January 19, 2012
Staff
Dr. Martin Luther King once asked the public “What are you doing for others?” To celebrate his day, maybe we should all ask ourselves the same question. As we are all in school to achieve the knowledge to create a successful career and future for ourselves and our families, the question of whether we are ...
January 2, 2012
Jesse Bilderback
As college students we could all benefit from saving a little extra cash. Often we can only work a part-time job because of our lengthy schedules and homework. This causes us to either have little or no money. So why does Aramark charge us so much for their food? In 2009, Missouri Western Board of ...
January 2, 2012
Dave Hon
Finally Missouri Western gets smart and decides to eliminate the mandatory attendance policy for 100 and 200 level courses. This means that the FA (failure due to absences) grade will be eliminated. Well, it’s about time! But, don’t just think that students can waltz into class whenever they feel like it. Though the mandatory attendance ...
December 6, 2011
Staff
For every solution to any problem, another problem arises. Since the arrival of Esther Peralez as Western’s vice president for Student Affairs, several staff veterans have left the employ of Western. There’s no beating around the bush, these people were valuable assets to Western and students loved them. Talk to some students and they might ...
November 17, 2011
Staff
Griffon Football hasn’t been to the playoffs since 2007, which resulted in a loss to Truman. This time, Missouri Western stands a good chance, but for other reasons not related to football. On-campus organizations are in full support of Griffon Football. Earlier this week, the Student Government Association bought 300 tickets for students to claim ...