‘Features’ Archives
Women in the Arts Conference promotes female success
“None of this would have been possible if it hadn’t been for Barbara looking at our work, believing in our work, and the Women in Arts,” Janet Goddard, writer and creative writing instructor at Visitation Academy, said. It was Sunday and Goddard along with her artistic partner Gretchen [...]
Subway joins UMSL’s cafeteria variety – met with support from student body
Students at the University of Missouri - St. Louis have decided to add another restaurant to the campus. Subway was chosen from amongst the vast array of options available and has since been erected in UMSL’s Pilot House. Signs went up this past month advertising the addition of Subway and jobs [...]
Popular childhood game becomes student body favorite, creating an unstoppable mass of candy craziness and fun
On September 13, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., people were geared up to play a life-sized version of a game they had played as kids. The game was Candy Land. Mapped out on the MSC patio, the event was put on by Marissa Steimel, sophomore, nursing, of the University Program Board. Haley Cole, [...]
Japan American Student Association gives UMSL a cultural experience
On Saturday, September 10, the Japan America Student Association screened the 2010 Japanese film “A Boy and His Samurai.” Movie-goers met in room 100 in Clark Hall on a warm Saturday afternoon to eat complimentary Japanese candy provided by JASA and enjoy the film. A comedic drama [...]
Computer science professor receives grant, aims to improve research methods
The National Science Foundation’s Division of Information and Intelligence Systems recently awarded a $446,000 grant to Martin Pelikan, associate professor of computer science at the University of Missouri-Saint Louis. The grant money will go toward Pelikan’s project titled “Model-Directed [...]
