The Journal

Squad car draws student criticism

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

When Webster University students learned Public Safety bought a new squad car, many offered mixed opinions about the purchase.
Students reacted by scratching their heads, wondering not only where the funds to buy the vehicle came from but also why there was even a need for it.

Live video conference brings Hiroshima to US

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

By Amanda Keefe
Lifestyle Editor

August 6, 1945, 8:15 a.m. - It was early morning, and there wasn't a cloud in the sky as Kenji Kitagawa, now 75 years old, sat in his fifth grade classroom at the elementary school he attended in Hiroshima, Japan. Suddenly, "a tremendous blueish-white flash came through the classroom," and the intense fire and heat that followed was unbearable, he recalled.

App developer speaks at Webster

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Webster University's School of Business and Technology continued its speaker series on March 2 with a presentation by Tapulous CEO Bart Decrem.

Tapulous created the "Tap Tap Revenge" application - also known as an app - for the iPhone, and Decrem spoke on the changing world of social interaction and the advances in technology.

General education taskforce gets ideas from conference

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Members of Webster University's Global Citizenship Project Taskforce attended a conference in Seattle, Wash., from Feb. 18-20. While at the conference, taskforce members met to discuss general education with nearly 700 faculty, students and administrators from schools across the nation.

Webster to promote Prop A

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Webster University President Elizabeth Stroble is trying to gain more student and faculty support for Proposition A, a half-cent sales tax increase in St. Louis County for MetroLink expansion and operations.

Liz Kramer, a fellow in the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor of Administration at Washington University, made a presentation about the proposition Tuesday, March 2 at the Student Government Association meeting in the University Center Sunnen Lounge.

Grant reductions will hurt Gorloks

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Three years ago, the Access Missouri Financial Aid program was created to help Missouri students obtain need-based financial aid to attend their choice of Missouri schools. The grants - which need not be repaid - are disbursed to students on a sliding scale based on their Free Application for Federal Student Aid results and the type of institution they attend.

If Spiderman can't keep a job, what's a Gorlok gonna do?

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

He can sling webs and crawl on walls, but how is Spiderman going to handle the unemployment line? The real world is about to make a cameo in Marvel's fictionalized version of New York as Peter Parker, Spiderman's nerdy alter ego, loses his job in issue 623 of "The Amazing Spider-Man.

A 'yes' vote for Proposition A will help the city's poor, students

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

On April 6, voters in St. Louis County will vote again on the fate of the MetroLink. The 2010 Prop A ballot entry, if passed, will authorize a one-half of 1 percent sales tax increase which will restore and expand the MetroLink, MetroBus and other public transportation.

Look out, it's the coppers!

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

After years of cluttering my pants pockets and lining my couch cushions, a venerable, pecuniary alloy has finally worn out its welcome. Failing to see the modern day value of this antiquated denomination, I have recently converted to the church of the five and dime.

Palin's offense isn't felt by all disabled people

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Sarah Palin is on the warpath again. This time, she's going against the cartoon "Family Guy" and its creator, Seth MacFarlane. Palin claims that parts of the episode "Extra Large Medium" portray people with disabilities in a negative light. She also claims that a line spoken in the episode was a stab at her 22-month old son Trig, who was born with Down Syndrome.

Getting high on K2?

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Parents beware! There's a new drug in town at your local convenience store. Do you know what your kids are smoking?

K2 is the new drug of choice for many local teens and young adults. Although the substance is considered a drug it is - at the moment - completely legal and can be bought for the low cost of about $30 for three grams.

ANTEBELLUM: Do Over

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Let's face it - living in America really sucks these days. It doesn't really matter what side of the aisle you plant your flag on. Odds are, you're unhappy. If you're a liberal, you're steamed at the inability of your own party to get the job done. If you're a conservative, well, when are you ever happy?

On all fronts, the nation is mired in gridlock, and annoyance has long since morphed into apoplectic rage.

