Archive for Student Life

Handicap Hardships: Disabled students voice their concerns to administrators

October 22, 2010 No Comments

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 ...

Book rentals now an option

October 14, 2010 1 Comment

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 ...

What floats your boat?: Art students row across pond in homemade boats

October 14, 2010 No Comments

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 ...

SGA covers non-trad issue, possible Esry health fee

September 30, 2010 No Comments

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 ...

Greek community aims to make improvements

September 16, 2010 1 Comment

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 ...

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