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Griffon News apologizes for offensive editorial by Web Editor on November 7, 2007

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We made a mistake.
Our editorial “Have some respect” printed Oct. 30 pointed out a series of events that have occurred recently that are, frankly, embarrassing to the university student body — our mistake was wording the editorial in such a way that it appeared we were blaming all problems on the entire campus minority population.
That [...]

Have some respect, this isn’t High School by Staff on October 31, 2007

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Recently a lot of hype has been given about acts of violence, profanity, rudeness and disrespectfulness, by a group of students at Missouri Western, reportedlyall coming from one minority.
From a huge fight during one of their functions, to disrespectful behavior during the convocation, to vandalism and foul behavior in the student union, we here at [...]

DUC is a good first step by Staff on October 9, 2007

It may be under the radar and out of sight of most minds, but Missouri Western and its Western Institute have opened the Downtown University Center—and we like it.

Are you “green” yet? by Charlene Divino on October 2, 2007

Your local supermarket has gone green and wants to know if you have yet. So do the celebrities that can’t stop doing voiceover for Discover Channel specials about global warming.
The fuel manufacturers want to know too. Are you buying into the movement?   
Are you going to jump on the bandwagon too?

Recycling Rocks! Western joins the recycling cause by Staff on September 25, 2007

So it’s begun.
 
We, as a campus, have finally entered the 21st century and joined the recycling world.  

New president needs good qualities by Staff on September 18, 2007

Get the job done right. We, as students, expect nothing less from decision-makers at Missouri Western.
The firm hired to assist in the search for Missouri Western State University’s next president has begun its work and we’d like to submit some ideas to Dr. Allen E. Koenig, senior consultant with R.H. Perry & Associates (RHPA) and [...]

There’s a right way and a wrong way by Staff on September 11, 2007

Back in seafaring days it was bad luck if rats abandoned a ship when it was docked at port. The superstition went that they knew something was wrong and the ship was doomed.
Well the S.S. Missouri Western saw some rats go over the side this summer.