2008 Woodie Awards
Eighteen-year-old Angela Carter (not her real name) had never cheated on her own coursework. But when a busy friend needed to pass just one more class as part of her master's degree at another university, Carter saw no problem in "helping her out." "It was a self-paced online class," Carter said.
Would you tell a stranger if you had ever cheated? In an informal survey conducted in the Lions' Den and the cafeteria, only a handful of students declined to share whether or not they had cheated in college. Out of 54 total respondents, 26 freely admitted to either cheating or plagiarizing at some point in their college careers.
The revised "Good Samaritan Policy" became the first resolution passed by Student Senate in their all-digital format. Amended last week, the measure calls for alleviating University-related penalties for students caught in an alcohol or drug-related medical emergency at Missouri Southern.
Instant coffee. Instant noodles. Everything's instant these days, including communication. Virtual communication is deleting barriers and making distance irrelevant. With texting, e-mail, and social networking sites, communication is just an instant away.
A group of students is inviting students and community members to celebrate National Poetry Month. On April 17 at 7 p.m. at University Java on the Missouri Southern campus, students will be giving a poetry reading. The students will read their favorite poems.
Spring semester saw 10 student interns leave Missouri Southern and travel to Jefferson City to work as legislative assistants. "It's like a backstage pass in the world of politics," said Russell Rice, junior international business and Spanish major. "You get to see first hand what you'd only read about in books, what you see about on TV.
Don't let Joshua Onuiri fool you. The senior biology and accounting major may be more than he seems. Sitting behind the circulation desk at the library, walking across campus bundled up in a hat and gloves, or eating at the international table in the cafeteria, he may seem like any other student.
Student organizations may have more freedom if Student Senate gets its way. Senate recently passed a resolution aimed at giving student organizations more independence in their fundraising and spending abilities. To do this, the resolution calls for amendments to the Student Handbook.
After 43 years, Dr. Neal Blades is finally leaving college. The marketing professor plans to retire this summer, with 21 years of his career spent at Missouri Southern. From 2003 to 2007, he served as the Department Head of Marketing and Management. Among other things, Blades has served as chairman of both the Accreditation Committee and the Sabbatical Committee.