.m.