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‘Wild Oceans’ a little too wild

February 17, 2012 Comments

Christian Mengel

“Wild Oceans” planetarium showing was definitely wild, but not necessarily the kind of wild you’d want. When you first walk in, it feels like a private showing because of how few of seats there actually are. Once you sit down and lean your head back in your seat, the entire screen fills your peripheral vision. ...

Western grad scores role of a lifetime

February 16, 2012 Comments

Christian Mengel

Have you ever wondered what fictional character you would be if you could choose? Western graduate Ali Bird has been given that opportunity. In the past Bird has mainly been a backstage person.  She graduated Western in December with a degree from the Theatre & Cinema department. As an actress, her previous biggest role was an ...

Student enjoys being part-time DJ

Student enjoys being part-time DJ

February 13, 2012 Comments

Christian Mengel

Turning a hobby into a business is something everyone has thought about at one time or another, but for Nick Niemeier, he turned that thought into a reality. For the past five years he has gone from playing in a band at some small parties to having consistent business as a DJ, a business that ...

Loeffler enters senior year with confidence

Loeffler enters senior year with confidence

February 10, 2012 Comments

Christian Mengel

From his high school in Millbrae, Calif., to a junior college, to Division I school New Mexico State to Missouri Western, star catcher Tony Loeffler has come a long way to reach where he is today. After a stand-out high school career which got him a seat in his high school’s Hall of Fame, Loeffler ...

Fifteenth Annual Reading Event Held on Campus

January 2, 2012 Comments

Christian Mengel

Eight people came together Tuesday in Spratt 214 to read for the fifteenth annual “Reading of Challenged and Banned Books” for Banned Books Week. According to the American Library Association, (ALA) banned books week is an annual event held on the last week of September that celebrates the freedom to read and the importance of the First ...

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