Hillary Turner said when her family gave up dairy products, many of their digestive problems went away. And when they cut out grains, many more of their issues disappeared. That naturally led her, her parents, and four siblings to the paleo diet, which they have been faithfully following for the [...]
Missouri Western student Jennifer Kepner believes that if meat packing plants had glass walls, more people would stop eating meat, as she has. “Animals have the right to be left alone,” she says. “I can’t eat meat knowing how the animals are slaughtered.” Jennifer had been a vegetarian for about [...]
For Tim Miejan ’83, his desire to live a holistic, healthy lifestyle started at an early age, thanks to his mother, and eventually led to his current career. Tim is the co-owner and editor of The Edge, a monthly magazine that explores all aspects of holistic living. He was hired [...]
“Music bypasses the brain and goes straight to the soul.” That, according to student Rosalind Blackwell, is why she says her participation in Missouri Western’s Lingering Melodies program is so rewarding. For more than a decade, students have been bringing peace and solace to terminally ill patients through their music. [...]
Missouri Western recently completed its first year of an agreement with Heartland Health in St. Joseph and the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha that benefits students in Missouri Western’s medical technology degree program. One student completed the program this past spring, and a second will begin this summer. [...]
Dr. Jane Frick’s mission throughout her 40-year career at Missouri Western has been to improve writing skills, and as an English professor and director of the Prairie Lands Writing Project, her impact and influence have been felt by hundreds of students and teachers. “I really, really like teaching,” she says, [...]
The legendary oil and gas entrepreneur T. Boone Pickens will be the speaker at the Convocation on Critical Issues at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 4 in the M.O. Looney Complex arena. His speech is titled “Leadership and Getting Things Done: Reflections on a Lifetime of Comebacks and America’s Energy [...]
The Detwieler family Rachel Detwieler ’03, says she was happy with her accounting degree and enjoyed working as an accountant, but changes in her eating habits have led her to a new love – trying and testing new recipes. “I’m blessed with a husband and children who are willing to [...]
Jennifer Morris grew up on a farm near Cosby, Mo., and couldn’t wait to leave home and move to “the city.” After marrying in 1999, she and her husband, Aaron, settled in a farmhouse in the country, but it wasn’t until her first child was born a few [...]
