Letter from the editor: The impact of an opinion

The letters to the editor on this page obviously have one commonality — reaction to Webster University student Josh Ritchey’s guest commentary on the administration’s financial responsibilities. After publication of the guest commentary, I observed a campus was abuzz about the concerns expressed in the piece. I saw it shared multiple times on students’ Facebook…

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Students say good-bye to Thomas

The 21 close-knit Conservatory students and lone photography student are waiting for the bus to embark on the seven-hour journey to Fort Wayne, Indiana. They are traveling to the funeral of their friend Thomas Carter Flueckiger, a freshman lighting design major. Thomas died March 28 from lung cancer.

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Ecuadorian duo powers men’s tennis team

Agustin Villalba and Diego Alarcon enter the 2011 tennis season as the team’s first and second seeds, respectively, for the second consecutive year. In addition to being solid singles players, the duo could potentially be a strong force as a doubles pair, but they say that’ll never happen because their styles don’t mesh.

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Freshman gives testimonial through Christian rapping

Mendoza then thought to put a beat under the poem. Tyler’s influence Mendoza went to the studio to record the poem, which was also his first Christian rap song, “Conversion,” about him converting to Christianity. “Conversion” became popular among his friends and Mendoza created a total of 12 rap singles.

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