You’ve seen his work in the Baptist Student Union’s Rip the Runway fashion show last week, but that was just the beginning. Senior Emmanuel Williams is an up and coming fashion designer on the Missouri Western campus. Williams, a graphic designer major, talked about his love for fashion.
After an onslaught of defensive war between Western and Washburn, the Griffons lost 43-56, unable to close the small lead Washburn held throughout the game.
After the Griffons win and repeat of February 27 game against Southern Baptist University, They will continue in the MIAA conference tournament.
There has been a lot of talk about how times are changing and how young people do not respect their elders like they used to. Why are attitudes of young people changing?
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Western Spices up Students’ Schedules With Enticing Classes
Broadening the way you think, joining new clubs and getting involved are great ways to start the process of making your horizons more widely spread. But you can start another side to that expansion right here at Western by trying some of the classes that really make your schedule interesting.
In every department, there are classes [...]
Students exposed to different cultures by the ALAS
Have you ever wondered about the beginnings of salsa dancing, Latino culture, tango, rumba, zumba and the Spanish dialect? Missouri Western’s new organization called the Association of Latin American Students (ALAS) addresses all of this and much more as it plans to educate our institution and embrace the Latino and non-Latino students.
Sophomore and President [...]
Finding your fit in the global tribe takes positive attitude
Someone once told me that it is not what you know, but who you know.
Since humans first showed up we have formed groups for survival. Early man formed tribes where each member had a task to perform, but those who could not work or were weak were culled and banished from the tribe. [...]
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Though the job outlook for soon-to-be graduates may be looking slim, there was a glimmer of hope for skeptical and concerned students last week at the career fair.
Dozens of employers surrounded the Fulkerson Center in hopes to recruit future employees, interns, or even just to provide more information about existing job opportunities.
The career fair is [...]
Imagine if your job held a regional awards ceremony, now imagine out of the thousands of people who do your job you are called up unexpectedly to receive the award, That is what happened to Missouri Western Senior Luke Akers.
The National Orientation Directors Association Region IV Student Leadership Award is reserved for the best of [...]
Missouri Western sees a slight dip in retention rates following last year’s all time high.
Retention numbers are calculated by looking at how many incoming fall freshman return for their sophomore year the following fall. Since the fall of 2000, Western has seen nearly a 12 percent increase, with this year’s numbers down by two [...]
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The Missouri Western Griffons traveled to Bolivar, Missouri, the weekend of March 5 to take on Southwest Baptist University and dominated the field as they swept them 4-0.
After losing all four games against Fort Hays the weekend before, the Griffons were looking to turn things around and improve their record.
After getting the right [...]
The Missouri Western Griffons fell for the final and eighth straight time in the 2009-2010 season this past Saturday. They lost to Southwest Baptist 68-55.
The Griffons came out hot, starting the game with six straight points. The Bearcats then came storming back to tie it at six. After a three pointer by guard Rachel [...]
Missouri Western sent their seniors out with a win and three game winning streaks that was capped off with an 86-72 win against Southwest Baptist Saturday night.
SBU won the opening tip and quickly turned it into three points after a Western foul on a lay-up that dropped and a free throw that followed.
The lead wouldn’t [...]
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Parenting and academics create whole new ball game
We all know school is stressful. Get your homework finished, find a parking space, be on time, take the tests; those are just some of the daily stresses each student goes through. I thought that’s what college was all about until I had my daughter. Now it’s a whole new ballgame.
I’m still learning the ropes [...]