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The Western Activities Council has verified “It’s goin’ down” like “in the club” at the Civic Arena for Missouri Western’s annual Spring Concert.
The WAC sponsored event is scheduled for April 10 and will feature rap performers Rick Ross and Yung Joc.
The announcement came officially March 26 through the public relations department a week after WAC [...]

For those who do not know, the furniture that was once in the Blum Union was moved to the food court on March 7, the Friday before spring break.
This decision was deliberated for several months because of the noise level and behavior that was on going in the union.
Duane Bruce, associate for student development, said [...]

Students will soon be able to view faculty evaluations of any Missouri college or university on each campus’ Web site.
The Missouri General Assembly passed Senate Bill 389 with an effective date of August ‘07, which requires all institutions of higher education to include faculty names, credentials and student ratings on their Web sites.
Missouri Governor Matt [...]

Walking through Potter Hall has become a dangerous sport. There are lockers as obstacles and practicing musicians as hurdles in the stairwells.
While construction of the new incubator is underway and a spring groundbreaking is scheduled for the math and science building, fine arts students and faculty want some upgrades, too.
Potter is on the priority list [...]

As construction continues on the science and technology incubator, Western approved plans to develop a separate, non-for-profit entity entitled the Missouri Western State University Research Park Corporation.
The Research Park will lease the incubator from Western and manage it on behalf of the university by subleasing it to entrepreneurial tenants.
A master lease will outline the incubator’s [...]

Bravo to the Western Activities Council. In light of recent criticism about the delay of the announcement, WAC responds by unveiling a major affair that students should be impressed with. Yung Joc and Rick Ross will be coming to St. Joseph, all due to the efforts of WAC. They have enticed two big names of [...]

Missouri Western and the Kansas City Chiefs have announced that Western will host an off season practice for the Chiefs on June 12 at Spratt Stadium.
The practice will be a passing practice featuring some of the Kansas City Chief players. The players will not be in full pads, but rather helmets and shorts. The Chiefs [...]