Oct 21, 2008 — By WSU News Services — ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ State professor Albert Goldbarth, recent winner of the prestigious Mark Twain Poetry Award, was the focus of an Oct. 19 column in the Chicago Tribune about his award-winning poetry.

Oct 21, 2008 — By WSU News Services — Jay Price, director of the public history program at ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ State, was interviewed in an Oct. 20 story in The ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ Eagle about a proposed plan to determine how cultural arts money is allocated in ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ.

Oct 20, 2008 — By WSU News Services — Mark Laycock, director of orchestras at ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ State, was the focus of a story in The ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ Eagle on Sunday, Oct. 19.

Oct 28, 2008 — By WSU News Services — Students who plan to enter college in fall 2009 are invited to learn how to get their college financial aid off to a good start from 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, Nov. 8, in the Marcus Welcome Center at ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ State.

Students compete in the 2007 Kansas BEST competition. This year's event will be held in Charles Koch Arena on Saturday, Nov. 1.

Oct 31, 2008 — By WSU News Services — The annual Kansas BEST competition will be held from 8:45 a.m-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, in WSU's Charles Koch Arena. Thirty high schools and organizations from Kansas and Arkansas are expected to participate.

Oct 15, 2008 — By WSU News Services — High school juniors and seniors are invited to join admissions staff from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, for free food, fun, bowling and billiards in the lower level of the Rhatigan Student Center on WSU’s main campus.

Oct 15, 2008 — By WSU News Services — Percussionist Gerald Scholl, an assistant professor at ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ State, will headline the WSU Symphony Orchestra concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28, in Miller Concert Hall.

Maniac Zach Mastroly participates in a free-throw shooting contest during half-time at a basketball game.

Nov 19, 2008 — By Shae West — Junior Zach Mastroly, an accounting major, is a leader on campus and a maniac for Shocker athletics.

Nov 19, 2008 — By WSU News Services — ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ political scientist Mel Kahn says political yard signs are often derided as useless, wasteful and ineffective, not to mention an eyesore, but politcal yard signs can help candidates.

Oct 10, 2008 — By WSU News Services — The founder of Rand Graphics Inc. will be recognized as the WSU Elliott School of Communication 2008 outstanding alumnus at 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 13.