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The Two-Way
2:56 pm
Mon April 8, 2013

Webster U. Celebrates College Chess Title, As New Hire Pays Off

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Webster University chess coach Susan Polgar, second from left, won two national titles at Texas Tech. When Webster hired Polgar last year, the entire Tech team followed her to St. Louis.

Originally published on Mon April 8, 2013 2:47 pm

If there's no such thing as bad publicity, how much is good publicity worth? Webster University wants to find out.

Last year, the university didn't have a chess team. On Sunday, its team took home the national college championship, the President's Cup, after winning what is often called the "Final Four" of chess.

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St. Louis on the Air
8:58 pm
Mon March 11, 2013

Mary Beth Tinker On The First Amendment And Rights Of Students

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Mary Beth and John Tinker

When Mary Beth Tinker was a middle school student in Iowa, she never dreamed that she would one day see her name attached to a Supreme Court decision in her college text book.  But that’s exactly what happened.

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