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Western’s President Scanlon set to retire from post in 2008
President James Scanlon’s announcement during his faculty “thank-you” reception Friday morning of his decision to retire silenced the room, said Public Relations and Marketing Director Kristy Hill.

When I attended the press conference that President Scanlon held Friday afternoon about his retirement, I realized two things.

President James Scanlon’s announcement during his faculty “thank-you” reception Friday morning of his decision to retire silenced the room, said Public Relations and Marketing Director Kristy Hill.

Not since 9/11 have I seen our nation share one common emotion, albeit grief. But even as bells tolled 32 times across the country on Friday, we were left with unanswered questions. Some will never yield us answers. Still, the questions must be asked.

The U.S. will be drawn into a world war, probably within the next ten years, and China will emerge as the new world power.

Ask any student or faculty member on campus about the war in Iraq, and chances are the opinions will vary, depending on the perspective.

Western’s first master’s in applied science
Missouri Western State University will begin offering a professional master’s degree in the fall.