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Study finds binge drinking, high wages correlate

November 7, 2006 Comments

U-Wire

By Victoria Bekiempis TAMPA, Fla. – University of South Florida Associate Professor of Economics Jeffrey DeSimone along with Pinka Chatterji, a health economist at the Center for Multicultural Mental Health Research and an instructor in the department of psychiatry at Harvard’s College of Medicine, have identified a correlation between high school binge drinking and increased ...

Missouri governor signs law to list more sex offender information online

November 7, 2006 Comments

U-Wire

By Carol Nichols COLUMBIA, Mo.. – Gov. Matt Blunt signed a bill into law on Oct. 23, mandating a more extensive online publication of personal information about sex offenders.

Two Western officers work against sexual assault on campus

November 7, 2006 Comments

Max Wyeth

Two Missouri Western State University officers are working on a five part series on preventing the victimization of women.

Western receives $2.5 million

November 7, 2006 Comments

Staff

The U.S. Economic Development Administration awarded Western $2.5 million grant to construct an innovation incubator on the west side of campus.

Controversial Amendment 2

October 31, 2006 Comments

Kathy Crawford

The voters of the “show-me” state find themselves reversing namesake roles, as the nation watches them to see what they decide on the Missouri Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative.