Editorial: The Journal supports peaceful protests
The Journal newspaper is on board with peaceful protests of the Webster community
September 25, 2017
Editorial
Editorial: The Journal looks forward to a positive relationship with PR
We, the editors of The Journal, are committed to reporting the complete truth. With a new, improved relationship with Global Marketing and Public Relations, we will better be able to serve you, our readers.
Editorial: Delegates’ Agenda restructure restricts student voices
Last semester, the Delegates’ Agenda took a hiatus to reorganize and improve the process of picking and addressing issues raised by students. The agenda has students raise concerns about campus…
Editorial: Bonuses and raises for administrators send the wrong message
College administrations earn large salaries and get large bonuses. That is the standard for those jobs, and proportionate to the amount of responsibility that a university’s top decision-makers bear. When…
Editorial: Webster must take action on parking
The parking situation since the construction of the Interdisciplinary Science Building has kicked off is unacceptable and needs to be remedied as soon as possible. A contingency plan for the…
Editorial: Students should care about SGA elections
In the upcoming Student Government Association (SGA) election, many candidates are running unopposed. In fact, nine of the 13 SGA positions are filled with candidates running unopposed. There are also…
EDITORIAL: Smoking ban vote is good for students
The Journal’s Editorial Staff is torn on whether Webster University should be a smoke-free campus. What is clear is that the decision to put the policy to a vote, allowing students to have the final say, was a well-thought-out idea from Student Life and the Student Government Association, and they should be commended for that.
Editorial: Campus blackout shows Webster’s need for communication improvements
Feb. 21, Webster University experienced a power outage due to an off-campus fire that caused an Ameren UE power failure for several parts of Webster Groves. While the power outage…
Editorial: Cutting students activities the wrong answer to Webster’s financial problems
With the revelation of Webster’s fourth consecutive shortfall, it is more important now than ever that Webster and its administration stick to a promise it made to its students during this year’s spring convocation: keep students’ best interests in mind. Webster students’ best interests are not the cutting of academic and extracurricular programs they came to Webster for.
Students should be insulted by the administration’s response to the Delegates’ Agenda issues
This semester, the administration did all but answer the Delegates’ Agenda concerns and requests. Presentation after presentation, members of Webster’s administration filed up in front of a crowd of students…