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Tingxiu Wang was born in the providence of Fujian near Taiwan in China. After receiving his undergraduate degree in mathematics from Shandong University, he taught as a full time instructor for four years. In 1986 he moved to Southern Illinois University at Carbondale to pursue his masters and Ph. D. in mathematics.
Upon his completion of [...]

“All in the Timing” by David Ives was performed on Nov. 8, 9 and 10 at the Potter Hall Black Box Theatre.
There were a series of six-one act plays each night directed by 15 student directors and about 23 student actors. There were nine different plays shown from the book during the three nights. Attendance [...]

There has been a steady number of transfer students choosing to attend Western in the last decade.
Western has had an average of 332.8 transfer students every fall semester since 1997. In the fall of 2007, there were 312 transfer students.
Western puts its main focus on articulation agreements and scholarships in order to make the transition [...]

The 5K run/walk helped bring in an estimated $3,500-$4,000 for the women’s shelter
On Oct. 27 Missouri Western hosted the second annual 5K Run/Walk with all proceeds going to the YWCA Shelter for abused and homeless women and children.
As of that Saturday, Rolling Hills Auto Plaza of St. Joseph estimated a donation to the YWCA of [...]

A sampling of microorganisms in Agenstein Hall uncovers a currently unnamed bacteriocin that can survive in temperature that reach minus 20 degrees Celsius and can kill other organisms.
Dr. Jason Baker of the biology department came across this bacterium during a class that collected specimens. Through a microscope he saw that nothing was growing around it.
“It [...]

The Bushman Planetarium on Western’s campus has released its fall schedule. The series will
start Oct. 1 and end Oct. 9.

Western has received a $1.1 million budget increase from the state of Missouri for the 2008 fiscal year.
This 5.5 percent increase from last year’s state funding brings the total state funding to $21.2 million minus the three percent for the Governor’s Reserve. This increase will be reflected in the general pool of operating expenses of [...]