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Taking Care of Business
“Why should I pursue a business degree at UMSL?” is a question on the University of Missouri-St. Louis’ web page for the department of Business Administration. While any department at most large universities is bound to have a string of sound bytes bundled up into a mission statement, there [...]
Angelic Fiction: Touched by an UMSL writing class
University of Missouri-St. Louis student Caroline Hinton is many things: mother, grandmother and published author. Her unique brand of fiction deals mostly with stories where the spiritual and the physical interact—think Touched by an Angel in an updated, urban setting. The Current spoke with [...]
The Cost of Convenience
Despite numerous complaints regarding its prices, many students utilize the bookstore (which of course sells much more than books) while others choose alternate sources like Amazon.com or rival local textbook merchant The Text Book Game to purchase their textbooks for the semester. Students [...]
Ameren discusses 18% rate increase
by Chris Stewart Last July, St. Louis’ electric utility provider Ameren UE requested permission to increase their rates enough to collect $402 million extra in annual revenue. Such an increase would translate to 18% additional charges to actual customers—approximately $15 monthly or $180 [...]
Kuniko Yamamoto,Storyteller
The show at the Touhill Performing Arts Center was billed as “Kuniko: Magical Mask Mime and Music of Japan,” but a far more accurate description is found under Yamamoto’s photograph in the show’s pamphlet where the caption states, simply, “Kuniko Yamamoto, Storyteller.” The [...]