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October 26, 2018

Cast members Chelsie Jeffries as Mrs. Alvings (left), Michael Rivera as Oswald Alvings (middle), and Carly Ball as Regina Engstrand during rehearsal for Henrik Ibsen’s production, “Ghosts”. The play...

Theatre photo

Theatre photo

September 28, 2018

Cast members Chelsie Jeffries as Mrs. Alvings (left), Michael Rivera as Oswald Alvings (middle), and Carly Ball as Regina Engstrand during rehearsal for Henrik Ibsen’s production, “Ghosts”. The play...

Morgan Nash (1), Sydney Dose (21), and Alicia Pickett (4), stand in the middle of the court during a break in the action, in the middle of the third set of the match against Missouri S&T on Sept. 5. The Lions were swept by the Miners 14-25, 21-25 and 21-25. 

Lions still searching for first win of the season

Trey Vaughan, Sports Editor September 7, 2018

A week of preparing and waiting for their home opener, the Lions finally got to host the Miners of Missouri S&T on Tuesday night this week. The Lions entered play at 0-4; the Miners entered play at...

Dr. Eric Hinrichs 

Speaker brings Nordic secrets of happiness to Southern

Dusti Nabors, staff writer September 7, 2018

Want to learn the secrets of becoming the happiest nation on the Earth?What is the secret to being happiest nation?How do we become the happiest nation in the world?These questions and more are among the...

Cally Chisholm

John McCain: American hero

Cally Chisholm, staff writer September 7, 2018

Exactly nine years before Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) passed away, Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) died from the same brain cancer on August 25, 2009.Under the Obama administration, flags were lowered five days...

What’s on your playlist?

Alex Berryhill, staff writer September 7, 2018

We’re ending our third week of college, which means the easy days are already over. It’s time to start taking endless tests and spending the rest of the semester in the library.There’s a common theme...

Lions trampled by Lopers in Kearney

Mitch Carney, sports writer September 7, 2018

The Lions hope to bounce back this week after a tough loss from Nebraska Kearney last week losing 45-0 in the season opener. “There is a much better football team in that locker room than what showed...

Golf season in full swing next week

Trey Vaughan, Sports Editor September 7, 2018

It’s time to tee it up. The Missouri Southern golf season is fixing to be underway. There will something different about the MSSU golf season this time around. Last fall there was an announcement that...

The proposed trail, a partnership between Missouri Southern and the City of Joplin, would link the campus with Northpark Mall and Northstar Stadium Theatre.   

Trail linking campus to mall, theater set to begin this fall

Chris Smith, Executive Editor September 7, 2018

For the last several years, Missouri Southern officials have attempted to create a trail that would lead from the school, to Northpark Mall and Regal Northstar Stadium theater. This trail would likely...

Dr. Keith Talley

What’s New and Noteworthy in the music department

Dr. Keith Talley, chairman, department of music September 7, 2018

The halls of the Fine Arts Complex are usually filled with music during the fall and spring semesters. After a mostly quiet summer, marching band students began arriving two weeks before classes started...

Mitch Carney

Helmet rule: What’s the big deal?

Mitch Carney, sports writer September 7, 2018

The new helmet rule in the NFL has made some waves this pre-season and everybody has an opinion on it.  I personally don’t see why everyone is making such a big deal out of the new rule.  According...

Lions place first and second at SBU Invite

Mitch Carney, sports writer September 7, 2018

This past weekend the Missouri Southern State Lions cross country teams traveled to Bolivar, Mo. for the Southwest Baptist University Invite. The Lions had a successful outing with the men placing first...

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