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Firing spurs controversy, protest
Students attempt to get Alvaro Coronel's resident assistant job back, rally outside West Hall April 18 in show of support
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"Alvaro Coronel is homeless," his Facebook status read April 15 - the same day Housing and Residential Life told him he had 24 hours to move out of the residence halls, said his girlfriend Britnee Kennedy, a sophomore graphic design major at the University of Missouri, St.
St. Louis schools form dream team
WU, other area schools attend first annual Dream Keepers' Fair in Midtown
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Bleak skies and the threat of rain aside, a group of college students spoke out against racial injustice and promoted a message of unity and action. Students from several area schools, including St. Louis University, Harris-Stowe State University and Webster University, came together April 19 on Compton Avenue in Midtown St.
WU honors one-year anniversary of Virginia Tech
Panel also discusses how to help troubled students at WU
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One year after the shooting spree on the Virginia Tech, Webster University, along with hundreds of other college campuses in the country, honored those who lost their lives April 16, 2007. The anniversary of the tragic event brought forth questions from students and administrators about how to make college campuses safe and free from acts of violence.
Workshop explores worldwide debt
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Participants in the Life Over Debt workshop learned how international debt affects developing countries' citizens. The event's organizers chose to focus on the human side of debt, talking about hunger and government oppression. Adjunct faculty member Laurel Hayes, a member of Campus Ministry, led the discussion.
IT provides tips on using Connections
Advice includes using groups tool, installing spam filter
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Access to student e-mail accounts on Connections has become problematic for many students and faculty members. Webster University's Information Technology department held a lecture April 21 in the University Center Sunnen Lounge to address this and other communication concerns students may have.
BUSCH REINVENTED
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Anheuser-Busch Innovation Team member Jeff Pierson speaks about Busch's ability to constantly reinvent itself with new products while retaining the bestsellers. Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) hosted the event April 21 in the University Center Sunnen Lounge.
Highest voter turnout in five years yields new SGA
2008-2009 SGA election results PRESIDENT Heather Sweeney 193 Jeff Royer 181 VICE PRESIDENT Kevin McWilliams 309 SERGEANT-AT-ARMS Mario Santander 226 Brooke Benbenek 118 Terrence Cotton 32 SECRETARY Heath Adrian (write-in) 17 COMPTROLLER Kacey Hampton (write-in) 65 DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Brian Porter 229 DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS Tyler Holman 207 Jacob Gossage 115 SENATOR, SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS Nick Dunne 211 Allie Park 114 LaCreshia Griffin-Pope 100 Edana Dillard 87 Marissa Gibbs 84 Jeffrey Browning 71 SENATOR, BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY Ian Barcewski 198 Sara Gunn 179 Sarah Bendsten 116 Kacey Hamton 107 SENATOR, COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES Daniella Olivares 227 Lydia Schulte 187 Tomoya Homma 162 SENATOR, SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Emily Means 327 Amanda Hanson (write-in) 7 SENATOR, COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS Hannah Ingram (write-in) 44 Anthony Butler (write-in) 6 SENATOR, GRADUATE Beth Blumfelder (write-in) 7 One seat still open Source: www.
Carriage house undergoes maintenance
Building was 'palace for feral cats,' says associate professor; facilities director says cat eviction is unintentional
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Two buildings sit on the property named for H. Sam Priest, and both are on the National Register of Historic Places. But one of the two has been largely neglected. When Priest House got a new coat of paint several years ago, the Priest carriage house went without.
Environment Week is in the bag
Students contribute seven bins worth of plastic bags during a two-and-a-half week period; when tied together, bags loop Quad, Sverdrup and library
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Hundreds of plastic bags crossed and re-crossed the Quad for Environment Week as students tied them together in a chain to visually demonstrate the amount of wasted material they represent. Environment Week is a student-organized series of events held in honor of Earth Day.
NEWS BRIEFS
ADVERTISING STUDENTS WIN FIRST PLACE IN REGIONAL COMPETITION: The students in the advertising campaign production class won first place in the region in the American Advertising Federation's annual collegiate competition for the third year in a row and the fifth time in eight years.
MISDEMEANORS AND MISHAPS
APRIL 15: 8:30 a.m.: Some keys were flushed down a toilet in the University Center. Public Safety was unable to retrieve them. APRIL 16: 7:56 a.m.: A fire alarm went off in Garden Park Plaza. The panel would not reset. A service call was placed, and a technician responded.
WEBSTER GROVES POLICE BLOTTER
APRIL 13: •A vehicle parked in the 400 block of Sherwood Drive was damaged sometime overnight. APRIL 16: •A male suspect stole a bottle of liquor from 8600 Big Bend Blvd. and fled in a small black car traveling south on Elm Avenue. •Damage to the inside of a home in the 900 block of North Elm Avenue was discovered by a realtor.
