Western’s President Scanlon set to retire from post in 2008

President James Scanlon’s announcement during his faculty “thank-you” reception Friday morning of his decision to retire silenced the room, said Public Relations and Marketing Director Kristy Hill. (Full story)

Posted by: Kathy Crawford on Tuesday, May 1st, 2007
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Walk into Potter Hall on any given weeknight, and you very well may be greeted with the sounds of someone tickling the ivories. You also may ask yourself “Is that a recording?” More than likely, it isn’t a recording; it is senior Daniel Kirk, hard at work practicing for his upcoming senior recital this Friday night. (Full story)

Posted by: Addison Ford on Tuesday, May 1st, 2007
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If any student has classes or plans to visit the campus during the summer months, they had better avoid Mitchell Avenue.

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Posted by: Patrick McGuire on Tuesday, May 1st, 2007
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Josh Keister has resigned from his position as the head women’s basketball coach at Missouri Western. (Full story)

Posted by: Gregor Avey on Tuesday, May 1st, 2007
Filed under: Women's Basketball | 2 comments

As I write this, my farewell-tothe-Griffon-News commentary, I admit I am sorely tempted to write a poignant, perhaps borderline trite, review of my various experiences on staff. No doubt, I have made enough memories in this crazy office to fill my slot on this page, but I’d like to dig a little deeper. (Full story)

Posted by: Sarah Taylor on Tuesday, May 1st, 2007
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In the movie, Training Day, Ethan Hawke’s character describes the streets as smiles and cries. (Full story)

Posted by: Lauren Epps on Tuesday, May 1st, 2007
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Nathan Glynn is a man on a mission; he is a single student determined to bring Earth Day awareness to the Western Community. With the help of the art department, Nathan hung 1,000 plastic grocery bags up on trees all over the campus. The bags took approximately five hours to hang up were collected from grocery stores during general shopping trips. (Full story)

Posted by: Warren Webb on Tuesday, May 1st, 2007
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