February 15, 2012
Natalie Spivey
The Chinese Spring Festival was celebrated Wednesday, Feb. 8 by the Foreign Language Department. The event took place in Blum 218 and 219. Chinese professor Tiantian Zou helped orchestrate the event. She is a full-ride scholar from China and is teaching at Missouri Western this year and afterwards returning back home. “I’m enjoying my year here, ...
February 14, 2012
Natalie Spivey
Country singer Sara Evans is this year’s headliner for the Spring Concert April 12. President of WAC Lauren Dillon said she is excited for the concert. “The really cool thing is she is actually from Boonville, Mo. The opening band is also from Missouri. We have two people from here in the state,” Dillon said. WAC ...
February 14, 2012
Dave Hon
University President Robert Vartabedian said Friday that the missing piece to the budget problem is a potential student-implemented fee. While addressing a forum of students, staff and faculty, Vartabedian delivered information on Western’s cuts from state appropriations. To make up some of the lost revenue, Vartabedian said that he hoped student leaders will vote on ...
February 13, 2012
Matthew Hunt
After serving 8 years as Western Advancement Vice President, Dan Nicoson will retire in June, and Missouri Western will welcome Dr. Jonathan Yordy as the new Vice President. University President Dr. Vartabedian said that they had 20 potential candidates for the position of Western Advancement Vice President. The list was then shortened to 8 finalists, ...
February 13, 2012
Dave Hon
Some students at Missouri Western have a solution to Missouri’s budget problem: cannabis. Several members of the Western student body have become participants in a state wide initiative to legalize, tax and regulate cannabis. Show-Me Cannabis, the group behind the initiative, is attempting to procure 150,000 signatures by April. If the group achieves this, the ...