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The Missouri Western volleyball team will need to provide their best “Rocky Balboa” impression in their upcoming conference games, as they will be underdogs in most of their upcoming contests.
The MIAA conference is loaded with talented and experienced teams. The conference bolsters four teams in the top 25. The Griffons will welcome two of those [...]

The Non Traditional Student Association and the Western Activities Council sponsored the Retro Ball Sept. 13, from 7 to 10 p.m. in Blum Union, room 218-219.
It was a ‘70s and ‘80s theme and almost everyone showed up wearing fashions from those decades.
From bell-bottom jeans to groovy sunglasses and of course, the John Travolta look from [...]

Tingxiu Wang was born in the providence of Fujian near Taiwan in China. After receiving his undergraduate degree in mathematics from Shandong University, he taught as a full time instructor for four years. In 1986 he moved to Southern Illinois University at Carbondale to pursue his masters and Ph. D. in mathematics.
Upon his completion of [...]

College is filled with homework, big essays, and late nights studying for exams. College students have to make food choices, develop study habits and make life style judgments. Though all of these new decisions may seem overwhelming for some students; there are many services offered at Missouri Western that can help students with their dilemmas. [...]

Most students of Missouri Western have at least one thing in common; the need to work while getting their education.
According to Linda Garlinger, the director of the MWSU career development office, about 95 percent of the students here work in the area.
“The perception is, that students and graduates can’t get jobs in the local community,” [...]

The Nelle Blum Student Union has long been a premiere hangout for students looking for a place to meet with friends and a study area. But as students return to Missouri Western this fall, they’re bound to notice a big difference.
The once congested hallways and lounge area of the union, formerly teeming with students, barely [...]

If you were among the students frustrated by long lines in the financial aid office, find solace in the fact that you are not alone. Many found themselves slowed down by bureaucracy.
Due to newly passed illegal immigration legislation in Missouri, there will be an extra step in the loan disbursement process from now on. Students [...]