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Griffon athletes represent all of Western

October 20, 2011 No Comments

Staff

Several months ago two Missouri Western football players took heroic action in saving a baby. Their good deed was recognized nationally and the Student Government Association rewarded them at this fall’s convocation. While these two athletes represented Western with honor and dignity, not all athletes have learned to follow in their footsteps. In a city ...

New Athletic Director will be Western asset

October 13, 2011 1 Comment

Staff

Missouri Western spent countless hours and months searching for a new Athletic Director, hoping to find somebody that will stabilize the position much needed in order to have program success. Western may have found one in Kurt McGuffin. McGuffin was the first of the four finalists to present his case as to why he should ...

Editorial: Western, the other black and gold

October 6, 2011 No Comments

Staff

Seven years of growth is a huge accomplishment for an organization with diminishing funds. Then again, Missouri Western has never been an average institution. In the past seven years, Western has increased its enrollment by 27 percent. We are a growing and diverse university. Most Western administrators would attribute this to the harsh economy. Layoffs ...

Editorial: Wake up students

September 29, 2011 No Comments

Staff

While Thomas Friedman spoke about the end of the age of average for Americans, students at Missouri Western State University slept soundly, nestled against one another for comfort, in the bleachers of Looney arena. If your cheeks just blushed, then they rightly should have. If you laughed or scoffed, perhaps you should reassess you college ...

Student responds to a letter’s plea for better budgeting

September 28, 2011 No Comments

Staff

A past edition of the Griffon News featured a letter to the editor from a student that was apparently aggravated with the MWSU administration and SGA over the recent tuition increase. There were three main points to his argument that I feel are in need of a response. The student claimed that MWSU received budget ...

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