Chloe Rhein – The Griffon News

Written by Chloe Rhein

Co-Lifestyles editor with the Griffon News. News Editor starting Spring of 2018.

News Editor says final farewell

April 25, 2018 Chloe Rhein

I have been apart of the Griffon News for as long as I have been a convergent media major and when I think of my time at Missouri Western, I associate it with the newspaper. For one, the newspaper takes up all my time, but it also kept me in school in the first place. I was a creative writing... Read More

Slow drivers: an everyday problem

March 28, 2018March 28, 2018 Chloe Rhein

Every day I take a 45-minute drive from home to school and get stuck behind slow people every time! The speed limit from the intersection of 116 and 169 Hwy all the way to campus is 60 MPH, but people think it is a great idea to go 45-50. I could imagine if it was pitch black outside in the... Read More

Dual credit sees enrollment rise

March 28, 2018April 2, 2018 Chloe Rhein

Missouri Western’s dual credit enrollment has gone up 27 percent in the spring 2018 semester and actual enrollment is up by two percent due to the furthered reach of Western Institute recruitment in the Independence School District along with new recruitment strategies. Dual credit is for high school students that plan on getting a head start on their higher education.... Read More

Students and Faculty March for Their Lives

March 28, 2018 Chloe Rhein faculty, gun regulation, March, March For Our Lives, Protest, school shootings, shootings, student protest

Around three hundred students, professors, parents and concerned citizens marched along the North Belt Highway with various viewpoints on gun regulation and gun violence, but despite these differences they all shared one goal: protecting students. On March 24, people met at the Ryan’s parking lot to participate in the national March for Our Lives protest. March for Our Lives started... Read More

Millions have been cut from higher education

March 21, 2018 Chloe Rhein Budget, budget cuts, education, greitens. Eric. Eric Greitens, Higher Education

Governor Eric Greitens’ proposed higher education budget cut of over $86 million would result in an estimated $2.2 million reduction for Missouri Western, but this isn’t new information. Higher education has always been used as a discretionary fund. Higher education has faced significant cuts in its budget since the attack in New York City on Sep. 11., in 2001, after... Read More