Top News Stories for 2012
The bold move by Webster University and champion chess Grandmaster Susan Polgar to move her Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence (SPICE) to Webster gained widespread attention throughout the year. From NPR’s “All Things Considered” show, to the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today and the UK’s Daily Mail, hundreds of media outlets shined the spotlight on Webster around the country.
In particular, a news story by Associated Press reporter Alan Scher Zagier showed up in news outlets big and small — more than 240 media — including Sports Illustrated, ESPN, NBC, Fox, NPR, US News & World Report, Huffington Post, Seattle Times, Washington Post, (New York) Newsday, Miami Herald, and the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
The article quotes Polgar describing some of the rationale for moving her institute and entire champion chess team to Webster: “St. Louis today is the center of chess in America. It just seemed like a perfect fit.” Likewise, the students on her team — who hail from places as far and wide as Brazil, Germany and Iran — are quoted.
SPICE rocks!