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Campaign promises and impassioned pleas for votes were on the menu for Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden on Thursday when he became the first candidate to visit Missouri Western’s campus during an election year.   
Biden minced no words on hot button topics such as the economy and tax relief to the sold out crowd of [...]

A long line of students, faculty and others anxiously waited to see Obama’s vice presidential candidate for the first time in person. The entire campus had been talking about his arrival since Tuesday night, when everyone first learned he would be coming on Thursday.
Aside from the group of protestors standing outside with signs, people did [...]

If you sneezed at the event featuring Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden, a dozen well-trained eyes sharply focused on you. Biden was well protected when he delivered his campaign speech to a crowd of approximately 1,200 people on Oct. 9, in the M.O. Looney Complex. Security was in full force as local law [...]

Java City addicts rejoice, for a miracle has occurred.
No longer will our coffee needs be ignored, the fix you desire is now available, courtesy of extended hours.
As a regular Java City devotee I always lamented the fact that after my morning coffee I had to suffer through the inevitable crash around two o’clock, exactly when [...]

The Missouri Western soccer team achieved their first conference victory and they did it with a bang defeating the Southwest Baptist Bearcats 1-0.

Southwest is one of the best teams in the MIAA and the Griffons handed them their second loss of the season. Sophomore Mary Ohm scored the lone goal in the game. Head coach [...]

Michelle Polk has been a pioneer in Western’s young women’s soccer program. She will be known forever as the woman who made the first goal in the history of Griffon soccer; and now, add being the first four year graduate of the soccer program to her legacy.
Women’s head soccer coach Jeff Hansen has been with [...]

On Oct. 13, at 4p.m. many sororities and fraternities got together for Donation Creation to put together something cool with the donated items. Phi Sigma Kappa built a boat out of canned vegetables. Sigma Sigma Sigma made a tank out of canned vegetables. There was much fun to be had and everyone was involved in [...]