News Articles
Coming up in this week's Journal
Here are some stories we're working on for this week's Journal: * University President Richard Meyers tells students they need to get involved in Webster Groves politics and get "militant" if the city doesn't respond. * A Webster graduate is slated to be Indonesia's next president. * A new building for The School of Business and Technology is at least two years away.
Blood drive sets record for donors
WVA and Health Services host successful blood drive in UC
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The Webster Village Apartments (WVA) and Health Services sponsored a blood drive on Sept. 8 that tied the previous donor record of 31 donors for the event. The blood drive takes place about four times a year and was most recently in the UC Sunnen Lounge.
Frances batters WU campuses in Florida
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Webster's Florida campuses took two hard punches from hurricanes in the last month, and another may be on the way. Hurricanes Charley and Frances forced the Orlando metropolitan campus to cancel weekend classes. The Merritt Island, Palm Bay and Patrick Air Force Base campuses also canceled classes due to mandatory evacuations during Frances.
Webster student killed in South County car accident
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A Webster University student was killed in a one-vehicle crash in the early hours of Sept. 11. Jodie Marie Bertelsman, 20, was a junior math major. Authorities and family members gave this account of the crash: At about 1:40 a.m., Bertelsman was a passenger in a car headed south in the 4300 block of Theiss Road, south of Interstate 255 and north of Mattis Road.
SGA plans to end Bookstore Cheques Program by fall '05
Student ID could be used to purchase books
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The Webster University Student Government Association (SGA) and the Student Affairs office are trying to streamline the book-buying process for students who rely on the "Bookstore Cheques Program" and financial aid. Students who receive bookstore checks have to go to multiple locations on campus to finally receive their checks, which poses problem for students in a time crunch.
E-mail failures frustrate students
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The Webster University e-mail system has suffered multiple breakdowns in recent weeks. The downtime has frustrated students, who stay in touch with instructors via their Webster e-mail account. Stephanie Covington, a junior global journalism major who uses a Webster University e-mail account, is one such student.
Speaker: 'no genocide' in Sudan
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Imam Muhammad Nur Abdullah, the head of the Islamic Foundation of Greater St. Louis, gave his account of the humanitarian crisis in Sudan when he came to Webster Sept. 9. More than 50 people attended. Most members of the audience were surprised to hear him say that there was no genocide occurring in Darfur, the western region of Sudan.
WU students attend Kerry rally in Affton
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Three Webster University students were in Affton Sept. 10 to see Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry host a town hall-style campaign event. The students, Andrew Bryson, a freshman, Megan Hutchinson, a sophomore, and Amelia Tryon, a senior, are all campaign volunteers for the Kerry campaign.
SGA forms common hour task force, investigates child care
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Progress reports were the main focus of the Student Government Association's (SGA) second general assembly meeting Sept. 14. President Phil Eckelkamp and other officers reported on the development of various programs to be put into action in the near future.
Dean's service awards recipients for spring 2004
Justin Aymer, a sophomore audio production major from Pawnee, Ill., was nominated for volunteering to provide sound for a variety of Student Activities Council events this year, including the Fall Folk Series and Battle of the Bands Heather G'Sell, a junior special education major from St.
Rock the Vote, Campus Conservatives active before election
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Many Webster University political organizations are staying active in mobilizing younger voters this election year, with clubs on all sides of the political spectrum encouraging young people to vote. Left, right and middle organizations are urging students to vote, no matter who the candidate.
NEWS BRIEFS
Department name change
The name of the department of foreign languages and literatures recently changed to the department of international languages and cultures.
NEWS BRIEFS
Voting information
Oct. 5 is the last day for Illinois and Missouri residents to register to vote in the general election. Oct. 28 is the last day for Illinois residentsto register to absentee vote. Students can register to vote in the general election on campus. Locations are: the Webster Village Apartments office, the Residential Life Office and John Ginsburg's office in the University Center.
AT-LARGE SENATORS:
SGA candidates give goal statements
The SGA at-large senator elections begin Sept. 20. There are four positions open. Below are statements from each of the candidates. Beth Blumfelder I am already in the leadership program, so I will take my experiences from there and apply them to my everyday life, which include the Student Government Association.
