Jordan Bilyeu returns to the field after suffering ACL injury

No athlete wants a serious injury to end their season early. Senior Jordan Bilyeu experienced this during her final year with the Webster Women’s Soccer team, as she suffered an ACL injury only seven games into the season. “I felt like I was living in a nightmare or something,” Bilyeu said. “It didn’t feel real.”…

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New law aims to protect student journalists

Every journalist worries about the impact their reporting could have on their financial situation, but nowhere is that fear stronger than for high school and college-student journalists. One piece of legislation in Missouri is aiming to alleviate that concern. On Feb. 7, Missouri’s state legislature began considering the Walter Cronkite New Voices Act, a bill…

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Vaughn Davis Carries the Weight

Junior Vaughn Davis hauls the cinderblock attached to his leg. The cinderblock, he said, symbolizes the weight black students carry with them. PHOTO BY: Livie Hall PHOTO BY: Livie Hall The sound of stone grinding against cement in almost perfect rhythm is heard around campus as junior Vaughn Davis walks to his classes. The grinding…

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Webster University student assaulted at Edgar Road and Highway 44

A Webster University student reported being assaulted after he was pulled under the Edgar Road and Highway 44 overpass the night of Feb. 5. The student claimed the assault was sexual in nature. The Webster Groves Police Department (WGPD) is investigating.
The assault occurred at about 11:30 p.m. on Feb. 5. Patch reported that “police described the suspect as a white male 30-40 years old, average height and weight.”

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VIDEO: Parents Interviewed at New Student Orientation 2011

Several parents of new Webster students were asked to share their feelings on saying goodbye and on the orientation weekend. All footage was captured on Saturday August 20th, 2011. Produced by GorlokTV for The Journal. Videography by Lauren Pokorney and Robert Collinares. Edited by Evan Mueller and Meg Felling.

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