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Taking time off between high school and college, good idea, try a decade by Daniel Donan on April 9, 2008

The entire process of education that we use in America is flawed and in many ways. One of the strongest forces that ruin the minds of potential learners is burn-out. It is a state of mind where structure and discipline wear on the soul of a young mind and suddenly they stop caring if they [...]

WAC doubles the fun with two rappers instead of one by Staff on April 2, 2008

Bravo to the Western Activities Council. In light of recent criticism about the delay of the announcement, WAC responds by unveiling a major affair that students should be impressed with. Yung Joc and Rick Ross will be coming to St. Joseph, all due to the efforts of WAC. They have enticed two big names of [...]

Superfluous “U”s and other things I won’t miss about London by Heather Fields on April 2, 2008

 Readers of Dan’s Opinion Page, I have an announcement to make: I have fallen in love. I didn’t mean to, certainly didn’t want to, but it’s true. I left the country and I fell hard and fast in love with the United States. No one is more shocked than I am, believe me. I’ve traveled [...]

No spring concert announcement so far, that is WAC by Staff on March 26, 2008

( Editorial )

(editor’s note: WAC has now annouced the entertainers Wedensday. This peice was done before the announcement)
Western’s Activities Council, or WAC as they might be better known to the student body of Missouri Western State University has yet to officially announce who will be playing for the University’s spring concert. This can be looked at from [...]

7 sins are not enough, the Vatican unleashes new sins for a modern world by Daniel Donan on March 26, 2008

I don’t know if you had heard, but now, in the eyes of the Catholic Church, there are several new ways for one to get on the naughty list. In addition to the seven deadly ones best described by Dante in The Inferno and generally held as common knowledge by millions of people, we now [...]

Student strikes into history by Gregor Avey on March 26, 2008

Missouri Western Junior Jennifer Myers, who is a nursing major, did something historic, when she bowled in her Monday night mixed league in Atchison, Kan., she bowled a perfect game.
There has been many perfect games bowled in bowling, but the feat had never been achieved by a woman in the history of the town of [...]

PED 171: spelunking gone wild! by Web Editor on March 26, 2008

 I took PED 171 cave exploring with Dr. David Ashley this semester. My first impression of this class was that we were going to talk about caves and then go on a guided tour. The tour was guided alright, but not by a man in uniform working for the conservation department with lights and walking [...]