Webster Journal

Webster University has a new chancellor: Timothy Keane has been named the successor to Beth Stroble, whose final day as chancellor was June 30. The announcement came in a campus-wide email from board of trustees chair Sumit Verma Tuesday afternoon. A St. Louis native, Keane is the current dean of the Knauss School of Business at the University of San Diego. Keane officially begins his duties Aug. 1. In his email, Verma says he is acting as interim chancellor on an unpaid basis until Keane assumes his new role.

Photo credit:University of San Diego

review by Ethan Tarantella
📸 contributed by Altered Innocence

Ben’s Friends is a support group for hospitality workers struggling with addiction in an industry that is rife with drugs, alcohol and no shortage of stress.

Read our interview with the founders of the St. Louis chapter and why they hope to make a positive change in the culture of area restaurants at the link in our bio! 🔗

📸 & story by Brian Ostrander

The restaurants in Marletto’s and Far East Fusion will be gone by August as Webster’s food service company, Sodexo, is leaving.

Sodexo has been Webster’s provider for the past 25 years. According to Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students John Buck, Sodexo is a company that wants to focus on larger clients and the company is not satisfied with their performance at Webster.

For more, click the link in our bio! 🔗
📸 contributed by Webster University
Story by Chloe Sapp

From an album release party to a dedicated course revolving the singer-songwriter, Webster is in its Taylor Swift era.

Read more at the link in our bio! 🔗

Story & 📸 by Chloe Sapp

Maxi Glamour, a non-binary Webster student, is campaigning to serve as the first committeeperson for St. Louis City’s 3rd Ward.

Glamour, who believes in St. Louis’ “unparalleled potential,” decided to run for office in hopes for the city to better understand the people in their community.

Read our interview with Glamour at the link in our bio! 🔗

Story by Layla Halilbasic
📸 contributed by Maxi Glamour

Even with its worst start to a season in 21 years, the Webster baseball team has still found three hard-hitting newcomers in the top of their lineup.

Read more at the link in our bio! 🔗

📸 contributed by Webster Athletics

After graduating from Webster in 2020 with his Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies/Performance, Ian Buschmann hopes

Read our interview with Buschmann at the link in our bio! 🔗

✏️ by Layla Halilbasic

📸 contributed by Ian Buschmann

Advertising itself as a blind-accessible sport, Beep Baseball puts all players on an even playing field, as almost everyone, including the hitter, wears a blindfold.

The 2024 Beep Baseball World Series will take place in St. Charles, MO, starting July 21, with multi-gold medal olympian Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee throwing the ceremonial first pitch.

Sports Editor Kellen Furmaniak has the latest at the link in our bio! 🔗⚾️

📸 by Mike Curtis

In Dev Patel’s ruthless directorial debut “Monkey Man,” revenge feels rhythmic and primal.

Managing editor Elsa Connolly reviews the film at the link in our bio! 🔗

Contributed 📸 by The Harvard Crimson

Director Alex Garland's latest film, "Civil War" forces us to confront detachment by bringing the horrors of war to our own front door.

Journal reporter Ethan Tarantella reviews the film at the link in our bio! 🔗

Contributed 📸 by A24

On April 23, The Quad will be transformed into a music festival, complete with live music, food and yard games as part of the Content Creation Club's inaugural Webfest.

Staff writer Gabrielle Lindemann has the latest at the link in our bio! 🔗

Contributed 📸 by The Content Creation Club

Webster University graduate student and conductor Maria Ellis formed the All-Star Chorus in 2018, giving students an opportunity to have access to a professional music education without traditional roadblocks.

Read our interview with Ellis at the link in our bio! 🔗

📸 contributed by Maria Ellis

Story by Gabrielle Lindemann

Webster alumna Sharee Silerio tells us about her recent work on the Academy Award-winning documentary short, "The Last Repair Shop" and how she amplifies Black women's voices through film.

