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Editorial: Making the best of a dirty situation

August 23, 2011 No Comments

Ellis Cross

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon (D) believes that students either need to pay more for their education at Missouri Western State University or deal with a lower quality education. Either way, Western will receive the lowest state appropriations per student than any other university in the state of Missouri. In the future, this will cost students ...

NFL lockout might risk Chiefs Camp

April 25, 2011 No Comments

Eboni Lacey

The NFL lockout between the NFL Player’s Union and the league itself may seem like a national issue, but what happens if Missouri Western doesn’t get to host the Chiefs training camp? Last summer, almost 60,000 fans came to campus to see the Chiefs. The money that was made off the camp wasn’t made off ...

SGA and students encouraged to care about Western’s outcome

April 18, 2011 No Comments

Eboni Lacey

The best vision for student government to aspire to is one that represents the students — a democracy. While Allison Norris and Jacob Scott should be commended for their ambitions and good intentions, the student body should be mindful of their obligation in the process as well. On Monday April 18 at 4:00 p.m., Norris ...

Western encouraged to take opportunities

April 11, 2011 No Comments

Eboni Lacey

A wise man once said,” It’s very strange when the life you never had flashes before your eyes.” Imagine the greatest career of your life suddenly passing you by and being given to your peers. Imagine missing out on a job that pays ten figures and a chance to live life comfortably, completely debt free. ...

Students should accept Western’s increases

April 5, 2011 No Comments

Staff

With a student’s lack of time and supreme budgeting knowledge, it’s hard to factor money matters; especially matters of whether a student can afford to take classes here. To make matters worse, the Missouri Board of Governors approved a 9.5% increase of tuition. Yet, before throwing yourself off of the top of the Clock Tower, ...

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