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With more than 86 percent of the desired goal already accounted for, Western’s Foundation  launched the $15 million Achieving Greatness Capital Campaign Tuesday Sept. 16 with an invite-only performance by award-winning artist Deana Carter.
Achieving Greatness is a five-year capital campaign to raise $15 million to aid Western with long-term projects.  From the desired goal amount, $7.5 million will be [...]

After an anonymous Western graduate pledged a $1 million donation and the Leah Spratt Charitable Trust pledged a $250,000 donation last week, Western’s Achieving Greatness Capital Campaign hit the $13 million mark.  
At an invite only reception at the Missouri Theater Sept. 16, President Robert Vartabedian, former President James Scanlon and Vice President for University [...]

The Textbook Transparency Act was signed by the governor and became effective in August 2008. Students feeling the crunch of expensive textbooks designed the bill that is now law.
The new law has three parts, all intended to benefit students.
The first part requires publishers to supply instructors with pricing information for new books and to offer [...]

The Griffons made the trip to the Mecca of football in the MIAA conference as they took on Northwest Missouri State University in what would become a shoot out. The Griffons have not tasted victory against northwest since 2003, when they won in overtime at Spratt Stadium. Would Saturday leave the Griffons taste [...]

The Griffons football team is coming off a demoralizing 42-35 lost to the Northwest Missouri State Bearcats. The Griffons enter this Saturday’s game with a 1-2 record, and now run smack dab in to a very tough 14th ranked Pittsburg State Gorillas, a team who has to be foaming at the mouth, after suffering a [...]

There is something special about a cannon going off, especially coming from a Greek frat house. It could be something awesome is going down, maybe a party to end all parties.  At Northwest though, a cannon going off at a frat house is just a signal to start the next football game.
Last week, when that [...]

The Missouri Western soccer team is off to a slow start in conference play and will look to right the ship on the road.
The Griffons will first face the Emporia State Hornets, who they defeated twice last season. The Hornets are currently 2-3 overall. Sophomore Heather Schmiemeir knows it’s important to come out strong in [...]