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Students enjoy games and giveaways

A banner displaying “CAB is WAC” might raise a few eyebrows, but it was all in good fun at the CAB Street Fair April 20. The banner was to promote the name change from Campus Activities Board to Western Activities Council, which will take affect fall 2007.

Students experience architecture, art in Paris

The Students enrolled in HON 396, Nineteenth Century Paris, traveled to Paris March 8-11 to better understand French culture and apply what they have been learning all semester in the classroom.

Students travel abroad to absorb French culture firsthand

While college students everywhere are considering their spring break travel options, eighteen Western students have been working on theirs all semester. Western’s HON 396 class, Nineteenth Century Paris – La Belle Époque, will travel to Paris March 8-11 to study French social and cultural developments of the time period and how they relate to modern [...]

Warcraft: In a world of its own

If you’ve noticed your roommate or significant other acting strange lately, muttering about Blood Elves and Azeroth as they shuffle back to the computer, don’t worry. It’s just World of Warcraft.

Student broadcast themselves, watch others, on YouTube

Andy Warhol once said that in the future, everyone would be famous for fifteen minutes. While this may have seemed unheard of in the 1960s, with the recent popularity of YouTube, people are finding ways to make the most out of their fifteen minutes.

Adderall use on the rise among college students

Drugs prescribed for attention deficient disorder (ADD) and attention deficient hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are being abused at alarming rates by college students.

Western takes it outside for spring semester

Students who participated in Missouri Western’s Outdoor Semester 2006 participated in “The Rivers of Our Experience” on Nov. 30, a presentation showcasing the Outdoor Semester program and the unique experience the group shared.