2008 Woodie Awards
Sections Options Links InteractiveAlthough the cut-off date to register for Missouri's Feb. 5 presidential primaries has passed, those wishing to register for the national election in November still have time to do so. To be eligible to vote, a person must be at least 18 years old by Election Day, a United States citizen and registered in his or her respective county.
With the prices of textbooks on the rise, new companies like Chegg, an online textbook rental company, may give students more affordable options for their required course materials. In 2007, the total sales of new and used textbooks will exceed $9 billion, according to James Lisk, the account executive at RLM Public Relations, the company that represents Chegg.
Beginning this semester, Kaldi's Coffee will assume the position previously held by Churchill's Coffee in both the Plaster Student Union and Meyer Library. Kaldi's, which also has a location in the Battlefield Marketplace, originally approached Churchill's with the idea.
For over five years, I have been joking with my co-workers and friends that Brad Pitt would return to Arris' Pizza one day to find me, sweep me off my feet and take me away to, well, wherever it is that he goes. I missed his appearance back in 2004 when he came to Arris', but after some recovery time I was convinced that he would return.
The Department of Physical Therapy is the home for Missouri State University's second doctorate program. Until now, the physical therapy department offered every degree except a doctorate. "In the beginning, the university wanted this program (physical therapy) to be at the (doctorate of physical therapy) level," Physical Therapy Department Head Akinniran Oladehin said.
Students seeking a Bachelor of Arts degree may soon be able to speak up to three different languages by the time they graduate. On Dec. 6, the Faculty Senate approved a change in the foreign language requirement that will give Bachelor of Arts students the option to take two different languages to fulfill their 12-hour requirement.
Missouri State University signed a memorandum of understanding over the winter break with Neosho's Crowder College, bringing course opportunities in elementary education and general business to the community college's students. Missouri State Assistant Provost Steve Robinette said that Neosho students usually spend their first two years at Crowder, then transfer to Missouri State.