When the numbers came in for fall enrollment, the overall number of students at Missouri Southern had decreased, but more students are enrolling in online classes. Last year's fall enrollment stood at 5,675 and dropped by 82 students this year to 5,593. Dr.
After an eventful last meeting, the Student Senate got back to the floor this week. "It was a learning experience for all of us," said Student Senate President Hector Amaya, of last week's emergency adjournment after former Senator Dylan Slagle adamantly refused to leave the meeting.
HEALTH SCIENCE: The health sciences building will be a 3-story 75,00 square-foot facility occupy what is now Parking Lot 11 behind Taylor Auditorium. This $16-17 million facility will house radiology, psychology, nursing, RAD, dental hygiene and the campus health center in classrooms, offices, conference rooms and laboratories.
It began as a swimming pool behind the Mansion, now the Biology Pond is used for study, reunions, weddings and a place of quiet and meditation. This year marks 35 years since Missouri Southern bulldozed the swimming pool was owned by the Wallowers in 1972.
China is the focus for the Robert W. Plaster School of Business Administration conference, "The Dragon Awake: China and its Emergence as a Global Business Leader," slated for Nov. 1-2. "The conference promises to provide a forum for practitioners and academics to share real business expertise and build relationships beneficial to business and students alike," said Chris Moos, director of the International Trade and Quality Center.
If you've been outside these past couple of nights and wondered about the blue light shooting into the sky, Monsters of the Underground, a new haunted attraction in Joplin, is your answer. Combining costumed actors with animatronics, Monsters of the Underground looks to thrill visitors with a high-tech version of the classic haunted house.
On a two-lane road just across the Oklahoma border, a crowd met on the center yellow line. Before and after this meeting, the gatherers are strangers. For a few short hours, however, between the chirps and cracks from the woods on the left and the groans and shuffles of a cow pasture on the right, the gatherers assembled as friends and adventurers in a common goal: to see the Spook Light.
Ever wonder whether ghosts and spirits haunt the world of the living? For those who want to find answers, and for skeptics who just want satisfy their curiosity, "ghost hunters" John Zaffis and Chris Moon will be at Missouri Southern at 7 p.m. Oct. 24 in Taylor Auditorium.
Homecoming week went by fast; we dressed crazy, auctioned off dates, had a campus picnic, and watched a parade, crowned Homecoming royalty and, of course, won the football game. "This is the one time you see everybody coming out together and enjoys themselves," said A.
