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Downtown St. Joe hosts open mic nights

April 25, 2011 No Comments

Ryan Scroggins

Like the finer things in life that only time can make better, open mic nights across St. Joseph’s bar scene have reached a point of maturity and it’s time to enjoy. “It’s amazing the amount of talent that’s flowing through St. Joe right now,” local musician and Western graduate Drew Ames said. Ames is one ...

Leading Average jazzes St. Joe

April 9, 2010 No Comments

Ryan Scroggins

The title super group is usually reserved for already famous musicians who come together to make music in addition to their own individual careers. As far as fame goes this title is a little premature for a local band “The Leading Average,” but in terms of talent the group is already there.

Craig School achieves accreditation

April 8, 2010 No Comments

Ryan Scroggins

Business students graduating this spring will be the first to enjoy Western’s most recent and perhaps most prestigious achievement since becoming a university. Missouri Western State University joined an elite group of universities worldwide on Monday with the announcement that the Steven L. Craig School of Business achieved accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate ...

Parking spaces scarce, commuters overflowing

February 19, 2010 No Comments

Ryan Scroggins

Like a vulture circles the sky for its next meal, students circle the lots at Western looking for a place to park. Unlike the vulture, that will almost certainly share his find with his friends, students that are not fortunate enough to find a spot must move on the to next lot and join the ...

Enrollment numbers continue to increase

February 10, 2010 No Comments

Ryan Scroggins

Unofficial numbers were released at the Jan. 28 Board of Governors meeting, marking this spring as the eleventh straight semester of record enrollment at Western. Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Jeanne Daffron presented the following numbers to the board. The number of students at Western this spring went up 8 percent, totaling ...

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