Student Life


Planetarium holds fall shows

The Bushman Planetarium on Western’s campus has released its fall schedule. The series will
start Oct. 1 and end Oct. 9.

Mitchell Ave. to open Friday

Missouri Western students traveling east will no longer have to take the long way home.  Mitchell Ave. will re-open completely from Western’s main entrance to Riverside Rd. Friday, Sept. 28 if the weather permits.
Since June 5, construction paid for by TIF (tax increment financing) funds from American Family Insurance has inconvenienced many Western students and [...]

Shang bolts for UMKC

Many changes are in store for Western over the next few semesters. The biggest change however, comes in the staffing. With many faculty and staff leaving over the summer, many faculty members have had to double up on jobs and find replacements for their missing colleagues.
Dr. Paul Shang is one of the members of Missouri [...]

Students to direct Western plays

Imagine yourself driving home from whatever you’re doing at 2:35 a.m. and your car radio is tuned into KFEQ. The weather report is on and little do you know the stolid sounding female voice that is telling you that rain is on the way is one of your peers at Missouri Western State University. Her [...]

Recruitment format allows more to attend Greek events

For everyone looking for a chance to find brotherhood or sisterhood, Western’s Greek recruitment will begin the week of Sept. 4.

Ready for finale

Walk into Potter Hall on any given weeknight, and you very well may be greeted with the sounds of someone tickling the ivories. You also may ask yourself “Is that a recording?” More than likely, it isn’t a recording; it is senior Daniel Kirk, hard at work practicing for his upcoming senior recital this Friday [...]

Summer construction will close Mitchell

If any student has classes or plans to visit the campus during the summer months, they had better avoid Mitchell Avenue.