October 22, 2010
Todd Fuller
Several key administrators gathered in the Junior College meeting room in Blum Thursday, Oct. 14 at 4 p.m. to listen to issues that disabled students face daily at Missouri Western. Stacy Hersh, a junior, had several concerns she wanted to voice. “If I’m in a building, that I have to use an elevator to get ...
October 14, 2010
SarahWhite
Missouri Western students now have the option to rent textbooks from the Barnes and Noble Bookstore on campus. The rental program is a new option offered for the first time this semester. Western decided to try the textbook rental program because it seems to be growing in popularity. Western plans to make the rental program ...
October 14, 2010
Kyle Inman
After building a homemade life jacket last week, professor Neil Lawley’s 3-Dimensional Design class designed and built boats that are capable of carrying a person across the pond on campus next to James McCarthy Drive. The basic requirements of the project are that it be well-designed, both aesthetically and functionally, be able to buoy the ...
September 30, 2010
Nick McCutcheon
Growing campus concerns on the future of the Non-Traditional Student Center were addressed at the Student Government Association meeting on Sept. 20 as well as debate on a proposed Esry Health Center fee. Vice President of Student Affairs Esther Perález was on hand to clarify details surrounding the retirement of Non-Traditional Student Advisor Ellen Kisker ...
September 16, 2010
SarahWhite
Due to decreased participation in the Greek community, Western brought in a consultant last semester to determine various weaknesses in the Greek Community. According to the report, the primary weakness was that Western’s fraternities and sororities do not act as a Greek Community. Reasons behind this problem are that many chapters do not work towards ...