News Articles
Students provide flood relief
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More than a week after flooding ravaged low-lying towns along the Meramec River, Webster University students are taking it upon themselves to clean up some of the damage. "We don't want people to forget about the aftereffect," said junior dance and Spanish major Sandy Busken.
POTTERHEADS MAKE MAGIC
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Freshmen Emily Pedersen (left) and Rachel Kornhardt sand down their wands before decorating them at the Potterheads Anonymous Springfest event April 1 in the West Hall Multipurpose room. Freshman dorm floors and WVA apartment buildings were divided into the Houses from Harry Potter.
Educator makes the grade
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In the School of Business and Technology, jazz wafts out of the dean's office as faculty are arriving for work. The bright major chords have become part of Dean Benjamin Ola Akande's morning routine during his eight-year tenure at Webster University. But Akande's morning was kick-started on a Friday in late February when he opened his copy of the St.
Study explores options for expanding Fitness Center
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The fate of the Webster University pool and the Wilkinson Fitness Center remains unclear. This is despite a University Center board meeting, the Student Government Association's support for expanding the Fitness Center into the pool and faculty criticisms.
18 may become the new 21
Ballot initiative would lower Missouri drinking age; 100,000 signatures needed to pass
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Missouri 18 to Drink, an organization trying to lower the drinking age in Missouri from 21 to 18, is attempting to collect at least 100,000 signatures in order to introduce a ballot initiative that would meet its goal. If the law passes, it will overturn the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984, which established the legal drinking age in the United States as 21.
Missouri immigration bill could require citizenship checks to enroll in college
If bill passes, illegal immigrants can't attend
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A bill that would prohibit the enrollment of illegal immigrants in Missouri colleges and universities was sent to the Missouri Senate last week after passing in the House of Representatives earlier this month. The bill, if passed in the Senate, would require the registrar of each institution to annually certify they have not knowingly admitted a student that is an illegal immigrant.
Wash U replaces loans with grants
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Students with family incomes of $60,000 or less will now receive grants rather loans - provided they attend Washington University. Webster University has no plans to change its current method of student aid. Wash U's recent decision follows trends set by Ivy League schools, such as Brown and Harvard.
For students looking to keep thin, calorie counting and cocktails make for a dangerous, unhealthy mix
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A can of Budweiser contains 145 calories, about half as many as a slice of pizza. A shot of vodka? 65 calories, equivalent to the amount in a fresh Gala apple. These types of calculations are becoming increasingly common due to the growth of a trend that a New York Times article recently dubbed "drunkorexia" - the altering of eating habits for the purpose of consuming alcohol.
Study: Social networking profiles give inaccurate impressions of user
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Millions of users have profiles on the social networking site Facebook, where they can list their majors, hometown, favorite books, movies, music, quotes and other personal information. A University of Texas researcher found this information does not always give an accurate impression of the user.
NEWS BRIEFS
WEB ENHANCEMENT WORKSHOPS: All classes that meet face-to-face have a course home page in WorldClassRoom. Faculty members are encouraged to attend the Introduction to WorldClassRoom Web Enhancement workshop. Faculty members can sign up for one of the following Spring 2 workshops at www.
MISDEMEANORS AND MISHAPS
MARCH 26: 12:18 p.m.: A student was transported from Health Services to St. Mary's Hospital for abdominal pains. 3:52 p.m.: A non-student patron fell in the Loretto-Hilton Center and was transported to a hospital by Webster Groves EMS. 4:14 p.m.: A student in Loretto Hall was transported to a hospital for a medical condition.
WEBSTER GROVES POLICE BLOTTER
MARCH 23: •An address sign in a front yard in the 300 block of Maple Avenue was damaged. •A fire was set in the dumpster to the rear of a business at 8600 Big Bend Blvd. MARCH 24: •A burglary was reported by a resident in the first block of West Waymire Avenue.
THE VENUE
Thursday, April 3 • Webster University presents a master class with soprano Christine Brewer from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Webster University Community Music School. The class is open to the public. Cost is $8 per person, $5 for seniors and free to students with ID.
