Posts Tagged ‘Webster’
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.
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: Webster needs a service-learning office for students
By Robert McMullen, Webster University adjunct professor As I was reviewing my Keystone class and preparing to teach it in the spring, I realized that I would need to help my students find volunteer opportunities since Webster Works is only in the fall. I searched the Internet for volunteer opportunities and found that St.…
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: a letter to President Stroble
By David Kirkman, Webster University student President Beth Stroble of Webster University: First of all, thank you for taking the time to read this. As you probably already know, what I am about to talk about is going to be very sensitive and a very tough subject to talk about. I am a 20-year-old…
Read MoreSafe spaces are unnecessary – the real world is not a safe space for anyone
On Thursday, Nov. 12, the Association of African-American Collegians (AAAC) presented a list of 19 demands to Webster University administration. The tenth demand called for the creation of “safe spaces” for black students on campus. The idea of established safe spaces are becoming a wildly popular concept on the more liberal college campuses for fear…
Read MoreVaughn 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…
Read MoreEditorial: assault prevention course found ineffective
The number of undergraduate students who took Webster University’s required online sexual assault prevention course is pathetic, but not surprising. Dean of Students Ted Hoef said as of Sept. 18, 642 of the 3,002 undergraduate students completed the course. The 30-minute course had to be completed by the fourth week of classes, a deadline which…
Read MoreSexual assault prevention course pulls low numbers
Webster is combating the lack of participation with different strategies. The university sent out another round of emails Sept. 11 encouraging students to take the course and to remind students the course must be completed by the end of the fourth week of classes.
Read MoreThree Webster elite snag a cumulative $195,000 in bonuses
Newly-released tax documents reveal the salaries and bonuses of Webster’s upper administration.
Read MoreFerguson isn’t over
It’s The Journal’s duty as a newspaper to circulate local and relevant issues—and Ferguson continues to be both of these.
Read MoreWebster University adds competitive cheerleading
New sport to fall under athletics, and plans to compete by 2017.
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