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Joplin Coffee Shops: Where To Go
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Make Spirits Bright With This Holiday Gift Guide
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Tatiana Tessman, Russian MSIPC contestant, received first place in the senior division of the competition and will play before an audience in Carnegie Hall in New York on Oct. 9. She performed April 28 in Taylor Auditorium at the Gala Concert.

Week-long piano competition finishes on high note

Scott Hasty
May 2, 2006
Two hijackers wait for the signal from their leader to storm the cockpit and take control of the aircraft.

Film relives 9-11 events

Scott Hasty
May 2, 2006
(From left to right) Robert Terry, senior music major; Luke Ochsenbein, sophomore music major; Joel Thomas, senior music major; Tom Smith, senior music education major; Damon Graue, senior music major; Kyle Babbitt, freshman music education major and Dr. Phil Wise, director of jazz studies have prepared a "great deal" in order to put on a show for Canadian jazz enthusiasts.

Jazz tour raises funds for hurricane victims

Scott Hasty
May 2, 2006
Nigel Coxe, professor Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, conferred with colleagues about the Opening Recital during the Public Reception held afterwards.

Competition opens with judge’s recital

Scott Hasty
April 25, 2006
(From left to right) Ulla Sorensen Johansson, Jenny Hultgren, Anna Hallin, Sara Pettersson and Tobias Velander came to Southern as part of their photography and graphic design courses.

Swedish students make Southern visit

Scott Hasty
April 25, 2006
From left to right, Dr. Pedro Talavera, foreign language department head; Leslie Parker, Spanish instructor; and Dr. Beatrice DuBuis, instructor of French and German, observe the Culture Bowl finals.

Area students face off in cultural contest

Scott Hasty
April 18, 2006
Pro and amateur skaters and bikers broke in the 'X-Games caliber' ramps and rails of newly furnished Autumn Skate Park April 7-9.

Bridge opens part of 64-acre skatepark

Scott Hasty
April 11, 2006
Bud Clark, music department head, and a choir of 48 students experienced the history of Vienna, Austria while performing in the St. Peter's Cathedral.

Conductor directs multilingual vocalists

Scott Hasty
April 11, 2006
Count Basie and Buddy Rich. He has also received a Grammy award.

Jazz keep Webster tapping

Scott Hasty
April 11, 2006
Citizens in ACTION

Citizens in ACTION

Scott Hasty
April 4, 2006
Dr. Cliff Toliver, assistant professor of English, said being a student in the classroom again is a "humbling" experience.

Faculty make move into student territory

Scott Hasty
March 8, 2006

Rodeo, ‘three-dollar tour’ await Swedish visitors this spring

Scott Hasty
March 8, 2006
Ben Horine, junior theatre major, plays Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on my way to the Forum.

Department performs Funny Broadway musical

Scott Hasty
March 2, 2006
Concert rocks editor's socks

‘Posers’ surrounding Joplin area need serious reality check

Scott Hasty
March 1, 2006
Charles Grife (left), senior chemistry major; Carissa Knoderer, junior biology major; and Dr. Jim Jackson, professor of biology, participate in a discussion on Feb. 21.

Seminar class focuses on death

Scott Hasty
February 22, 2006
University President Julio León and Yugra State University delegate Tatiana Karminskaia signed the international education exchange as the rest of the delegates, Elena Lapshina and Natalia Maslova, witness the ceremony in what the Russian delegation called a "memorable and symbolic" day for both institutions.

Russian visitors sign foreign exchange deal

Scott Hasty
February 22, 2006
Patrick Maina learned of Missouri Southern by its Web site, and recieved an athletic scholarship to attend.

