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Thursday, Jan. 29 • Soprano Sarah Wolfson, first prize winner of the 2007 Concert Artists Guild International Competition, sings at the Touhill Performing Arts Center. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. and tickets range from $7 to $15. For more information, call (314) 516-4949 or visit www.
Students petition for peace, decorate cards for MLK Service Week
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After a three-day weekend honoring Martin Luther King Jr., students working in the Multicultural Center and International Student Affairs came back to a week of volunteer work and activities, also in King's name. Many universities nationwide host some kind of event for MLK week.
Students petition for peace, decorate cards for MLK Service Week
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Decorating Valentine's Day cards brings the kid out in us. But two student workers and the assistant director at the Multicultural and International Student Affairs had a more adult goal in mind than exchanging homemade cards in class. MCISA workers plan to deliver the cards to the elderly and the young for the Hallmark holiday.
Opera Studio sets the scene
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Webster University's Opera Studio wowed its audience this weekend with its 51st through 53rd annual opera scene performances. The opera scenes presentation took place at the Winifred Moore Auditorium Jan. 23 to 25, with performances at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 4 p.
Comedian arrives to ice, creates delay
Due to the first snow day of the semester, New York comedian's show delayed for two nights
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Comedian Evan Wecksell flew into St. Louis on the afternoon of Tuesday, Jan. 27. When he arrived by 4 p.m., there was four inches of snow at St. Louis Lambert Airport. At 2 p.m., Webster University's campus closed and by 5 p.m., the event planned for 9:30 p.
Students rise to the occasion, honor MLK, Obama with historic speeches
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The stage was set in the University Center Commons. A podium - with Webster University's golden nameplate on it - was the forum for five students, ready to reenact historic speeches from blacks. A historic week, with Martin Luther King Jr. Day followed by President Barack Obama's inauguration, culminated with the Multicultural Center and International Student Affairs "Still I Rise: Great Speeches by African Americans.
WU professors around world present images in annual show
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The first May Gallery opening of the semester started with an eclectic mesh of artists in the Annual Photography Faculty Exhibition. More than 20 photographers were in the exhibit and, unlike in other years, the exhibit featured photography from teachers at Webster University's foreign campuses.
WU grad gets props from NPR
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About seven years ago, Nathan Womack decided he wanted to do more than just listen to music. He wanted to get involved. Womack, who graduated from Webster University in Dec. 2008, began making music with vinyl records and a small electronic keyboard. He started producing instrumental hip-hop songs and experimenting with different types of music to fill his musical void.
Tetley participates in new WU monthly speaker series
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Are you a filler or a dipper? This is the question Sarah Tetley, assistant director of housing and residential life, posed to students during her lecture on Jan. 21 as part of Webster University's ACTademia lecture series. Tetley was referring to the book "How Full is Your Bucket?" by Tom Rath and Don Clinton, which she said she discovered about a year ago.
