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Speaker chosen for commencement ceremony

Lakin Adams December 8, 2011

  Tod R. Massa has been announced as the speaker for Decembers commencement ceremony to be held in the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center.   Massa holds a bachelor of arts degree in studio art from...

University gives full scholarships

Lakin Adams December 1, 2011

  Missouri Southern will be offering a new scholarship for the families receiving a Habitat home, University President Bruce Speck announced on Saturday, Nov. 19. The full four-year scholarships will...

Lakin Adams, staff writer

Moving causes headache for staffer

Lakin Adams December 1, 2011

  Moving sucks.  You see I have lived at home since this past week and as excited as I was to finally be moving out on my own, I dreaded the packing, loading, carrying and unpacking that makes that sweet...

Tornado memorial scheduled 6 months later

Lakin Adams November 17, 2011

  The City of Joplin will host a six-month memorial service at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 22 in Cunningham Park. The memorial service is the first one that the city has organized for the community. ...

Ed Baker, of Edna, Kan., sweeps the inside of Habitat for Humanity number five on Kentucky St.

‘Habitat’ homes nearly done

Lakin Adams November 17, 2011

  Joplin and Tulsa area's Habitat for Humanity finished up the Ten for Joplin project today.  10 families will receive new homes just in time for the holidays, and some already have big plans.  Carrie...

VP candidates visit campus

Lakin Adams November 10, 2011

  Missouri Southern announced two candidates for the Vice President for University Development and Executive Director of the University Foundation in a press release on Nov. 2.  Morgan R. Clevenger and...

Habitat for Humanity continues relief efforts

Lakin Adams November 10, 2011

  Tulsa and Joplin's area Habitat for Humanity offices partnered with local residents and businesses in efforts to build 10 homes for 10 families that were affected by the May 22 tornado.  The build...

Andrea Kew, senior nursing major, listens to lecture during the seven credit hour adult nursing class in the Health Sciences building Wednesday afternoon. This nursing class is one of two high credit hour classes that will divide into two courses to increase the number of program graduates.

Nursing courses divide for retention

Lakin Adams November 2, 2011

  The nursing program will be seeing some changes to two of its upper division classes in the fall semester of 2012 and spring semester of 2013.  Nursing 320 and Nursing 350 will be split into what BSN...

Ty Pennington, star of ‘Extreme Makeover

‘Extreme Makeover’ homes bring hope

Lakin Adams November 2, 2011

  Home is the place where you are supposed to feel safe. For many, that feeling of security was shaken after the May 22 tornado.   Homes were destroyed, neighborhoods unrecognizable and lives turned...

Kyle Howard, a Southern alumnus and firefighter shares an embrace with fellow firefighter Justin Jeser after the revealing of his new home.

Southern alumnus receives new house

Lakin Adams November 2, 2011

  On Oct. 19, Joplin welcomed the Emmy-award winning show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" with wide-open arms.  After hearing about the devastation caused by Joplin's histotically devastating May 22...

Brittany Rhoades, senior public relations major, buries wire beneath sod in front of the Howard’s new home.

University gives back to Joplin

Lakin Adams November 2, 2011

  Organizations from Missouri Southern had the opportunity to help with the popular TV show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition that filmed in Joplin Oct. 19.  The show took on its biggest project so far,...

College football ritual proves overrated on staffer’s first experience

Lakin Adams October 12, 2011

  I always knew that tailgating was kind of a big deal. I didn't realize how big it was until I experienced it firsthand.  While I'm not a huge Arkansas Razorback fan, my friend and I thought it would...

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