Letter to the Editor: Working together to pass comprehensive ethics reform
By Jay Nixon Missourians deserve a state government that reflects their values of honesty, integrity and accountability. And while there are a great many dedicated public servants in the Missouri...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: Empower young people to talk about mental health
By Raquel Goodrich The campus tragedies that have occurred over the past few weeks at Northern Arizona University, Texas Southern University and Umpqua Community College in Oregon have, once again,...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: Trump losing the Latin-American vote by landslide
By Martin Dassum For Latin Americans around the world, the 2016 presidential election is a crucial event. I am not talking only about the relevance of this event for leaders and governments. We are on...
View ArticleBeating bulimia: the five- year fight with myself
By Rachel Nelson We all experience defining moments throughout the course of our lives. Some are bigger than others, but all have a significant impact. When I was 16, I had a coach tell me I needed to...
View ArticleCompeting story lines
By Andrew Moss, Literature Professor at California State Polytechnic University When he ran for reelection in 2012, Barack Obama told TV interviewer Charlie Rose that the biggest mistake of his first...
View ArticleWhat can we learn from the LGBT community’s recent success?
By Jonathan Maher, Author In the months since the Supreme Court’s landmark decision to legalize gay marriage in June this year, related stories continue to make headlines. Many governments throughout...
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Letter 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...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: Safe Spaces are for progression
By Susan Rother, Webster University student On Wednesday, Dec. 2, The Journal published Daniel Carcione’s “Safe spaces are unnecessary – the real world is not a safe place for anyone” in response to...
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Letter to the Editor: The real world was built by the strength found in safe...
I found the recent op-ed “Safe spaces are unnecessary – the real world is not a safe place for anyone” ignorant and unfounded. The writer’s idea of these groups seems to cumulate in the opinion that...
View ArticleIn regards to safe spaces and the AAAC pieces in The Journal
By Monica Esquivel, class of 2018 To The Journal Staff: I am a sophomore at Webster University, and in my time here, I saw The Journal as a great news source and extracurricular activity on this...
View ArticleStudent Government Association: SGA adds new ambassador
By the Student Government Association, written by Director of Communications Kelani Seaver With the semester coming to an end and fall elections for SGA coming soon, the Constitution Committee decided...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: Gov. Holden leaving Webster
By Bob Holden, former governor of Missouri and founder of the Holden Public Policy Forum at Webster University As of May 31, I will end my tenure at Webster University. I want to thank Jim Brasfield...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: Thinking positive won’t end body image concerns
From Madeline Owen, in response to the story “Under Pressure” in The Ampersand student magazine The front cover of the most recent copy of the Ampersand depicted a photograph of the back of a heavyset...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: Alumna disappointed with Webster’s treatment of...
Caitlin Creech, Webster University alumna and former student of Lecturer Andrea Miller writes an open letter about how Miller and other instructor have been treated as employees at the university....
View ArticleLetter to the editor: Why Donald Trump is not qualified to be president
This letter to the editor was written by Andrea Richmond in response to the guest column “Why I support Donald Trump for president” by Alexandrea Martin. I’d like to begin by saying that while I...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: Webster students please vote for Hillary Clinton
From Webster University student Isaiah Santiago, stirring voters to support presidential candidate Hillary Clinton To submit a Letter to the Editor, email websterjournal@gmail.com This election cycle...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: Quidditch articles a ‘slap in the face’ to Webster...
Webster student and Volleyball player Jory Siebenmorgen says The Journal’s two stories (Webster Quidditch breaks out the brooms for Gorlok Invitational and Webster Quidditch works toward improving...
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Letter to the Editor: Removal of food options in SOC unfair to students,...
Webster student April Albrecht writes to President Elizabeth Stroble and School of Communications Dean Eric Rothenbuhler about the removal of the Simply to Go in Sverdrup’s lobby. Drs. Stroble and...
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Letter to the Editor: “Two Muslim students don’t represent every Muslim student”
Webster student Hafsa Mansoor responds to The Journal’s story “Muslim students find acceptance at Webster.” Mansoor writes that the story failed to present different perspectives from Muslims on...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: Fighting hate with hate is not the answer
Ruchii Sheth, sophomore studio art major in printmaking says America needs to give President-Elect Donald J. Trump a chance. *Editor’s note: this letter contains graphic language Right here, right now...
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