The Washburn Lady Blues scored on the opening possession and never looked back last Saturday, Jan. 30, when they beat Missouri Western 74-44.
Missouri Western was beat in every category of the game and didn’t seem to come to life until it was too late in the second half.
A late first half run that continued into the second half put the Griffons in the driver’s seat as they took down Washburn 74-63 last Saturday night.
For much of the first half, neither team could really break away from each other, as the lead swung back and forth.
To some people, the tragic earthquake in Haiti may seem like an issue millions of miles away. But for long-time Western employee Andrew McGarrell, the incident hit much closer to home.
McGarrell, a cataloging librarian at Missouri Western for 22 years, lost his only sibling—Flores McGarrell—in the Haitian earthquake on Jan. 12. Thirty-five-year-old “Flo” was born female, but was transgender.
The Western Men’s Basketball beat Fort Hays State ranked 3rd in the nation, 75-69.
This makes for nine wins under the Griffons belt. Beating a top 5 ranked team hasn’t happened for the Griffons since 2002.
The Griffons are now alone in fourth place in their conference, 14-7 overall.
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Griffon Football Year in Photos 2009
The Griffons’ football team soared their way to victory ending there season with a win at the Mineral Water Bowl at Excelsior Springs, MO. This video highlights the spectacular moments of the season in photos.
Video and photos by Marty Ayers.
Kansas City Chiefs announced to summer train at Western
The coming of the Kansas City Chiefs marks a new era for the community and the university. Dr. Robert Vartabedian spoke at the announcement with Peter Kinder. Video by Marty Ayers.
Women get first season win
The Missouri Western women won their first basketball game of the season 52-43 last Saturday against the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs Mountain Lions in the final game of the Hyatt Place Thanksgiving Classic.
The Griffons started off strong, taking control after scoring the first eight points of the game. Western would keep a solid [...]
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It had been over two months since SGA last met when the meeting was called to order Monday, Jan. 25, and they had a lot on the agenda.
One of the key topics of discussion was a piece of legislation that SGA members have been working on since the fall semester.
They called the legislation [...]
Geo Sipp was sitting at the drawing board concentrating on his latest work when he received a call from Dr. Cynthia Heider telling him he had been selected as this year’s recipient for the Governor’s Award of Excellence in Education.
Heider, associate provost and vice president of academic and student affairs, was on of the committee [...]
Missouri Western administration hopes to have a final decision for a new Dean of the Steven L. Craig School of Business following a candidate’s campus visit on Jan. 29.
The fourth candidate, Phillip Nitse, professor and former chair of the Idaho State University College of Business, was invited to interview with key members of Missouri Western’s [...]
Lifestyles
Have you ever seen a group of people in public communicating with sign language and thought, ‘I wish I knew what they were saying?’ Well, you are in luck. Western Institute offers a sign language course that can open your eyes to a new form of communication.
Western Institute is the continuing education and outreach arm [...]
Many students on campus are under the impression that Missouri Western doesn’t have any clubs of interest, and that there’s nothing worthy to do on campus. After consuming their days with Facebook, Twitter, and homework, what else could there possibly be to do? The problem may not be that these clubs don’t exist, but that [...]
I love strippers. The whole concept is wonderful. When I think about the low lights and the bumping bass and constant motion of a strip club I smile. Maybe it is just because I am a guy but the idea of a dozen or so women in various states of undress writhing and grinding in [...]
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