Network outage leaves sick student without assistance
Emergencies can occur at any given time, but WU students, staff and faculty on campus may not know what to do when put in that position during a network outage. This was the case for Human Rights Coordinator and adjunct faculty member Andrea Miller, whose student fainted during her Current Problems in Human Rights class Monday, April 12 in Webster Hall.…
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The next step: Real world or grad school?
After getting a bachelor's degree, what is the next best step - getting a master's degree or getting a job? If you are a senior and haven't figured this out yet, you better start doing some serious thinking. The rest of you have a little bit more time.…
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Senior animation major Matt Kay (left), senior broadcast journalism major Bailey Tantsits (middle) and freshman audio major Michael Henry perform in Chainlink Theater and Improv's end-of-the-semester show in the University Center Sunnen Lounge on April 26. WU students act on a whimChainlink Improv troupe exercise impromptu comedy skills
Laughter filled the University Center Sunnen Lounge as the Webster University Chainlink Theater group presented their spring show April 26.
WU students and faculty were treated to a night of comedy as the group showed off their improvisation skills.
Ashley Lam, a senior photography major, joined the group because she loves improv and growing up she never got a chance to participate.…
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Combs saves best for senior night
John Combs saved the best offensive performance of his career for one of his final games.
The senior catcher was three for three with two home runs and five RBI in a 14-0 thrashing of Principia College on Senior Night on April 23. Combs singled in a run through a gaping hole on the right side of the infield, homered to left in his next two at-bats and finished the night with a bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the sixth inning.…
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FeaturedAnnual festival recognizes interactive media students
SGA swears in new officersWebster University's Student Government Association swore in the new executive body for Fall 2010 during its last meeting of the semester April 27. SGA filled its open positions after an election in which WU students cast 377 ballots online between April 12 and April 15.Well wishes and warnings from The Journal's erstwhile editorsSo torch-passing time is here. The year is at an end. Vacant editorial positions have been filled and, next year, a new crew takes the helm of The Journal. We, the old guard, would like to think we learned a few things during the year we headed up the paper, and, as we take our leave, it's probably a good time to impart some of the year's earned wisdom.Women's tennis claims first SLIAC championshipGorloks roll over Greenville College 5-1 to secure conference title, perfect SLIAC seasonIt has been a long road for both the Webster University men and women's tennis teams to get to the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament, but inclement weather made it even longer Saturday, April 24. However, the storms could not stop the WU women's team from capturing its first SLIAC championship title by fending off Principia College 5-3 and then defeating Greenville College in the championship game 5-1 twelve and a half hours after the first match began.New name for Business SchoolTwo former U.S. presidents address crowd at ceremony for George Herbert Walker School of Business and Technology
Tricking people into attending campus events is bush leagueAn air of secrecy wafted its way around Webster University's campus April 22 as talk of a special announcement spread through the main campus. Starting at around 10:30 that morning, calls and e-mails went out to campus faculty and staff, media outlets through St.WU holds reception for poet laureateStudents and staff filtered in and out of the alumni house for a two-hour reception honoring David Clewell, professor of poetry at Webster University, who was named Missouri poet laureate last month. Since Clewell has only been in the position a month, many of his engagements have not been scheduled yet.Golf coach looks beyond St. Louis recruitsBelsky focuses recruiting strategy on players outside metropolitan area, cites team unity
Professor Van McElwee named Guggenheim Fellow
Full 9/11 story is not told, says visiting WU speakerOne of the principal voices of the 9/11 Truth Movement will make his way to Webster University on Thursday, April 29. Conspiracy theorist, David Ray Griffin, will present "Is the War in Afghanistan Justified by 9/11?" in the Winifred Moore Auditorium at 7 p.Gays and God are not mutually exclusiveEvery vote counts … well, except those big, flaming gay ones. That's the stance the Christian Legal Society took in 2004 and is now defending in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. The CLS is a student group at the University of California's Hastings College of Law.From the Bench: Down the stretch we comeTwo years ago, on a Thursday afternoon, I had an impromptu meeting with the former Journal sports editor. With no warning, he informed me he was resigning, effective immediately, and I would be his replacement. Production night is in five days. Go make a sports section.Oppression or freedom?Oppression, towel head, terrorist, oppression, table cloth, rag head, Osama Bin Laden's daughter, and did I mention oppression - the hijab conjures some ugly words in people's minds. When people hear these hurtful words they sadly think of Islam and Muslims - specifically Muslim women who wear the hijab.Polish scholar visits WU to trash BoratOn Thursday, April 22, the philosophy department hosted "Borat, Multicultural Implications," a speech by Wojciech Malecki, who teaches literary theory at the University of Wroclaw in Poland. His speech focused on a paper he wrote after watching the movie "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.WU alumna to receive honorary degreeOn sultry Southern nights, a young Patricia McKissack sat mesmerized on the front porch as her grandparents regaled the family with tales of supernatural mysteries and dramatizations of childhood episodes. She soaked up every word, listening and observing intently.media MATTers: Box-office flopsIt's almost here, I can taste it! The popcorn, the Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites and my extra-large Mountain Dew. Yes, summer movie season is almost here. There is no better way to spend summer vacation than a day at the movies. Since I was a kid, whole days have been spent at the theater with movie marathons.Plan for Luhr Library being reworkedIt's been almost a month since the Webster Groves City Plan Commission rejected the Luhr Library expansion proposal. Webster University administrators are working to come up with a plan that will meet the commission's approval. The proposal was originally rejected at the April 5 City Plan Commission meeting.Quick action required summertime violenceI find it troubling that every year around the same time the temperature increases so does the rate of violence. I understand that people are excited they no longer have to be cooped up inside their houses. However, this is no excuse for the current and steady violence happening in Chicago and St.ANTEBELLUM: Parting ShotsWell it's official; I'm completely out of opinions. But, that doesn't mean I don't have a few things to say to you people - mainly - thank you. When I transferred from Meramec Community College to Webster University a few years ago, the goal was to rush through and get out as expeditiously as possible. |
