April 3, 2010
Dave Hon
Western played its part again in the battle for St. Joseph city mayor March 25 hosting the last of Assistant Professor Jon Euchner’s forums before the April 6 election. Issues that surrounded the debate didn’t directly relate to Western students, but still affect the city that students live in. One of the key issues was ...
February 26, 2010
Todd Fuller
The election this spring is going to be uncontested, but Missouri Western’s Student Government Association says that doesn’t mean the student body should fail to vote. Western doesn’t have a history of uncontested elections for SGA. According to Administrative Coordinator for the Vice President of Student Affairs Kathy Kelly, there has been only one uncontested ...
February 4, 2010
Jesse West
Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and prominent conservative speaker, has been selected by Missouri Western to speak at the 17th annual Convocation on Critical Issues. The convocation will take place on Thursday, Oct. 7, at 9:30 a.m. in the Looney Complex and will be free and open to the public. ...
October 15, 2009
Jodi Oliver
Appellate court judges spoke to students one-on-one following the Missouri Court of Appeal’s annual stop at Missouri Western on Oct. 7. Three of the 11 Western District court judges were part of the appeals court which handles approximately 40 percent of the intermediate appellate caseload in Missouri, with jurisdictions covering 45 counties. Missouri Western is ...
September 24, 2009
Lauren Burbach
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a renowned environmentalist speaker, will be speaking at Missouri Western on Thursday, Oct. 1 at 9:30 a.m. in the Looney Complex for the 16th annual convocation on critical issues. Kennedy will be the first speaker to focus on the environment. He was named one of Time magazine’s “Heroes of the Planet” ...