Ryan Heldenbrand
Students, faculty and members of the community gathered in Blum Union on Thursday, Oct. 1 to attend the 13th annual Reading of Banned and Challenged Books. This event is put together every year for people to listen to excerpts from some of the most banned and challenged books of all time. Michael Cadden, chair of ...
Jesse West
Imagine returning to a familiar place after being away for a few months. You expect it to be just the way it was the last time you were there, but, when you walk in the door, something brand new grabs your attention. Students at Missouri Western State University who visit the food court in Blum ...
Emily Gummelt
A long line of students, faculty and others anxiously waited to see Obama’s vice presidential candidate for the first time in person. The entire campus had been talking about his arrival since Tuesday night, when everyone first learned he would be coming on Thursday. Aside from the group of protestors standing outside with signs, people ...
Gerri Tracy
If you sneezed at the event featuring Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden, a dozen well-trained eyes sharply focused on you. Biden was well protected when he delivered his campaign speech to a crowd of approximately 1,200 people on Oct. 9, in the M.O. Looney Complex. Security was in full force as local law ...
Gerri Tracy
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 ...