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2 I 'Il1c ~rrrnt I DECEMBER 5, 2011 I WWW.THECURRENT-ONLlNE.COM I I NEWS 1ChrQ:Ufftnt VOL. 45, ISSUE 1363 WWW.THECURRENT-ONLINE.COM College websites increase in importance for EDITORIAL Editor-in-Chief. ................................................... Matthew B. Poposky Managing Editor......................................................... Jeremy Zschau pr pect·ve students while searching colleges News Editor...................... ............................................ Minho Jung Features Editor.............. .............................................. Ashley Atkins HAll FLiNTROP Sports Editor................... .. .................. .. ....... .. ............. Owen Shroyer Staff \'\jriter A&E Editor................................................................... Cate Marquis Opinions Editor.......................................................... Jeremy Zschau The checklist used by colors like green or purple. exploration for a student; would expect a website Copy Editors .................... Sara Novak, Johanna Hoffarth, C. Rogers srudenrs when shopping Additionally, 94 percent if it is too difficult for that not only functions but Staff Writers ..................................................... David von Nor- for an institution of higher of content throughout all them to learn about and impresses. dheim, Greg Laine, Yusef Roach, Ryan Krull, Maddie Harned, education seems to ha\re higher education websites learn to love the university Yet, web design is still Endea Wilbert, Eli Dains, Dan Spak, Mavis Hollis, Sha a new item creeping to is in some type of "Sans" online, the student may not the only, or even the ron Pruitt{ Joseph Grate, Aladeen Klonowski, Hali Flintrop the top of the list: their font, which can also be not bother to look deeper most important aspect of DESIGN websites. As universities considered bland and not into a the university a university to consider. go online, letting their evocative. through other means and Hung Nguyen, freshman, Design Editor.............................................................. Janaca Scherer websites do the talking, The idea is that websites go elsewhere. chemistry and English, Photo Editor ........................................................... Jennifer Meahan which in turn causes the serve, in many ways, as Education News also said that, when he was Web Editor............................. .. .... .................................. Yusef Roach design and functionality a university's head of reported some ironic looking for schools, if it Staff Photographers .............................. Nikki Vahle, Jarred Gastreich, Sarah Lowe, Erica Thompson of a university's website advertising-they can be findings about very had been a strict contest of Illustrators ................. .... ... .. .. .. .. .. ..... .. .......................... Karlee Sellars to playa large and ever the first contact a student technology centered web design, the University increasing role in a has with a university. schools and their of Missouri - St. Louis BUSI ESS srudenr's decision to arrend The issue is certainly technologically backwards website sucks, and he a particular university. more than just aesthetics websites. "Of the top would not even be here: Business Manager. ................................ .. ..................... John Wallace ten engineering schools, other colleges win by far. Advertising Director............................................ Thomas Wombacher There are a lot of such as color and font. Distribution Manager........................................................ Ryan Krull mistakes universi ties can The websites should be several have a hefty "The website is one factor Advisor ...................................................................... Charlotte Petty make when designing their friendly, informative and share of W3C errors - in many factors. It does websi tes that can turn easily navigable. If they UC Berkeley is #4 and make a difference because CONTACT US prospective students off are not, or do not at least has 33 errors [ ... ]The . the information about the Address 388 MSC, 1 University Blvd rather than successfully provide other easy avenues University of Phoenix - school and the ease for Saint Louis, MO 63121-4400 attracting them. 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Up' e . ?;,- -- ~ 0'7-::: - ~~ Chief reserves the right to respond to and to deny any letters. --- .< AFFILIATIONS SUN. 46 MCMA U 32 NEWS I I WWW.lliECURRENT-ONLlNE.COM I DECEMBER 5, 2011 I a ~ITrnt I 3 Susan Ke dig takes charge of Missouri Task Force on Prematurity Infant mortality rates and prematurity stats analyzed and reported in Missouri MINHOJUNG New s Editor Susan Kendig, associ- work on this very imp or- problems and disabilities, According to the Mis- Task Force cannot prevent that such conditions are ate teaching professor of tant topic. " such as developmental souri chapter of the March every single occurrence managed and the woman is nursing at the University The Missouri Task delays, chronic respiratory of Dimes, the rate of pre- of prematurity and infant as healthy as possible." of Missouri - St. Louis Force was created through problems, vision problems, mature birth in Missouri mortality, it expects to The Missouri Task College of Nursing was legislation passed by the hearing problems, and is, unfortunately, slightly be' able to reduce the rate Force on Premat~rity and recently appointed by Mis- General Assembly and other health issues. It is above the national aver- by discovering the main Infant Mortality has been souri Governor Jay Nixon then signed into law by the leading cause of death age, which was measured causes of the problem and raising awareness of the to the Missouri Task Force Governor Jay Nixon. It is among newborns in the at a'rate of 12.1 percent in providing methods of pre- issue through a variety of on Prematurity and Infant the state of Missouri's pro- U.S.," Kendig said. 2010. vention to allow for more campaigns. Mortality. active approach