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Webster Dance Alum Takes Center Stage at The Fabulous Fox
Louis Williams Jr. had many opportunities to take different paths. During elementary and high school he participated in football, wrestling and track, but he knew early on that his true passion was dance. Now, he has a lead role as Chagall in the national touring production of…
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Theatre Veteran and Webster Alumna Sponsors Rep Play to Empower Young Voters
Stellie Siteman, a 1974 graduate of Webster University and artistic director of Max & Louie Productions, is doing her part to help empower young voters as the midterm elections draw near. Siteman, along with her partner, Max & Louie managing director De Kaplan, are sponsoring…
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Plans in Flux: Restructuring Webster’s Schools
There is a tentative blueprint in place that details how Webster University plans on restructuring its academic programs, leading to significant changes in how each college will be drawn up next year. The proposal follows adaptations to the university’s strategic plan, which was…
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A Family Struggles in Aftermath of a Fiery Crash That Killed Webster Grad
After many months of waiting – not knowing whether their loved one was dead or alive – family and friends of Sushant Pant finally found some form of closure. The university, in an Oct. 8th email, officially confirmed Pant’s death in a car accident in St. Louis on July 26.…
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One Nation, Incredibly Divisible: Are We Moving Further Away from Each Other?
Refusing to look past America’s current gaping divide and voting for a party, rather than a candidate, will only enable the evasion of personal responsibility and continue to encourage division. The country’s ideological divide is older than a couple decades of social media. In…
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‘The Gatekeeper Is Gone,’ TikTok Journalist Parnas Tells Webster Audience
During his appearance last week as Webster’s fall headliner, Aaron Parnas didn’t start with a headline; he started with a confession: He never wanted to be a journalist at all. The popular TikTok journalist painted a media landscape where the feed – not the newsroom – now…
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Webster’s Mascot: From Sketch to Student Tradition
By now, most everyone at Webster has spied a huge yellow furry animal either walking around campus, at a sporting event or on the university’s social media pages – a creature with the paws of a cheetah, horns of a buffalo and the face of a St. Bernard. This mystical creature,…
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Making a Difference With Yarn: Webster Warmth Returns to Webster Works
After an eight-year hiatus, Webster Warmth made its return to Webster Works establishing a cozy way to make an impact and to keep people warm. The gathering in East Academic Building (EAB) on Sep. 30 included student and staff volunteers who make fiber crafts such as crochet and…
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Webster Works on Wintercreeper
Over a dozen students, faculty and Webster Groves Parks & Recreation employees joined together at Shady Creek Nature Sanctuary to remove invasive plants as part of Webster Works, the university’s volunteer initiative to support the local community. Among them was Yvonne…
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Webster Works Volunteers Help Epworth Maintain Campus for Youth and Families
For Epworth Children & Family Services in Webster Groves, keeping its campus running is only part of a larger mission to help children, young adults and families build stable lives. On Wednesday, as part of Webster Works, eight Webster University volunteers spent the day helping…