Sections Options Links Classifieds InteractiveStudents using Limewire might have recently had their Internet ports shut off for an extended period of time because of copyright complaints. The Recording Industry Association of America recently filed copyright complaints against students across the campus, ResNET administrator Justin Wilbers said.
A recently popular discussion has been on texting and other informal communications and their effect. Numerous studies are linking errors in academic writing to these means of communication. Informal writing has seeped into Missouri State, but is it really an issue? Lanette Cadle, an assistant professor in English, said in her time at Missouri State, she has seen a lot of errors, but the level of errors has not been especially high lately.
A Missouri State professor in the sociology, anthropology and criminology department conducted a survey of how students felt about the option of carrying concealed weapons on campus. The survey, administered by Gary Brinker during the month of April, covered different aspects of what a policy like this might entail.
A three-year grant was awarded to an assistant professor of chemistry at Missouri State to aid in research that could lead to future developments in the prevention of cancer. Gary Meints is attempting to find out how DNA repair enzymes recognize damaged DNA.
The Springfield City Council selected Greg Burris as city manager today. Burris, vice president of administrative and information service at Missouri State, will start September 15.
Missouri State University's Computer Services department sent a mass e-mail Thursday morning to the campus community warning of a possible e-mail scam. The department received a report of an e-mail from "Missouri State University CAMS," with the subject line "Your OWA verification update.
A high-ranking Missouri State University administrator was named as a finalist for Springfield's city manager position Wednesday. Greg Burris, vice president for administrative and information services, is one of three finalists for the position. The winner should be named Aug.
Missouri State University promoted from within to fill the chief financial officer position. Nila Hayes, who has worked in financial services at Missouri State for 30 years, replaces Kent Kay, who had been with the universty since 2003. Kay left to take a position at National-Louis University in Chicago.
Sen. Barack Obama said he has a plan to provide economic relief for Missourians, in an address to a crowd of 2,000 at Glendale High School this morning. "I am absolutely confident that we can choose our own economic destiny," Sen. Obama said. Obama addressed the economic concerns of the nation regarding high fuel prices, the loss of more than 468,000 jobs and an increase in home foreclosures.
The fire department arrived at Blair-Shannon House as students evacuated Friday. After smoke had been detected from the fifth floor trash room, MSU?public safety was alerted via the residence hall's Silent Night system, a system which is installed within each of the residence halls.
A group of students were given the task at the beginning of the semester to go out and promote a project that would raise social awareness about an issue that they were passionate about. "Many of the theater students had been worried about the mold on the ceiling of Craig for a long time and have wanted something to be done about it," said Lauren Janoski, a theater performance major.