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Webster student founds ‘sanctuary for dogs’
MEGAN FAVIGNANO/ The JournalDog shares a kiss with freshman Autumn Smith while working at a dog daycare. Webster University freshman business major Autumn Smith has five large dogs: Leo, Maze, Sky,...
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Student donates bone marrow
Freshman Erin Rasmussen smiles as she holds a bag of her own blood, which she donated to save a man who was diagnosed with leukemia. Freshman education major Erin Rasmussen’s life changed when she...
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Webster students advocate for women’s lives rally in Jefferson City
Five Webster University students marched in solidarity alongside more than 80 women’s rights supporters at Missouri’s Capitol on April 8. Junior Daphne Slade chanted “Hey hey, ho ho, these mad men ways...
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“Dr. Dan the Pancake Man” in search of sponsor for Dancake Van
DAVID BROOME / The Journal Daniel Drake, also known as the Pancake Man, designs pancakes in different art forms ranging from dinosaurs to caricatures. Customers line up in anticipation of the flip —...
View ArticleSome adjuncts prefer part-time lifestyle
When Vocal Performance Adjunct Professor Debby Lennon is not teaching jazz classes at Webster University, she’s giving vocal lessons to students at St. Joseph’s Academy, maintaining her own voice...
View ArticleChanging ethics and attitudes
John Quiñones grew up in San Antonio shining shoes on Guadalupe Street and riding in the back of trucks to pick cherries in Michigan. He did not speak English until he was six. In his grade school,...
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Webster Students React to Grand Jury Verdict
Webster University’s Multicultural Center and International Student Affairs (MCISA) house was filled with students—and silence. MCISA opened its doors to students Nov. 24 in anticipation of the grand...
View ArticleUPDATE: Webster student protest leads to student arrest
Over 40 Webster University students locked arms and blocked the intersection of Big Bend Boulevard and Edgar Road on Dec. 2. The students chanted “Black lives matter” in support for the current...
View ArticleAdministration backs student-led protest near campus
When Webster University sophomore Andrew Gurney sat in his jail cell at the Richmond Heights Police Station, he had no idea Webster University Vice President and Provost Julian Schuster was waiting...
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Mothers and teachers comfort children in light of unrest
Elementary teacher Kayla Thompson feared for her students. Thompson’s 6th Elementary participated in the protests in Ferguson surrounding the death of Michael Brown. “I’d rather them not be out there...
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