Culture Articles
Worlds of fun
More than 200 attendees gather on the Quad for a taste of international food, culture at International Night
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Several Webster University students and faculty were pulled in front of the large crowd at International Night April 15, encouraged by an eager throng of belly dancers to wiggle their hips and wave their arms in a snakelike motion. Colette Cummings, associate dean of student affairs, attempted to talk her way out of participating, but to no avail.
The people you know... David Ayres
Introducing you to the people of Webster
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For freshman David Ayres, music runs in the family. Ayres, a vocal music education major, said he had a strong musical influence growing up. "My dad also plays a bit of everything," Ayres said of his father, who plays the piano and the saxophone. His mother was a singer.
Behind the wheel and on the record
Student car woes
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When junior Justin Detjen took his 1966 Ford Mustang in to get a title, he got more than he bargained for. "There was a problem getting the car titled in Missouri," Detjen, an English major, said. "The original title was in California and there was a problem with the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN).
Sex, love, romance in media
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Webster adjunct instructor Ann Bader wants students to be more aware of the fairy tale-like messages regarding sex, love and romance that the media sends every day. This fall, she will teach the course Studies in Media Literacy: Love, Sex and Romance: Romantic Ideals so students can examine these myths.
Prisoners meditate with WU alumna
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On a cold, wet Tuesday in March, Webster University alumna Karlene McAllister made her way to Northeast Correctional Center in Bowling Green, Mo., as she does every Tuesday night. The group of about eight men she goes to visit are not people she ever knew on the outside.
Ice rabbits glisten at senior art show
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Family, friends and Webster faculty joined graduating Gorloks April 15 to celebrate the opening of the 2005 Bachelor of Arts Exhibition in the Cecille R. Hunt Gallery. The exhibit, which extends into the Visual Arts Studio, features about 40 different pieces of artwork created by 16 senior Webster art students.
