News Archives: 2003

12.03 :: 11.03 :: 10.03 :: 9.03 :: 8.03 :: 7.03

December
Making a difference: Joy Underdown—Columbia Daily Tribune, Dec. 30, 2003
Stephens alumna Joy Underdown is an active volunteer in the Columbia community. (more...)

Niche: A Weekly Peek at an Emerging Artist: Amanda Altier—Columbia Daily Tribune, Dec. 28, 2003, Next year would be a busy one for Amanda Altier even if she weren’t getting married. (more...)

Faces: Lacey Blue—Columbia Missourian, Dec. 25, 2003
Stephens College senior Lacey Blue’s dream is to be involved in the entertainment industry. (more...)

Ten Ideals lead women of Stephens—Columbia Daily Tribune, Dec. 21, 2003
Inherent in the culture at Stephens College is a set of values we call the Ten Ideals. (more...)

Expert advice—Columbia Daily Tribune, Dec. 7, 2003
Believe it or not, Annie Potts has moments of doubt.
You’d never know it by sitting across from the 51-year-old actress and listening to her talk. (more...)

Been here, done that: Annie Potts—Vox, Dec. 4, 2003
1973 Annie graduated from Stephens College where she had starred in many productions, including Measure by Measure and Marat/Sade by Peter Weiss. (more...)

Annie Potts: The return of a muse—Vox, Dec. 4, 2003
More than a month after MU’s homecoming celebration, Stephens College is having a homecoming of its own. This time, Columbia is in for a treat of the more sophisticated variety. (more...)


November
Hanging out with Annie Potts—St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Nov. 30, 2003
Read how one St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter followed alumna and actress Annie Potts around for a day at Stephens. (more...)

Dramatic reading—Columbia Daily Tribune, Nov. 14, 2003

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October
Dress Success—Columbia Missourian, Oct. 30, 2003
Courtney Nelson has a passion for clothing, and she is willing to steam dresses for eight hours just to get hands-on experience. (more...)

Been here, done that: Jeane Kirkpatrick—Vox, Oct. 30, 2003
Jeane graduated with an associate’s degree from Stephens College in 1946. (more...)

Bridal traditions—Columbia Daily Tribune, Oct. 19, 2003
Suzi Geiger can laugh about it now. But when the zipper popped in her daughter-in-law’s wedding dress the night before the big event, the Boonville seamstress didn’t see the humor in the disaster. She panicked. (more...)

Wendy Libby: Building on the Stephens’ tradition—Columbia Business Times, Oct. 18-31, 2003

Been here, done that: Paula Zahn—Vox, Oct. 16, 2003
Who would have guessed that the CNN anchor who makes her way into your home every weeknight made her way through college on a cello scholarship? (more...)

A Horse Course— Columbia Missourian, Oct. 9, 2003
Columbia, a city known for its top journalism school, its low unemployment rate and its consistent ranking as one of the most livable places in the country, is also home to a top equestrian program. Surprised? (more...)

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September
Stephens extends tradition of innovation—Columbia Daily Tribune, Sept. 28, 2003
Last weekend, the Stephens College Board of Trustees passed a resolution that will launch the college into a major strategic planning initiative this fall. (more...)

Niche: A Weekly Peek at an Emerging Artist Emily Heffner—Columbia Daily Tribune, Sept. 28, 2003
When Emily Heffner was a little girl, she didn’t dream of being an actress. She fancied herself an archaeologist, a surgeon, maybe even an astronaut. (more...)

Been here, done that: Tomima L. Edmark—Vox, Sept. 25, 2003
Tomima graduated from Stephens College in 1979 with bachelor’s degrees in business administration and fashion design. (more...)

Read the writing on the soul—Vox, Sept. 25, 2003
Her gold-dipped brush first touched the rice paper mounted in the temple of the dragon. (more...)

Stephens College revives opening convocation—Columbia Daily Tribune, Sept. 17, 2003
John Bennett says he came to Stephens College as a faculty member in 1989 and wondered why the institution didn’t take a day to get together as a community and celebrate its history. (more...)
Related: Read the transcripts of speeches from the Sept. 17 opening convocation.

Japanese artist visits Stephens—Columbia Daily Tribune, Sept. 14, 2003
The works of Japanese calligrapher Tokou will be on display this month at Davis Art Gallery on the Stephens College campus. (more...)

Been here, done that: Jennifer Tilly—Vox, Sept. 11, 2003
Jennifer came to study theater at Stephens College in 1976. Although she was raised by hippie parents in a log cabin in British Columbia, Canada, she was born with stars in her eyes. (more...)

They ready and they ride—Vox, Sept. 11, 2003
The Lone Ranger had his good points — dashing mask, trusty sidekick, faithful steed — but he’s got a little to learn on one count: There’s more to riding than swinging a leg over Silver, waving adios to Tonto and blazing away in a cloud of dust. (more...)

Been here, done that: Dawn Wells—Vox, Sept. 4, 2003
As a freshman at Stephens College, she considered a chemistry major. But after taking a drama class, Dawn switched majors and graduated with a theater arts degree. (more...)

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August
Stephens College joins prepaid tuition investment plan—Columbia Daily Tribune, Aug. 31, 2003—Stephens College is joining more than 200 private schools in giving parents another way to save money for college tuition. The Independent 529 is a prepaid tuition plan for private colleges. (more...)

Stephens College celebrates its distinguished history—Columbia Daily Tribune, Aug. 6, 2003—It was Aug. 24, 1833, when Col. Richard Gentry called together Columbia’s 14 leading male citizens to discuss the education of their daughters and the formation of the Columbia Female Academy. (more...)

Stephens College provides unusual multi-age classroom—Columbia Daily Tribune, Aug. 6, 2003—The multi-age classroom at Stephens College Children’s School is unique. Each year, three classroom teachers educate between 25 and 35 children, grades K-5, in one classroom environment. (more...)

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July
Force of Physics—Columbia Missourian, July 29, 2003—When her handmade hovercraft sprang to life, fourth-grade teacher Erica Weadon learned firsthand what Newton discovered centuries ago — for every reaction, there is an equal and opposite reaction. (more...)

Class in a cave—Columbia Missourian, July 10, 2003—The kids laughed as they watched Cherri Westbrook, their teacher at Stephens College Children’s School, crawl through a muddy gap in the limestone. (more...)

New Stephens president settles into community —Columbia Missourian, July 2, 2003—Wendy Libby began her career at Stephens College the same way many students do — by unpacking an SUV filled with clothes and a microwave and loading her possessions into her residence hall room in Tower Hall. (more...)

Giddyap!: Summer Riding Program offers the chance to jump on horses—Columbia Missourian, July 1, 2003—Sixteen-year-old Annia Korloliak sits atop Max, a dark brown horse whose muscles ripple with each step. They are walking methodically, and ploddingly, around the rim of the oval arena. (more...)

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