The Griffon News

 Very rarely does a student artist possess as much creative talent as Western’s Sam Perkins. A glance at one of his works demands a closer look, which can lead to minutes, and even hours staring at the tiny, minute details that he has deftly incorporated into the piece.
 
 Perkins, a native of tiny Amity, MO, originally [...]

Imagine looking at a piece of art that defies expectations. Imagine a beautiful, unorthodox combination of colors, textures, and emotions all blending to form a ceramic mask. The artwork of John Gilgun, retired professor at Missouri Western, is just that. Now on display by the Potter Hall ceramics studio, Gilgun’s work in creating ceramic sculptures [...]

 There has been a lot of talk flying around these pages lately about disrespect, which is in itself is a very annoying thing, but it was overshadowed because someone played the dreaded race card at the same time and suddenly we with were left with a deeper topic of introspection for us all.  
 How we [...]

After many years of being involved with College Media Advisers, English professor Dr. Kenneth Rosenauer has been elected president of the national organization.
Rosenauer is former chair of the Missouri Western English Department and has been a member of CMA since 1980. He has also had numerous positions for CMA such as the on site critiques [...]

The 2007 Panhellenic Ball raises funds and lets Greeks dress up and let loose for a night of friends, food, and fun at the St. Joseph Country Club
 Greek girls and their dates invaded the St. Joseph Country Club on Saturday night for the 2007 Western Panhellenic Ball. Panhellenic, for those who don’t know, is the [...]

 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 [...]

Anyone with access to the internet could learn this much about Harold Callaway, the student Governor by reading Tower Topics.
“Harold Callaway III, a sophomore management and economics major from Faucett, Mo., was sworn in as student governor at the Board of Governors meeting Feb. 23.”
 But what exactly does that mean to the average Joe student? [...]