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Crossing the finish line with a child in tow
Vanessa Magruder wakes up early every morning, showers, dresses and eats before she leaves her home for campus just like any other student at Western. Her morning stop on the way to school isn’t Burger King for a croissant, it’s Wilson Hall. Where she drops off her three-year-old son, Cole, at Y’s Kids World, a [...]
Y’s Kids World too big for its britches
At one point or another everyone has driven the circle of Downs Drive and seen the climbing structure located outside Wilson Hall. The jungle gym is not for the ARMY ROTC students to practice their warfare tactics. For 31 lucky parents, it is part of their child’s home away from home Monday through Friday from [...]
Barbosa double dribbles from Sweden to Western
It’s the first of May and students at Missouri Western are studying hard for finals and making plans to head home after a long year.
Belize gives one student direction
When Jennifer Shaffer registered for classes at the end of last semester, she had already made her spring break plans; she knew she would not be spending her spring break in Missouri, enduring the extreme weather changes.
Student gains experience with a side of fish and chips
Last semester I had a professor tell me that I needed to be well traveled to become a better writer.
Physics professor Ottinger just a regular guy, not a mad scientist
He is anything but the typical physics professor. He sits reclined in his office chair with his tennis shoes perched on his desk, sporting a button-up dress shirt and a pair of khaki
Dockers.
Center serves as second home for non-traditional students
There’s a place on campus where students can find a sofa, comfortable chairs, computers, a microwave and coffee maker – and it’s not a dorm room.
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