Guest Columnist
Guest Columnist Jonathan Euchner Western’s Convocation on Critical Issues is one of the best programs our campus offers. This year’s speaker, former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich will likely continue the convocation’s tradition of presenting different opinions and ideas on the issues of the day, as he should. But, free speech functions best when engaged ...
Clint Willman
I think idolizing movie stars is ridiculous. I see teenagers running and screaming just to catch a peek of their favorite actors and it makes me sick to my stomach. These people are not heroes; they merely read lines from a script. Some of these actors do admirable things off the set, but if I ...
Jerrod Huber
Pastor Terry Jones, an uneducated religious leader with little common sense, started a huge mess by announcing to hold a Quran burning day. Jones called it off shortly after, but perhaps a little late. At least 16 people have been killed in Indian-controlled Kashmir and Afghanistan from riots because of this bible thumping bumbling idiot. ...
Matt Gleaves
A multi-million dollar indoor sports complex is not the first place you would look for a high school football game. However, on Sept. 10, that is exactly where you would have seen two of the top 8-man football teams in the state. St. Joseph Christian and Stanberry started their game at St. Joseph Christian’s campus, ...
Dave Hon
The most common question people ask me is: Why didn’t you go to Mizzou? As a journalism major, you’d think that I would want to attend the best school in the nation that just so happens to be in my state. Going to Western, you could say that I took the road less travelled. As ...