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Western jumps rope for hearts

February 23, 2011 No Comments

DeAndre Bradshaw

Heart disease and stroke are two of America’s deadliest diseases and that’s why Missouri Western State University held a fundraising event to help fight against these killers. Western held an event on Feb. 17 called Jump Rope for Heart. The event was hosted by 13 elementary schools in the St. Joseph area, coming together for ...

SGA meeting goes on with few attending

February 21, 2011 No Comments

Jesse Bilderback

Even though many members of the SGA have been absent from the past two meetings due to illnesses and school dealings in the states capitol, it has been business as usual for those in attendance. The SGA discussed in their weekly meeting whether the decision in granting the Fellowship of Christian Athletes $750 for the ...

Health and Human Services changes spell relief for students

February 21, 2011 No Comments

Thomas Huit-Johnson

Students will no longer have to worry about losing their health insurance if they become critically ill. A new regulation, proposed by the Health and Human Services, ensures students the right to have insurance if they are enrolled in college, even if they become sick or are in an accident. Under the new rule, insurance ...

Griffon Alert now notifies of weather closings

February 21, 2011 No Comments

Jennifer Griffin

The Griffon alert system has been operational since December 2008, but was never used for snow days until 2010. Administration originally only wanted to use Griffon Alert for true emergency situations. “Their real concern was that people would think that if they got the Griffon Alert they would get things like we do with email ...

SGA struggles to communicate with students

February 17, 2011 No Comments

Caitlin Cress

Missouri Western’s SGA is searching for their next president and vice president, but few students are aware this process has begun. According to SGA President, Dillon Harp, students were informed on Jan. 28 that candidate applications were due Feb. 4 via Campus Announcement on Goldlink. Because of the snow days last week, the deadline was ...