News Articles
SGA approves new frat
Misgivings aside, 16-5 vote accepts university's Delta Upsilon as a non-funded organization
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The Student Government Association meeting on Jan. 22 began like any other. About 20 students listened in as SGA President and senior broadcast journalism major Elizabeth Eisele took attendance, swore in a new member and discussed the coffee mugs that just arrived for Commuter Appreciation Week.
ART STUDENT STUMPED?
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Junior Swetha Nellakanti drives her chainsaw into a log outside the Visual Arts Studio Jan. 16.
Students defy smoking ban
Refusal to comply could land Gorloks in student court
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Students and faculty who flout the new smoking regulation could be disciplined by a jury of their peers, said university President Richard Meyers. The regulation - enacted late last semester at the recommendation of the Sustainability Coalition - prevents smokers from smoking within 30 feet of a university entrance.
Campus graffiti ceases
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The increase in graffiti found around the campus came to a sudden end, according to campus officials. Last November, the Webster University campus experienced a sudden increase in graffiti, mostly in the area surrounding the parking garage. After three months, there have been no arrests, but the clean-up effort continues.
WU employees tax-free in medicine
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Webster University's Benny card was a fixture in the wallets of more than 200 faculty and staff last year. Starting in 2007, employees could use the card to access funds in their medical savings accounts without filing receipts or waiting for reimbursement.
Sodhexo combats hunger through scholarship
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As part of its campaign to fight the causes of hunger worldwide, the Sodexho Foundation is accepting nominations for the 2008 STOP Hunger Scholarship. According to the organization's Web site, the scholarship is being offered to all students from kindergarten through graduate school who have demonstrated a "commitment to fighting hunger in their community within the last 12 months.
WU Press teams up with other publishers
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The Webster University Press is still in the very early stages of development, but has already co-published one book by photography professor Susan Hacker Stang and is currently considering other proposals. The WUP is an initiative under the auspices of Academic Affairs but operates as a unit under Emerson Library.
WU receives business award
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The St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association recognized Webster University as one of the top 50 area businesses for its many contributions to the St. Louis region. The Greater St. Louis Top 50 Awards, presented by RCGA and the St. Louis office of Deloitte, were held Dec.
NEWS BRIEFS
DEAN'S AWARD RECIPIENTS NAMED: Two students have been selected by Ted Hoef, associate vice president and dean of students, as recipients of the Dean's Award for Service for Fall II. •Senior Bailey Barrett, an English major, for her involvement in WU groups Student Government Association, Gospel Choir and The Green Fuse, leadership as a resident assistant and Residential Life customer services association and volunteering with the Food Pantry and the Mary Ryder Home for Seniors •Sophomore Amanda Shaver, a biology major for serving as SGA secretary and formerly senator OUTSTANDING STUDENT EMPLOYEE AWARD RECIPIENTS NAMED: Three students have been selected by Liz Conrod, coordinator of student employment, as recipients of the Outstanding Student Employee Award for Fall II.
MISDEMEANORS AND MISHAPS
DECEMBER 4: 12:28 a.m.: Writing was found on the lower level of the garage. 1:45 p.m.: Writing was found on a Dumpster and on the east wall of the garage. DECEMBER 5 - 11: Six fire alarms went off in East Hall. DECEMBER 7: 10:56 a.m.: A student in West Hall was transported by her father to a hospital.
