The Griffon News

 During  the strange period of human history called the 1980’s, there was an outbreak of inspirational posters that found their home on the walls of many a high school counselor’s office. A favorite that garnered a following was the phrase “today is the first day of the rest of your  life.” It means that each [...]

by Luke Herrington 
 The media has always been an integral part of the democratic process, especially on college campuses across this great nation.  A wise historian once told me that the media was especially important, because it is the first obligation of a responsible citizen or group of citizens to question authority—especially the authority of government. 
 With [...]

 The article that was placed in the Griffon News in the opinion section on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 titled Have some respect, this isn’t high school was an outrage. The article targeted one minority group, African American’s. Rather or not the article was true or false the things that were written were utterly inappropriate. One [...]

by Casey Nichols, English Literature
Too often, bad behavior by an individual, or individuals, of a particular race is spread across the entire race like a patina of rust.
I am, of course, referring to the editorial entitled “Have some respect, this isn’t High School,” in which the editorialist does just that.
Bad behavior is not black behavior, [...]

by Moses D Fields Jr, a proud student at Missouri Western State University
How dare you prematurely accentuate that one group of minorities need to be in High School. Who gave you the audacity to judge an entire race at Missouri Western State University, which you obviously don’t know anything about. Let me explain our culture [...]

The issues presented a few weeks ago, in the article “SGA Confusion” are only the tip of the iceberg.    
Across campus, organizations, departments and offices are feeling the pressure of the upper administration, specifically, the Office of Academic and Student Affairs. 
The overall morale of students, staff, and faculty involved in the effected areas is low. 
The [...]

Dear Editor-in-Chief,