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Top stories -- Week of April 26
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• Musical planned for Spring 2011 theater schedule
• Registration for classes can be stressful
• New rule helps tudents who receive financial aid
• Twitter, Facebook now on library home page
• Duplexing printers may help campus save money
Click here for these GT News articles.
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Restricted fundraising options offer little help to subsidize limited SGA funding for Western clubs, fraternities
Western clubs and organizations seem to be getting short changed when it comes to funding. They are only allocated a limited amount of money each semester and fundraising opportunities are scarce. [Read more.]
Gold Coats driving for members
They no longer wear gold coats, but they still wear a coat of Griffon Pride. The Gold Coats’ drive for membership is currently in full force. With facility improvements in progress, along with many successful seasons of Griffon sports, what better time than now to be a Griffon? [Read more.]
Book buyback information offered
It’s getting closer to the end of the semester and the means time to sell books back to the bookstore. Do you ever wonder why books are bought back at such lower price than was spent on them at the beginning of the semester? Or when is the best time to sell them back are? [Read more.]
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Our Multimedia |
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Inside the courthouse:
Judge Taylor shares history
of Buchanan County landmark
Clay Rains with Griffon Today takes a trip off the Missouri Western campus to visit with Buchanan County Associate Circuit Judge Ron Taylor as he shares a little history of the county's courthouse, as well as some information about its courtrooms. |
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Western's ponds and flyfishing
in Southern Missouri
Griffon Today staffer Chance Umstattd speaks with Officer Scott Ryan about the rules and regulations governing the ponds on the MWSU campus. Chance also visits with Cole Bywaters, a student who traveled to Bennett Springs in Southern Missouri for his fly fishing course. |
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Sidewalk talk:
How are you preparing
for final exams?
With final exams beginning May 5, Griffon Today staffer Chance Umstattd hits the campus to see how students are getting ready. |
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Twitter, Facebook added
to Western library's Web site
Clay Rains takes the Griffon Today camera to the Western library to ask Jackie Burns about the additions to the library Web site. |
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Puddle of Mudd, Saliva offer
Western students great show
The St. Joseph Civic Arena boasted nearly 1,900 Western students and other music fans for the April 15 concert featuring Puddle of Mudd. Backup bands were Saliva and Burn Halo. Griffon Today's Heather Heater goes behind the scenes for this report.
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Your Multimedia |
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Ryan Scroggins
The St. Joseph International Film Festival, scheduled for May 19-23.
This is one of more than two dozen multimedia pieces created this semester by students in JOU 302 Advanced Media Reporting, which is taught by Dr. Ann Thorne.
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Your Art |
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Brooke Carter
This is a self-portrait made using just the letters from Brooke's name. Her submitted art includes a variety of pieces she completed this year. To see Brooke's other pieces, click on the image.
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Your Films |
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'Shadowplay -- The Killers'
Chance Umstaddt shares this music video that he created for one of his video classes.
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Your Photos |
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Submit your photos
Want to share your photos with others? Just attach your files to an email and send to editor@griffontoday.com.
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Your Writing |
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Canvas teases
Catch some excerpts from the 2009 Western student literary magazine, Canvas.
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Griffon Today
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