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News Articles
Soil imbalance triggers overhaul of campus hub
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The Quad may still be in one piece, but renovations have already begun. The signs are subtle: on Sept. 24 contractors delivered the orange fencing that will soon restrict access to the Quad; earthmoving equipment arrived on campus the next day; and signs advertising the Mat Kearney concert suddenly sported a changed location.
Danceline stumbles due to lack of space
Organization struggles to find adequate room to practice in time for men and women's basketball season
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Limited and priority facility use for majors has resulted in a lack of practice space for Danceline, which held tryouts and its first practice Sept. 22. in the Grant Gymnasium. Twenty-five people tried out for the group. Danceline, a Student Government Association funded organization, performs dance routines during halftime at Webster University's men and women's home basketball games.
Freshman seminars get student mentors
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In a proactive approach to 2005's dismal freshman retention rates, Webster University has enacted a program that puts upperclassmen in freshman seminars. Freshman retention rates refer to the amount of freshmen who come back to attend classes after their first semester.
Domino's CEO visits Webster
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David Brandon, Chief Executive Officer of Domino's Pizza, stressed the importance of taking risks and seizing every opportunity to become successful Sept. 19 in the Winifred Moore Auditorium. More than 175 people attended the first "Success to Significance Speaker Series" of the semester.
Campus construction gets underway
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Webster University will undergo changes at different locations around campus this year. Renovations will continue at Maria Hall, including the installation of new heating and air conditioning systems. Throughout the 2007-08 school year and following summer, the resident room wing of Maria Hall will be gutted and remodeled.
Bullying presents nationwide problem
Little research exists for college-level violence, harassment
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Bill Kuntz and Don Wahl, directors of Youth Violence Prevention and Social Emotional Learning, warned of bullying on college campuses. Wahl and Kuntz were careful to emphasize that most of the research available was based on K-12 statistics. They said very little research has been done on college-level violence and bullying, which makes them somewhat harder to combat.
Nature-loving nun links spirituality, environment
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Making the decision to become a nun is not a common life change for a 50-year-old woman, said Sister Annie Stevens, an adjunct professor of religious studies at Webster University. She said she finally found herself when she met the Sisters of Loretto. As part of the Brown Bag Lecture Series, Stevens gave a presentation Sept.
Missouri politicians encourage student involvement, leadership
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Webster University students filled the seats of the University Center Sunnen Lounge for Gov. Bob Holden's "Pizza and Politics" event on Sept. 19. Holden introduced the meeting as part of his Public Policy Forum in order to create a comfortable and relaxed setting for students to ask politicians questions.
Misdemeanors and Mishaps
Sept. 18, 2:22 p.m.: A golfer was practicing at Sunset Country Club and hit a ball that went off course and hit a windshield of a passing car. Sept. 19, 3:25 p.m.: Someone approached and photographed two students while claiming to work for the Journal, but the person did not have identification to prove that.
News Briefs
The Student Government Association held a meeting Sept. 25 in the University Center Sunnen Lounge at 3 p.m. The following are highlights of the meeting: • The Mat Kearney concert will be held in the Lot E parking lot near the Community Music School Sept. 28.
Webster Groves Police Blotter
Sept. 17: Items were taken from a parked vehicle at the 10 block of E. Glendale Road. Sept. 17: A coin operated dryer was broken into and damaged at the 900 block of Bell Avenue. Sept. 17: Three unidentified male suspects entered the store and took cigarettes from behind the counter at the 8400 block of Big Bend Boulevard.