Find the full story at the link in our bio! 🔗
📸 contributed by Sharee Silerio

The Pearson House garden, overrun with weeds and ivy just a month ago, has now been transformed with freshly planted flowers thanks to new caretakers giving it some much-needed attention. Starting this month, students and staff will come together every Friday to bring the garden to life.

Find more at the link in our bio! 🔗
✏️& 📸 by Chloe Sapp

Surprise!

Our Special Edition is here, grab your copy and support student journalism today!

More distribution around campus and Webster Groves coming soon!

Need a taste of journalism and a refreshing drink? We've got you covered!

On April 25 from 12-2 the Journal will be in front of the Gorlok statue outside Sverdrup handing out free cups of juice and copies of our new Spring Special Edition!!

Hope to see you there!

Hey, Webster!

In honor of our Spring Special Edition (on newsstands April 19), we want you to show us how you read the Journal with a photo contest.

To enter, tag on all socials by May 3 with a copy of the Special Edition visible. The reader who submits the winning photo (chosen by our staff) will receive a bag full of goodies!!

Swipe to get some inspiration from past submissions!

Good luck!!

Nearly $2,500 of equipment was stolen – including a computer monitor, cables and a keyboard – from the Webster University’s newly renovated soundstage Thursday, March 28.

Read the latest at the link in our bio! 🔗

Contributed 📸 by Webster University's School of Communications
✏️ by Elsa Connolly

Graduate student Julie Baudendistel recently became the all-time point-getter for both Webster men's and women's basketball.

Read our interview with Baudendistel at the link in our bio! 🔗

"At 7:00 p.m. on March 20, students, students and staff gathered at the UC lobby to celebrate Ramadan Iftar. By the time the event began, a crowd already spanned across the entire lobby."

Find more on this story at the link in our bio! 🔗


📸&✏️ by Griffin Smith

Check out the latest edition of Happy Gor Lucky by Ethan Nieroda!

Find more at the link in our bio 🔗

The Glen Park Apartments, located on Lockwood Avenue, will no longer be an on-campus housing option next school year.

Webster University’s lease agreement with Glen Park ends July 31, 2024. Students who signed up to live at Glen Park can cancel their housing contract without penalty until May 1.

Learn more at the link in our bio! 🔗

✏️ Chloe Sapp
📸 by the Journal

April 1 has been a dark day for Webster students as the infamous Chicken Finger Bandit has allegedly come out of his year-long hibernation to terrorize those looking to enjoy a hearty meal at the Marletto’s Cafe. Students are asked to be aware of the masked fiend looking to swipe any crispy tenders prime for the taking.

For more on this developing and fake story, click the link in our bio! 🔗

📸 by Nellek Kainamruf

"Through the lens of her camera, photojournalist Griselda San Martin portrays the lives of families left separated by the border and their resilience through it all. Her exhibit “Alternative Perspectives” can be viewed in the Kooyumjian Gallery until April 24."

Read our interview with San Martin at the link in our bio! 🔗

📸 by Emme Goelz

After two years and a delayed release, "Dune: Part Two" is the latest and darkest installment in the blockbuster franchise based on the book series of the same name.

Check out our review at the link in our bio! 🔗

📸 courtesy of Warner Bros. Discovery

"Blue Lips" is the first album in five years from Grammy-nominated rapper Schoolboy Q.

Staff writer Griffin Wiebelt-Smith reviews the album at the link in our bio! 🔗

📸 contributed by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images

Want to know what an average day looks like for a student at Webster's Conservatory? Culture and Lifestyle editor Elise Palmer recently shadowed sophomore musical theater major Bryson Sands to find the answers to that question and more.

Find the article at the link in our bio!
📸 by Elise Palmer

Did you know that Webster offers an online class that prepares students for an active shooter situation?

Staff writer Gabrielle Lindemann has the latest in the link in our bio!
📸 by Layla Halilbasic

Check out the latest edition of Happy Gor Lucky from Ethan Nieroda!

For all the latest, visit the link in our bio! 🔗