April 18, 2013
Andy Garrison
Due in part to a lack of attention to prices from colleges, our text books have become far too overpriced. Usually when pitching a textbook to a college the publisher fails to mention the price and the colleges never really ask up front. I am all for worrying more about content, but the price still ...
April 15, 2013
Andy Garrison
The most recent available data shows Missouri Western students’ loan default rate has tripled in just four years. This problem is not only unique to Western, as default rates all over the country are climbing. However, the folks at financial aid here on campus are instituting a lot of new programs to keep students up-to-date ...
March 29, 2013
Andy Garrison
The government puts me through school for free and even pays my gas to get there and plenty of other Missouri Western students qualify to do the same but fail to take advantage and slide into debt instead. The program that is in place is called Vocational Rehabilitation [VR]and it helps students with a variety ...
March 23, 2013
Andy Garrison
If students at Western have a problem with the Student Government Association next semester, they can blame poor campaigning procedures and unreasonably short campaign time. Through a lack of taking full advantage of campaigning through social media sites as well as web-based voting problems, the election for SGA president and vice president came to an ...
March 4, 2013
Andy Garrison
Q: If money was no object, what would you do for spring-break? Jerrica Brown – Senior A: Oh my God I would go to Paris! Taylor McDaniel – Freshman A: I think I would go on a tour of South America. Taylor Mathias – Freshman A: I would go to Disney Land and meet Eeyore. Matt ...