College Headlines

Cave invites campus to relax

The Drury Mirror, Drury University, MO

1 day ago by Jonathan Thomas

Two artists in the Drury community have set out to create an environment that reflects everyone's views with unplanned and abstract art.

The Music department currently uses the Lydy Art Center, but prior to the creation of the Pool Art Center, it was home to Drury's fine art department.

Campus thefts hit Sunderland

The Drury Mirror, Drury University, MO

1 day ago by Amanda Foster

This year has been one for the books with regards to campus security, and the year is not over yet. Thefts have escalated across campus, from parked vehicles to dorm rooms, as students residing in Sunderland Hall have recently experienced issues with security.

Drury graduate named President and CEO of Cody's Convenience Stores

The Drury Mirror, Drury University, MO

1 day ago

Curtis A. Jared, 2001 Drury graduate and do-founder of Cody's Convenience Stores, has been named the company's President and CEO. Jared graduated with a degree in business, and has been with the parent company of Cody's, Jared Enterprises, for six and a half years.

Cabinet collapse causes chemical spill

The Omnibus, Southwest Baptist University, MO

3 hours ago

Students with classes in Wheeler Science Center took the morning off Wednesday, April 30 while Sunbelt Environmental Systems completed cleanup of a chemical spill.

No one was injured after several cabinets fell off a wall spilling a potentially noxious cocktail of chemicals onto the floor of an unoccupied lab.

Senior VanBebber to join "Improv-Abilities"

The Omnibus, Southwest Baptist University, MO

6 days ago by Charlotte Holman

Southwest Baptist University students may remember seeing him play Laurie in SBU's production of "Little Women" in the fall of 2007, but senior David VanBebber has big plans for his acting career after graduation.

VanBebber has already started to pump up his resume with acting jobs outside of SBU's stage.

Housing and tuition rates set for 2008-09

The Omnibus, Southwest Baptist University, MO

6 days ago by Jessica Oliver

Southwest Baptist University students will see a 7.02 percent increase in cost for the 2008-09 academic year.

According to the 2008-09 Course Catalog on the University's website, total fees for next year will be $20,870, a $1,370 increase from 2007.

Tuition is up 6.

Groups seek to improve Schlanger Park

Collegio, Pittsburg State University, KS

1 day ago by Sara Wade

Pittsburg's Schlanger Park is on its way to being renovated to make it more accessible to children with disabilities. "What we're doing is we're trying to come in and see what the highest percent of disability is in this area," Donna Bogner, president of Credible Arts Therapies, said.

Back off

Collegio, Pittsburg State University, KS

6 days ago by Rebecca Bauman/Opinion Editor

Teen sensation and Disney star Miley Cyrus recently issued an apology for a series of "artistic" photos taken of her for famed magazine Vanity Fair. One photo has been singled out as the ghastliest, showing the 15-year old singer/actress wrapped in what appears to be a cream-colored sheet, exposing her back while looking "seductively" at the camera.

Back to the past:

Collegio, Pittsburg State University, KS

6 days ago by Cortney Wimsatt

"Welcome kids! It's 1958! You've made it 50 years into the past!" This message greeted George Nettels Elementary pupils on Wednesday, April 30, when PSU technology education students took the elementary school back in time 50 years as a class project to practice their teaching skills.