Nathanael Edward Bassett Contributor You probably have some questions about the newspaper in your hand (or the website you are reading from). Like, what is this? What’s the point? Why should I read it? Well, I’ll try and answer those as best I can if you just give me a few moments. First of all, [...]

Zach Becker Editor-In-Chief Who is John Q. Hammons? And why is every building named after him? As a recent transplant to Springfield (I moved here from Kansas in July), this is one of those questions that has been bugging me. Finally, curiosity overcame me and I Googled him. Apparently, he is a Missouri State graduate [...]

A recent attempt by the Student Government Association to send a proposed sustainability fee to a student vote failed. The reason. Insufficient attendance by senators at the meeting to pass the vote. While the SGA attendance issue is somewhat troubling, more troubling is the fact that any student senators would be in favor of increasing [...]

Abby Jo Moore Contributor As the Public Affairs theme for 2009 at Missouri State University, sustainability has caused a lot of talk on campus the past few months. But what does the term mean specifically in the university context, and what might the sustainability proposition bring about for students? The 2009 Referendum for a Sustainability [...]

A former Missouri State student brings a pizza franchise to Springfield.