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Webster University’s renovated communication building nears completion
After being in construction for a year, Webster University’s Sverdrup building is nearly finished and ready for students. About 16,600 square feet of the complex’s 64,000 square feet was renovated with...
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Webster Votes pairs with national group to prepare for general election
Webster Votes has decided to collaborate with the Campus Election Engagement Project, also known as CEEP, to increase voter engagement from students interested in helping to spread the word about...
View ArticleRemembering the Webster University Women Studies program founder
Martha Kohl remembered her mother as a person who wanted to give back to the communities in which she studied. Once, Martha Kohl said, Seena Kohl brought the daughter of a family she stayed with doing...
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Webster explores Emotional Support Animal policy
Sophomore Anna Rickard has a 65-pound secret living in her bedroom. Rescued in May, her white-pawed boxer, Romeo, is an Emotional Support Animal (ESA). “He’s just a big old sweetie,” Rickard said....
View ArticleHurricane Florence hits Webster campuses
Webster University students and faculty in the Carolina’s are in the aftermath of a devastating hurricane. Hurricane Florence made landfall at 7:15 Friday morning on the east coast. Students and...
View ArticleWebster students react to Kavanagh hearing, #WhyIDidn’t Report
Groups of Webster University students across campus Thursday watched the Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court Judicial nominee hearings. Dr. Christine Blasey Ford accused Kavanaugh of sexual improprieties...
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#SverNow: Alumni reminisce in renovated Sverdrup
Written by John Hund The newly renovated Sverdrup Hall was open for alumni to explore as the first in a series of events during Webster’s Reunion Weekend. Webster provided food and refreshments for...
View ArticlePipe damage in Sverdrup leads to minor flood damage
Written by John Hund A bathroom pipe burst on the second floor of Sverdrup Hall Wednesday morning in the south end of the building. Standing water covered the blue carpet upstairs, as water flowed to...
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Webster students contemplate election of Josh Hawley to the U.S. Senate
Over 7,500 people piled into the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo., Nov. 5 to hear President Donald Trump endorse Republican candidate Josh Hawley. Less than 24 hours later, roughly 20 Webster...
View ArticleUniversity Center extends weekend hours
The University Center is extending its weekend hours for the Fall II semester. Before the trial, the UC closed at 6:00 p.m. on Fridays. Now, the upper and lower levels will close at 9:00 p.m., and on...
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Webster debates women’s health centers
Julie Setele helped get ThriVe St. Louis’ visit to Webster University’s cancelled Sept. 27, fearing the spread of inaccurate medical information. Exactly two months later, a student-run bake sale for...
View ArticleStudents prepare research for the interdisciplinary conference
Written by John Hund Webster University undergraduate seniors are wrapping up their research projects for the Fall 2018 Research Across Disciplines (RAD) conference. Collaborative research students...
View ArticleStudents receive 2018 Dean’s Award for Service
Fayeshun Brown, Katie Fields, John Wallis and Brenda Tinnemeyer received the Dean’s Award for Service this semester. Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Stu- dents John Buck chose...
View ArticleStudent Government Association confirms new student group
Brothers Empowered became one of Webster University’s newest clubs Tuesday after the Student Government Association (SGA) approved the group unanimously. Brothers Empowered member Alexander...
View ArticleUS bans former Webster student Francis Ladege
The Board of Immigration Appeals denied former Webster University student Francis Ladege’s appeal to reopen his case on May 18, banning Ladege from ever returning to the U.S. Ladege became a citizen of...
View ArticleWebster celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day
This past weekend Webster Groves community members marched through snow and freezing temperatures from Webster Groves City Hall to the Steger/Givens school building in Rock Hill to celebrate the civil...
View ArticleWebster’s enrollment decline leads to lower bond rating
Moody’s Investors Service downgraded Webster University’s bond rating from A2 to Baa1. The Baa1 rating displays Webster as a moderate credit risk. Moody’s ratings show the likelihood of bond investors...
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Students rally against lack of financial aid
Thirty students stood in the quad on December 19 to rally against the claim that Webster neglects to help low-income students. Sophomore John Wallis created a Facebook event called “Let’s Fix Webster”...
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Racist images found in old Webster yearbooks
Former students covered their faces in shoe polish to create a mocking stereotype. Students of Loretto and Webster College wore blackface in pictures dating from 1932 to 1948. Sister Annie Stevens of...
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Emergency call box unrepaired for months
The emergency call box outside of Webster University’s West Hall had continuous malfunctions since last semester. Director of Public Relations Patrick Giblin said Public Safety addressed the problem...
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