After a close race, Harold Callaway and Jennifer Kohler were elected the 2008 Student Government Association president and vice-president.

Callaway and Kohler beat their opponents Luke Herrington and Emily Feger in the SGA elections held Nov. 14-15 by 83 votes. They will replace the current SGA President Natalie Bailey and current SGA Vice-President Herrington. This was the first fall election at Missouri Western.  The last election was held in spring 2006 where the student body voted on constitutional changes that included changing voting dates.  Bailey and Herrington served the only three-semester term at Missouri Western.  This year’s ballot did not include any Constitutional changes.  (Full story)

Western’s Greek organizations are sponsoring a raffle to raise money for a 13-year-old boy’s life-saving double-lung transplant.

13-year-old Dekoda Neill was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis when he was born.  Doctors at St. Louis Children’s Mercy Hospital in Missouri recommended this lung transplant which would save his life.

An estimated $65,000 is currently being raised by St. Joseph volunteers to make sure Dekoda can follow through with this operation. (Full story)

“All in the Timing” by David Ives was performed on Nov. 8, 9 and 10 at the Potter Hall Black Box Theatre.

There were a series of six-one act plays each night directed by 15 student directors and about 23 student actors. There were nine different plays shown from the book during the three nights. Attendance topped out at 121 with 17 vacant seats during the three nights. The admission fee was $4 a night. The acts played out were English Made Simple, Philip Glass Buys A Loaf of Bread, Mere Mortals, The Philadelphia, Variations of the Death of Trotsky, Sure Thing, Universal Language, A Singular Kind of Guy and Words, Words, Words. (Full story)

Is it the end for Alpha Sigma Phi?

For now, maybe.

One of Western’s fraternities on campus, Alpha Sigma Phi, has announced it’s inactive status, which will begin next semester.
Student Engagement Director Don Willis said the fraternity is not in trouble, but they just don’t have the time to keep going.
“I know that they didn’t take in any new members this year,” Willis said. (Full story)

This week Missouri Western will be having Black Student Union Week and there are several events and activities in store.

There will be a number of recreational activities like a Bowling Night at the Belt Bowl on Wednesday from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.

There will also be more serious events like the Habitat for Humanity project from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday and giving back to the senior citizens at Saxons Community Center from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. (Full story)

by Anna Flin
Guest Writer

Upcoming SGA elections are being approached by two candidates with very different agendas: Luke Herrington, current vice president of SGA, and Harold Callaway III, current student governor.

Callaway, who is still searching for a running mate, has detailed plans for SGA’s budget.

“One of the major things I want to look at is cost-benefit analysis run down on all the budget items that are being spent currently by SGA, just to make sure students are receiving the benefit of their money,” Callaway said.

Herrington however, is more concerned with the social element of SGA.

“One thing we would really like to focus on, I know, is to bring the fun back to SGA,” Herrington said. (Full story)

The women of Alpha Gamma Delta are going to be having fun while raising money for a good cause at their fundraiser this week.
The annual Teeter-totter-a-thon will begin on Thursday Oct. 18 and continue through the night in order to raise money to the charitable foundation of their choice.

All 31 women of the Kappa Beta chapter of Alpha Gamma Delta will share the task of teeter-tottering for 24 hours continuously.
In exchange for their commitment to this cause, the ladies are collecting donations. (Full story)