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Furniture rearrangements bring hope for atmosphere changes

For those who do not know, the furniture that was once in the Blum Union was moved to the food court on March 7, the Friday before spring break.
This decision was deliberated for several months because of the noise level and behavior that was on going in the union.
Duane Bruce, associate for student development, said [...]

WAC makes program cuts to better spring concert

The Western Activities Council (WAC) is being flooded with questions about what artists are going to perform at this year’s concert, and what pro­grams will be taking place this year.
Unfortunately, they cannot disclose this information.
Janell Banks, WAC’s President, explained why this is the case.
“We are in our cycle for the Rap/R&B artists and we cannot [...]

First Annual Black Heritage Ball a memorable success

The first-ever Black Heritage Ball was held at Missouri Western Feb. 2 to begin Black History Month, followed by the annual Drum Major for Justice award ceremony.Approximately 60 people were in attendance at the ball, including President Jim Scanlon and his wife.  President Scanlon had one word to describe the event: ìInspiring.î This formal event showed [...]

CME hosts “A Day On” in honor of MLK day

A program entitled “A Day On, Not A Day Off” was presented by Western’s Center for Multicultural Education in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day on January 21.
In observation of the holiday, most schools and businesses are closed. However, CME had a day that talked about many people that were a part [...]

Student finds a home in his fraternity

 Sophomore Phil Bluett is a newcomer of the Greek community. Bluett is a St. Louis native and majors in manufacturing engineering. At age 19, Bluett is fully aware of where he wants to go and where he’s been. Bluett, member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity stated “I knew I wanted to be an Alpha because [...]

Off-duty officers allowed to carry gun on campus

Some would say that they believe that Missouri Western is a safe place, but how much are we informed about our safety. 
A student, who is a police officer attends classes here at the Western.
On Oct. 10, he was spotted by students with his gun on him. This officer was off duty and was dressed as [...]