Kenyan runner experiences Midwest life

Scott Hasty
February 15, 2006
Cameras enable security to watch campus

Cameras enable security to watch campus

Scott Hasty
February 15, 2006
Preliminaries end with 35 semifinalists

Preliminaries end with 35 semifinalists

Scott Hasty
February 8, 2006

Committee discusses France Semester

Scott Hasty
February 2, 2006
Concert rocks editor's socks

Concert rocks editor’s socks

Scott Hasty
February 1, 2006
New publications arrive in Joplin to 'fill holes'

New publications arrive in Joplin to ‘fill holes’

Scott Hasty
February 1, 2006
Senior Michelle Yan Liu's journy through life took her from her childhood home in the East, to a new life in the West.

Change marks understanding in new journey

Scott Hasty
January 25, 2006
Tom Smith, sophomore secondary education major, plays trumpet during the Nov. 29 jazz concert.

Jazz combo performs for audience using improvised versions of songs

Scott Hasty
December 8, 2005

Messiah comes in time for holidays

Scott Hasty
December 8, 2005
Relina Nakasone (left), junior sociology major, receives information from Michael Kennedy, environmental health instructro, about the study abroad opportunities in Costa Rica.

Fair offers travel opportunities to students

Scott Hasty
November 16, 2005
Kyle Babbit, freshman secondary education major, plays saxophone. Some members were given the chance to perform solos.

Music fills Webster auditorium

Scott Hasty
November 16, 2005
Members of the German Club help pick up pieces of a representation of the fallen Berlin Wall Nov. 9 outside of Webster Hall.

German Club celebrates anniversary of unity

Scott Hasty
November 9, 2005
Dr. John McDowell, professor of folklore and ethnomusicology at Indiana University, presented several traditional songs of the Costa Chica region of Mexico Nov. 8. McDowell focused primarily on the corrido, a popular form of ballad.

Folklorist offers musical ballad

Scott Hasty
November 9, 2005
New restaurant comes to Joplin

New restaurant comes to Joplin

Scott Hasty
November 2, 2005
Los Cenzoltes member performs traditional dance on Nov. 1.

Group preserves tradition

Scott Hasty
November 2, 2005
Steve Kline (left), phlebotomist for the American Red Cross in Springfield, prepares Tim Shelhamer, freshman environmental health major, to give blood.

Students donate blood to American Red Cross to help with shortages

Scott Hasty
October 18, 2005

Play displays cultural values

Scott Hasty
October 11, 2005

Magazine seeks to separate art from literature in publications

Scott Hasty
October 11, 2005
Lee Pound - Director of Alumni Association

Outstanding community members receive awards

Scott Hasty
October 4, 2005

BSU continues aiding victims, donates blood

Scott Hasty
September 28, 2005
Japanese exchange students Ayu Emoto, and Eri Abe represent their country while meeting community members during Festival of Friends 2005 on Sept. 24 in Carthage.

Festival promotes culture

Scott Hasty
September 27, 2005
Dr. Julio León

Expert speakers examine Mexican security, elections

Scott Hasty
September 20, 2005
Eli Cunningham (left) from Skinny Improv; Jenilee Beers, senior marketing major; Carrie Cravens, senior nursing major and Mike Hauschild from the comedy group participate in an improv skit Sept. 14 in the Student Life Center Dining Hall. Skinny Improv was part of the Natural High Week activities.

Week focuses on alternatives

Scott Hasty
September 13, 2005

‘Great things’ expected of incoming freshmen

Scott Hasty
September 6, 2005

Faculty ‘thrilled to death’ about sudden increase

Scott Hasty
September 6, 2005
Liinda Nothnagle (left) and Penny Miller view the Water Colors of Mexico presentations Aug. 29 in Spiva Art Gallery.

Watercolors paint culture

Scott Hasty
August 30, 2005
Elizabeth Sapp, senior teacher education major, (left) plays Cosmic Golf during the Fall Forward Aug. 24 as Denise Lee, manager of Cosmic Mini Golf, watches for a hole-in-one. The person who receives a hole-in-one wins a free game.

Welcome Week brings Dynamite events

Scott Hasty
August 30, 2005
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