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Red Bull Soap Box Derby: Alumni team fails to make final cut
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"Oh, shit!" soap-box driver Joe Millitzer said he thought, seconds before his makeshift 18-wheeler was to be hurled down the 40-foot starting ramp at the Red Bull Soap Box Derby, Oct. 28 in Forest Park. Millitzer and his teammates, all Webster University alumni, were one of 42 teams from 13 states and two countries competing in the Oct.
Ghosts wander campus
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From a pregnant nun to a wandering gardener, Webster spirits are very much alive. Strange, inexplicable things have happened at paranormal hotspots throughout campus, such as former dormitory Loretto Hall and the Loretto-Hilton Center. Some stories have even been exaggerated over the years.
'Rockt Horror' pops cherries, awards costumed patrons
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It must be time to do the "Time Warp" again. Dr. Frank-N-Furter invites you to his castle to enjoy some traditional Transylvanian folk dancing, sing-alongs and the unveiling of his science project - the perfect man named Rocky. Campus Activities, LBGTQ Alliance and the Dance Club co-sponsored the showing of the 1975 cult classic "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" Oct.
Can a photo tell the truth?
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The photos that appear in a newspaper or magazine may not be the photos that were actually taken. They could have been altered. To help learn about photo altering, Bill Barrett, photography professor and chairman in the electronic and photographic media department and the director of the May Gallery, presented a lecture titled "Can a photo tell the truth" Oct.
Students collect food, not candy
Donations will benefit the poor and homeless of St. Louis
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On Oct. 31, a day usually reserved for donning ghoulish costumes and trolling neighborhoods in quest of the best Halloween loot, a group of 13 Webster students chose to go door-to-door, gathering food and money for homeless and hungry St. Louisans. Senior Nikki Dukes, a social sciences major led this year's edition of Trick-or-Treat So Others Can Eat.
Concert honors deceased students
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If you closed your eyes, you could imagine yourself sitting at a small corner table sipping a martini in a small, smoke-filled jazz club. The tinkling of a piano mixed in with the soft brush of a drum and the low pulse of a stand-up bass made up the jazz ensemble at the TKT Memorial Scholarship Concert Oct.
Child molestation film tests audience's limits
Movie Review: 'Little Children,' 5 of 5 stars
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Todd Field exploded onto the independent film scene five years ago with his highly acclaimed debut "In The Bedroom." His latest feature, "Little Children," has Oscar written all over it. The film, adapted from a book by Tom Perrotta, is beautiful, disturbing, darkly humorous and resoundingly powerful all in one.
Franken film polarizes audiences
Movie Review: 'God Spoke,' 3.5 of 5 stars
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"What I do isn't propaganda. What I do is jujitsu," said Al Franken, a former "Saturday Night Live" comedian, in reference to the tactics of reversal he uses against his enemies in the conservative media on his left-wing talk radio network Air America. Directors Nick Doob and Chris Hegedus are part of the documentary trio that is spiritually led by the legendary D.
