Being Cronkite
By: Bethany Vonseggern
“Cronkite was a true role model, a beacon of truth and integrity. I am so humbled and honored to have been chosen to portray him.” – Jim Korinke (Walter Cronkite in “Cronkite” trilogy)
John Tapia
By: Morgan Hughes
Dr. John Tapia is known to many on Western’s campus for his Hawaiian shirts, a red solo cup in hand and his knowledge on all things rhetoric.
Tapia first came to Western […]
Bob Willenbrink
By: Cole McMillian
Dr. Robert “Bob” Willenbrink was named Dean of the newly formed School of Fine Arts at Missouri Western State University in 2013.
Willenbrink received a Ph.D. in theatre from Bowling Green […]
Spring Commencement 2017
By: Jessie Edison
After four years, hundreds of study hours and a few dozen mental breakdowns, I was finally at my commencement ceremony.
I arrived on campus at 9:30am with my cap firmly bobby-pinned and not nearly […]
Macbeth
By: Myleigh Lanham
The 2016-17 MWSU theatre season continued with the production of Shakespeare’s famous work, “Macbeth.”
The production used minimal stage effects but was full of unique aspects, like director Tee Quillin’s unusual casting […]