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90 Years of Webster
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It began in 1898, when the Sisters of Loretto, a catholic women's organization, bought the Benjamin Webster estate with the intent to open a college for women.
Sisters of Loretto formed Webster's foundation
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While a religious congregation no longer runs the university, Webster still has ties to its founding mothers, the Sisters of Loretto. Several sisters continue to work at Webster, while others are scattered across the globe.
Defining innovative sounds of style
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On April 17, at St. Francis Xavier Church, 3628 Lindell Blvd., an audience of the fan-faithful gathered for the CD release and concert of avant-garde pianist and Webster University student Kenny Jaworski.
More than the Arch
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Stock car spectators arrived even by ATV to see the green flag fly. Past the arch, the river, the strip clubs and cornfields - past Carlyle, Shiloh and Sandoval lies the ultimate dirt-track date. Mt. Vernon Raceway is where boys become men, sometimes as early as age 11 - as the ticket collector contested.
Angles abroad: One city, four photographic takes
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Italian photographer Francesco Arese Visconti came to Webster University April 17 to present an illustrated lecture about his work. Visconti's lecture was arranged by Webster professor Susan Hacker Stang, who met Visconti last summer when she traveled to Florence, Italy where he lives.
B.A. Show four years on canvas
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At one end of the Cecille R. Hunt Gallery, two men admired an oil painting and were making guesses as to what the artist was trying to convey. Down the hall, an elderly man stopped to take photos of the various pieces of artwork being displayed.
Entertainment industry tips out of the actor's studio
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On a residential corner in Maplewood sits an unmarked building with no window coverings to hide it from a passersby . The studio's blue walls, a stage the size of a kitchen table and large stage lights is set up like a mini theater.
Poetry as passion, profession
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In commemoration of National Poetry Month, a pair of prominent St. Louis poets shared some of their sonnets with an attentive audience April 13 in the Emerson Library Conference Room.
International Feature Photo: Leiden
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Webster Study Abroad students bound for the Leiden Campus were warned that housing is not like it is in America.
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