Webster tennis player shadows Chelsea soccer team while studying abroad
Kennedy on a tour of Stamford Bridge Stadium, home of Chelsea Football Club. Junior Webster University tennis player Kathleen Kennedy, received the opportunity to do something she described as “an...
View Article‘If you die, die dramatically’: Larping on the quad
Snow wasn’t the only thing falling on the quad Monday, Nov. 25. Swords, arrows and daggers flew through the air as students “fought to the death.” Live action role-playing (LARP), or larping has become...
View ArticleHere comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus right down Lockwood Lane
The fog horn blared and they were off — about 200 Santa Clauses sprinted down South Old Orchard Avenue. Wearing red Santa hats and white beards, contestants ran in the second annual Santas on the Loose...
View ArticleWebster art students struggle to pay class lab fees
Webster graphic design major Katie Neal works on a class project with supplies she paid for out-of-pocket. PHOTO BY CLAIR STAPLES/The Journal Life can get expensive for full-time art students, like...
View ArticleHockey Club set to start at Webster in fall 2014
Hockey is the newest club at Webster University, and it’s all thanks to the efforts of two boys who could not stay off the ice. Sophomores Ryan McBride and Jordan Hageman have been playing hockey since...
View ArticleRolling Ridge Nursery grows from deep family roots
MARY MASURAT / The JournalRolling Ridge Nursery is located at 60 N Gore Ave., St. Louis, MO. 63119. MARY MASURAT / The JournalCo-owner Don Baumstark has been working at Rolling Ridge Nursery since...
View ArticleMichael Long carries on fencing tradition
Webster University animation professor Michael Long changes out of his classroom attire into a pair of exhausted knickers every Tuesday and Thursday. Long’s inspiration for teaching fencing comes from...
View ArticleDogs sniff out Easter eggs in Larson Park
The dog Easter egg hunt in Larson Park is an annual tradition for Alex Yang, Jena Chou and their two dogs, Jake and Pochi. First, they adopted Pochi — a small, healthy, golden white dog. Three years...
View ArticleWebster breaks record for longest taco line
DAVID BROOME / The Journal Ashley Villareal, a student volunteer, helps by filling the tacos with beans. Five cases of salsa, 90 pounds of shredded lettuce, 80 pounds of shredded cheddar cheese and 150...
View ArticleFirst adjunct professor elected to Webster’s faculty senate
Adjunct Professor Terri Reilly helps a student in one of her classes. She was elected as Faculty Senate’s first adjunct member in 2014. After not being elected to Webster’s Faculty Senate in the last...
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