September 20, 2011
Charlene Divino
“Think your congress is the best money can buy now?” Assistant professor Dr. Jonathan Euchner said. “Well you ain’t seen nothing yet.” Western marked the observance of Constitution Day by holding a panel discussion between two of Western’s own political scientists, professor of political science David Steiniche and Assistant Professor of Political Science Jonathan ...
September 12, 2011
Caitlin Cress
Three-time Pulitzer Prize winning author Thomas L. Friedman will be the featured speaker at this year’s Convocation for Critical Issues Tuesday, Sept. 20. Friedman currently holds the position of Foreign Affairs columnist for the New York Times. His five bestselling books, including his most recent, “Hot, Flat and, Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution—and ...
August 23, 2011
Eboni Lacey
Before students plan on renewing their leases for off-campus apartments for the Fall semester, they may want to reconsider living on campus, as Griffon Hall, the new dormitory for students 21 and up, will provide everything that an apartment can. Griffon Hall Residence Director Danny Thompson feels that Griffon Hall is almost better than ...
August 22, 2011
Ellis Cross
Missouri Western State University President Robert Vartabedian rallied staff and faculty on Monday morning, Aug. 22, in Fulkerson Center in preparation for the fall semester. The meeting was light-hearted and entertaining at times, even with the main topic being the financial challenges that face Western in the near future. “Missouri Western is made up of ...
August 22, 2011
Todd Fuller
The enrollment for the summer semester grew for the fourth consecutive year as total enrollment ballooned to 1,938 undergraduate and 129 graduate students. With all figures taken into consideration, the grand total for students enrolled for the summer semester was 3,335 which results in an 8.7 percent increase. On the surface this sounds great, but ...