Jerrica Brown – Senior

A: Oh my God I would go to Paris!

Taylor McDaniel – Freshman

A: I think I would go on a tour of South America.

Taylor Mathias – Freshman

A: I would go to Disney Land and meet Eeyore.

Matt Ausberger – senior

A: Not a damn thing!

Melissa Kaster – Sophmore

A: We usually stock up, turn on the kerosene heater, and we cuddle up under the blankets.

Steve Jones- Junior

A: Make sure I am home before the storm hits. I pretty much have everything I need.

Kember Wooten – Senior

A: Go to the grocery store and make sure all of the electronics are charged up.

Lee Douglas – Senior

A: Make sure I have all of my home work ready and some candles.

Tom Keller – Senior

A: They should bring in pool-tables, make it a fun environment and definitely, new furniture.

Kat Furlong – Junior

A: Nothing to Blum, they need to fix Potter Hall; get us some chairs and a table so we don’t have to sit on the floor to eat.

Dylan Bradshaw – Senior

A: To be honest, I really don’t care that much.

Craig Roberts – Senior

A: I probably would like an arcade or something like that. Someplace cool to hang out with games or ping-pong or pool.

A: That would be zero for me.

Bryce Freeman – Senior

A: Yep, zero.

Tony Long – junior

A: Probably about once.

Marisa Grayson – freshman

A: Um maybe once.

Ariana Rich – freshman

Sean McConnell – Freshman

A: “Didn’t really have a reaction to it (e-mail release), I just kind of glanced at it.”

Trent Moss – Freshman

A: “Pretty mad because if that’s my information out there that’s not cool!”

Amanda Francis – Freshman

A: “I’m glad I haven’t been here that long.”

Jessica Helm – Freshman

A: “I’m glad that’s not me and I really feel sorry for the people who are freaking out right now!”

Aly Rinehart

senior

It feels like it might keep them safer and it might keep students safer.

Colton Ridenour

Junior

I am pro-arming teachers to an extent; it makes it safer for students.

Charity Everall

junior

I’m for it because they are protecting my ass!

Alisha Buchanan

Senior

I would feel safer if teachers were able to carry concealed weapons on campus because conceal and carry requires training.

Richard Wilcox

Junior

I don’t know, I don’t think it’s necessary; I mean we are all adults here.

• Sarah Faubel, Sophomore 

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“I would probably go sledding down Mount Everest!”

• Genevieve Stoops, Freshman

“I would probably go to sleep and it would be peaceful.”

• Brett Keegan, Freshman

“I would just go play some video games.”

• Derek Thompson, Junior

“I would probably wrestle a jungle cat.”

“Yes, to have time to study for midterms last week.”

• Summer Dunn, Sophomore

“Yes, so we have a break and don’t stress out.”

• Parker Joslen, Freshman

“Yes, because most Universities do.”

• Marisa Grayson, Freshman

“Yes, it’s easier to focus after a small stress relieving break.”

Campus Voice is where we ask students their opinion on subjects from week to week. This week we went out and discussed what their favorite fall activity was.

The Griffon News went out to ask Western students where they were on 9/11?

The Griffon News went out to speak to students on where they were when the planes hit the Twin Towers in New York City. The students who were interviewed gave added detail on why it affected them as well.

Click here to view the 9/11 Campus Voice interviews

In 2009, Missouri Western Board of Governors voted in favor of renewing Aramarks contract for up to eight years.  They say that Aramark could provide Western with nearly $3.5 million over that span.  What they fail to mention is the $3.5 million is not coming from Aramark, but from the student’s pockets.

A hotdog, chips and a drink will cost you roughly $5 at our Aramark eateries around campus.  A simple hotdog that cost them roughly .40 cents to prepare cost the students nearly $2.  Their daily specials are $4.00 without a drink.  The options are very limited and often less than appealing.   As a manager of a steakhouse for the last 10 years I got a pretty good idea what they pay for some of their products.  To me it seems they take the cheapest route on virtually every product and in turn charge us a premium price.

Why can’t they offer a few $1 options for college students living on a budget?  If Quick Trip can make money off selling $1 dollar hotdogs and taquitos then why can’t Aramark? I understand they are a business and need to make money but there is a big difference between making money and being greedy.  It feels to me like they are taking advantage of students, especially the ones that cannot leave campus to eat elsewhere.

Why does our administration at Missouri Western continue to let Aramark charge us ridicules prices for low quality food?  Aramark blames rising food cost, which is true and a good excuse, but the food they are serving us is downright disgusting.  We cannot even have a function on school grounds without having to purchase food through Aramark at an extremely higher price than many restaurants in St. Joseph would cater for.  They have us stuck between a rock and a hard place.

I heard that Aramark’s food is so bad that on the first day of Kansas City Chiefs training camp in 2010, the Chiefs organization had their own services from Kansas City brought in because of Aramark’s low quality.  My informant that was working for the Chiefs that day clearly heard a Chiefs player say “This stuff is dog food.”  If it is not good enough for the Chiefs, why is it good enough Western students?

I don’t want Aramark to be replaced necessarily, but I would like them to ask students what they enjoy eating and offer some higher quality products.  Another thing that would be nice is if Aramark could offer students some value priced items.  Not every student has $1300 on a flex card.  If they could do this they would probably see an increase of students eating on campus and that would most likely even out their cost for better products.