The infinite maze:

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Audience members at Webster University's Winifred Moore auditorium got a taste of traveling through a never-ending labyrinth of winding hallways, elaborate mazes and even a dissolving cave in professor Van McElwee's film "Modular Mazes" on Saturday, Feb. 27.

Brazilian Carnival Bash Party merges cultural food, music, dance

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The Latin American Students Organization (LASO) brought a piece of Rio de Janeiro to Webster Groves at the Brazilian Carnival Bash Party on Feb. 25 at the Webster Village Apartments Clubhouse.

A Brazilian Carnival, like Mardi Gras, is celebrated the day before the beginning of Lent in Latin American culture.

Students battle it out with 'Hero'

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The boys of Webster University's Rock 'n' Talk radio show hosted a Guitar Hero 3 tournament at Highway 61 Roadhouse and Kitchen on Wednesday, Feb. 24.

After students formed a line to sign up for the tournament, the battle began for the grand prize of a $25 gift card to Roadhouse.

WU professor is citizen of the year

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Marilynne Bradley, a painter whose numerous works of art have been showcased in many museum exhibitions in the U.S. and abroad, is an adjunct faculty member in the education department at Webster University and 2010's Webster Groves citizen of the year.

The Webster Groves Shrewsbury Chamber of Commerce named Bradley citizen of the year at its annual "Heart of the Community" awards banquet on Feb.

Animator has little sketchbook, big dream

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

When independent animated filmmaker Maya Yonesho was a girl, she wanted to be a magician. Instead, she became an animator.

The School of Communications, with the animation club, SIGGRAPH and the Art Department, brought Yonesho to Webster University on Friday, Feb.

wellness for WU: 21 Shots

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

At 21 years old, you can walk into any corner gas station or Dirt Cheap store and buy all the liquor you can afford. You can get into strip clubs with no problem. And you now have the privilege to get wasted at any bar you choose. You're entering the good life, and it needs to be celebrated in a major way.

media MATTers: The Gaga Effect

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

If I said the name Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, would you break out in excitement? Oh, maybe you know her better as Lady Gaga.

How about Kesha Rose Sebert, a.k.a. Ke$ha? Not so much?

Since the rise of Lady Gaga, it seems the next big thing in pop music is around the corner.

Spirit Week

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Webster University hearkened back to high school days this week with Spirit Week, designed to get Gorloks pumped up about WU.

Spirit Week was organized by junior special education major Erin Quinn, who wanted a way for the WU community to get involved and support the Gorlok athletic teams.

No rest in sight for Meeh

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Being a college athlete takes a lot of time and hard work - let alone playing two college sports.

But junior Robby Meeh wouldn't have it any other way. With the basketball season ending last week, Meeh's teammates have begun their offseason. But there will be no time off for Meeh, whose golf season is now underway.

One and done for WU women

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Webster University's women's basketball team saw their 17-win season come to an abrupt halt last week.

The Gorloks blew a seven-point halftime lead and fell to Blackburn College, 62-54, in the semifinal round of the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament.

Men's basketball team dealt quick exit from conference tournament

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The Webster University men's basketball team took an early exit from this year's St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament, ending their season with a 13-13 record in Grant Gymnasium.

The final loss of this up and down season came at the hands of the Westminster College Blue Jays on Thursday, Feb.

Softball team battles small numbers in 2010

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Coach Chris Eaton and the women of the Gorlok softball team are coming off perhaps the best season in school history. A 26-18 record was capped off with an unprecedented performance in the NCAA Regional Tournament.

The seventh of eight seeds, Webster University made a run to the championship game by beating local rival Washington University, 7-2.

From the Bench: Poor finishes don't negate strong year for Gorlok hoops

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Webster University's men's and women's basketball teams' met the same fate last week, each losing in the first round of the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

Though disappointing for each, it was remarkable that each team even found themselves playing beyond the final game of their schedule.