Culture Articles
Health and Fitness Series: Part I
Fad dieting unhealthy way to get fit
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With a new year usually comes a New Year's resolution. Often, a vow to eat healthy and work out is at the top of many students' lists. But with all the fad diets and gimmicks on the market, it's easy to get caught up in the latest trend. The public is looking to get thin while businesses are looking to get fat with profits.
The people you know...
Introducing you to the people of Webster
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As you make your way to class at Webster, you smile and wave to those you know. But what about the people you don't know? You'd look kind of crazy with a big, goofy smile on your face frantically waving your hands at everyone you see. Each week from now until the end of the semester, we are going to introduce you to one new person in this column.
Health Services: resource for staying fit
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Whether students need over-the-counter medicine for the common cold, a Hepatitis vaccine or information on healthy living, Webster University's Health Services, located in Loretto Hall, Room 112, has got it covered. Susan Daily, director of Health Services, said students come in most commonly for cold, flu and bronchitis-type symptoms while others are referred to local doctors for more serious problems.
Students critique faculty work at new show
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Ann Tolin doesn't usually let students see her work, because she wants them to maximize their creative potential without mimicking her ideas. But at the faculty photography exhibit, Tolin's work, as well as the work of 11 other professors, was on display for students to enjoy and critique.
Webster voice students bring opera to Winnie Moore
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Cinderella, Mozart and 20 Webster University voice students will be bringing a little bit of opera to Webster. A Webster University Opera Studio's production of an "Evening of Opera" will have showtimes of 7 p.m. Jan. 28 and 29 and 4 p.m. Jan. 30 in the Winifred Moore Auditorium.
Writing Center offers workshops,soothes student qualms on writing
Writing any type of paper, can be intimidating for even the most skilled writer, and writing a paper for a specific purpose can be even scarier. The Writing Center at Webster University is here to help students with crucial papers such as an application essay for graduate school, as well as typical classroom assignments.
Movie Review: "White Noise"
I hear dead people, is SportsCenter on?
Jonathan Rivers (Michael Keaton) has been getting some very unsettling phone calls from his wife (Chandra West). What bothers Jon most is that his wife has been dead for six months. A tale of tragedy becomes a deeply disturbing thriller in this Hollywood fantasy about the real life occurrence of electronic voice phenomena (EVP).
