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A superstition among students warns that stepping on the university seal at Brookings Hall will prevent one from graduating on time.
== Athletics ==
Washington University was a founding member of the University Athletic Association of NCAA Division III and previously was a founding member of the Missouri Valley Conference. It is also a member of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin.
The Bears have won 26 NCAA Division III championships—ten in volleyball (1989, 1991–1996, 2003, 2007, 2009), five in women's basketball (1998–2001, 2010), two in men's basketball (2008, 2009), two in women's cross country (2011, 2018), two in women's outdoor track and field (2017, 2024), two in women's soccer (2016, 2024), one in men's tennis (2008), one in women's indoor track and field (2017), and one in men's indoor track and field (2022) – and 267 conference titles. Its mascot is the Bear, and its official colors are red and green.
Washington University hosts more than 40 club sports.
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