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Book Bill Passes by Gerri Tracy on September 29, 2008

The Textbook Transparency Act was signed by the governor and became effective in August 2008. Students feeling the crunch of expensive textbooks designed the bill that is now law.
The new law has three parts, all intended to benefit students.
The first part requires publishers to supply instructors with pricing information for new books and to offer [...]

New “Hire a Griffon” campaign spreads the wealth by Ellis Cross on September 29, 2008

Most students of Missouri Western have at least one thing in common; the need to work while getting their education.
According to Linda Garlinger, the director of the MWSU career development office, about 95 percent of the students here work in the area.
“The perception is, that students and graduates can’t get jobs in the local community,” [...]

Blum to become a study-friendly environment by jesse_west on September 23, 2008

The Nelle Blum Student Union has long been a premiere hangout for students looking for a place to meet with friends and a study area. But as students return to Missouri Western this fall, they’re bound to notice a big difference.
The once congested hallways and lounge area of the union, formerly teeming with students, barely [...]

Server outages create havoc for students, teachers by Emily Gummelt on September 17, 2008

Can’t get to your e-mail or P-Drive? Don’t worry, your computer isn’t broken.
Lately, a number of students and faculty have been having difficulty logging in to their e-mail or accessing the P and O-Drives.
Frequent and extreme activity on one of the Novell servers has been causing it to crash, making the network drives inaccessible until [...]

Yung Joc, Ross headline concert by Charlene Divino on April 2, 2008

The Western Activities Council has verified “It’s goin’ down” like “in the club” at the Civic Arena for Missouri Western’s annual Spring Concert.
The WAC sponsored event is scheduled for April 10 and will feature rap performers Rick Ross and Yung Joc.
The announcement came officially March 26 through the public relations department a week after WAC [...]

Alpha Sigma Phi to leave campus next semester by Emily Gummelt on November 14, 2007

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 [...]

Triggs tries to bring peace among students by Ellis Cross on October 31, 2007

It’s a student problem, not a black problem.
That was the message given by Tay Triggs, the Multicultural Education Director, during the last SGA meeting.
Many of the students involved with the excessive noise, vandalism, vulgarity, and all around bad behavior at the Blum Student Union are African American.
“It is perceived as a black problem, but we [...]