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Griffons on the search for new assistant men’s basketball coach

April 18, 2018 cmarriott Comments Off

Missouri Western will be on the search for a new men’s assistant basketball coach as former assistant coach Aaron Coombs accepted a head coaching position at Oklahoma Panhandle State University. Aaron spent the last five years being the assistant coach and this will be his first head coaching job. Aaron is appreciative of his time at Western. “The last five...

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Festival of Colors

April 11, 2018April 11, 2018 Danyelle Myers Comments Off

Holi is best known as the festival of colors and leaves the festival-goers coated in color by the end of the day. On March 29, the International Student Services hosted their biggest spring event. Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colors, was held in the Kelley Commons area behind Blum. Food was provided by Godavari, an Indian restaurant in Kansas City, along...

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Western’s Got Talent Show Finals

April 11, 2018 Brittany Price Comments Off

Western Activity Council’s annual Western’s Got Talent show featured a variety of performances and was won by spoken word artist Zoie Reynolds. In Spratt 101, 10 acts performed on Wednesday, April 4. From singing to dancing and comedy to poetry, the contestants performed in front of a panel of three judges who decided on the top three performers of the night....

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Marlon Wayans 1st time performing at Western

April 11, 2018April 13, 2018 Junna Resuma Comments Off

With a career beginning at a young age, Marlon Wayans has performed at many places. As the year continues he gets to add performing at Missouri Western to his list. Widely-known comedian Wayans performed for the first time at Western on April 5 inside the Looney Complex. His act invited Western students, community members and faculty to attend the show....

Tennis wins 10th match

March 28, 2018March 28, 2018 Derek Zimmerman-Guyer Comments Off

After falling to Fort Hays State last season, Missouri Western tennis scored a redemption victory over the Tigers for their 10th win of on the season this past Saturday. Western (10-6) defeated Fort Hays 6-3. The Griffons have now doubled their win count from last year as they old have five wins in 2016-2017. Coach Shawn Becker emphasizes the fact...

Mochila Review brings author Melisa De La Cruz to campus

April 18, 2018 Mary Beth Rosenauer Comments Off

The Mochila Review, published at Missouri Western since...

Women’s History Month wraps up with final lecture

April 11, 2018April 13, 2018 Brittany Price Comments Off

March 29 marked the end of the Western’s Women’s...

Take A Vacation To Galveston, TX

April 11, 2018 Jessica Stallard Comments Off

Galveston, Texas is the best place to vacation. There are so many things to do a person could never get bored. The water is always warm, the air is always warm, there are plenty of shops to go to, there is a main stretch of high way right next to the beach, there are places to pull off on the...

The hype around Michael Jordan is overrated

March 28, 2018April 10, 2018 Jaxon Steele Comments Off

The argument about who the greatest basketball player of all time has really been talked about lately, Lebron James or Michael Jordan. I believe right now Lebron James is the greatest player of all time. He will end up being the NBA’s all time leading scorer. Lebron in his 15th season in the NBA is averaging 27.1 points per game...