The clean up begins after an ice storm hit the area earlier this week causing power outages on campus and the cancellation of finals on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The ice storm has left many of the trees on campus damaged or destroyed. The ice storm followed a snow storm that happened in last week.
Student Government Association presidential candidate Luke Herrington has appealed to the Student Court over alleged campaign violations after his grievance to the SGA Election Commission was denied Nov. 26.
On Nov. 13, Herrington and running mate Emily Feger filed a formal grievance to the Election Commission claiming Harold Callaway and his supporters illegally canvassed Vaselakos Hall in an effort to gain votes in the election. The grievance was later addressed by the Commission the Tuesday following the elections, which Callaway and running mate Jennifer Kohler won by 83 votes. (Full story)
Finding a successor for Western’s president, Dr. James Scanlon is one step closer with three candidates being chosen to replace him. Members of the screening committee spent last week visiting the home campuses of the three final candidates and checking references.
Potential candidates include Dr. Robert A. Vartabedian, current vice president for academic affairs and professor of communications at Eastern New Mexico University, Dr. David W. Atkinson, who has served as president and vice-chancellor of Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario and Carleton University in Ottawa and Dr. Bruce W. Speck, provost and vice president for academic and student affairs at Austin Peay State University. (Full story)
After a close race, Harold Callaway and Jennifer Kohler were elected the 2008 Student Government Association president and vice-president.
Callaway and Kohler beat their opponents Luke Herrington and Emily Feger in the SGA elections held Nov. 14-15 by 83 votes. They will replace the current SGA President Natalie Bailey and current SGA Vice-President Herrington. This was the first fall election at Missouri Western. The last election was held in spring 2006 where the student body voted on constitutional changes that included changing voting dates. Bailey and Herrington served the only three-semester term at Missouri Western. This year’s ballot did not include any Constitutional changes. (Full story)
The Missouri Western Griffons struggled throughout the 42nd annual Mineral Water Bowl hounded by cold, rainy weather but were able to pull out a 20-13 victory over Wayne State. The Wildcats — who hail from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference’s (NISC) —met the Griffons at Tiger Stadium in the annual battle that pits the best non-playoff team from their respective conference.
Western came into the game 8-3 fresh off of a demoralizing defeat to Truman State in the final week of the season to end their playoff hopes, while Wayne State came in with a 7-4 record. (Full story)
Very rarely does a student artist possess as much creative talent as Western’s Sam Perkins. A glance at one of his works demands a closer look, which can lead to minutes, and even hours staring at the tiny, minute details that he has deftly incorporated into the piece.
Perkins, a native of tiny Amity, MO, originally enrolled at Western in the fall of 1995. After being beckoned away from the shelter of higher education to pursue a career as a construction foreman, he dropped out. (Full story)
Western’s Greek organizations are sponsoring a raffle to raise money for a 13-year-old boy’s life-saving double-lung transplant.
13-year-old Dekoda Neill was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis when he was born. Doctors at St. Louis Children’s Mercy Hospital in Missouri recommended this lung transplant which would save his life.
An estimated $65,000 is currently being raised by St. Joseph volunteers to make sure Dekoda can follow through with this operation. (Full story)
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