With the end of the year comes panic, both over finals and finalizing last minute details as people prepare to move for the summer. Everything should be going smoothly, but instead we’re sitting here wondering why a stranger is in our house. Read more

They had previously only used their gender neutral name privately with close friends, but upon noticing a spot for preferred name and pronouns on the Northwest application for new students, they made their decision on a whim to come out. Read more

In this beautiful technological age, we are blessed with a bounty of amazing things: cat memes, Netflix, GPS, online shopping and all the wonderful ways we have to communicate, such as text messages, direct messaging and Snapchat. Read more

Notes from Robert Pippin’s trombone and Jiwon Choi’s piano harmonized and filled the Charles Johnson Theater April 17. Read more

Approximately 100 people in formal and traditional attire celebrated the diverse culture at Northwest with food, music and dance in a candle-lit room. Read more

As people walk around campus, glimmers of red can be seen in many of Northwest's sidewalk cracks. There are curious glances and double takes as the distinguishable red sand catches their attention; the sand represents more than the eye can see. Read more

Thousands of people huddled around screens as the steady rhythm of drums and horns signaled the beginning of an end. Winter has arrived with dragons in tow. Read more

Bearcats, let’s be honest; we all have that one friend who just won’t shut up about the same problems. If I have to hear one more time about how your roommate puts the toilet paper on backwards, I don’t think we can have lunch anymore. Read more

Theatre Northwest ended the school year this weekend with a modern twist on the Shakespearean play “Macbeth.” Read more

An enlightening atmosphere surrounded by laughter and applause filled the room with a heart-warming engagement for the ladies. Read more

Frank Sinatra, Johnny Depp, Mark Wahlberg and Elton John sat around a table chatting away while other tables hosted their own celebrities. The venue was the wedding of Hailey Holland and Justin Bieber, where a shriek was heard moments later, and Hailey Holland was found murdered. Read more

Music, laughter and chatter echoed from students sitting in a circle sharing personal stories in celebration of transgender people. Read more

Far too often, adults, or rather adults already done with college or in their later years, flock to the word “kid” when they disagree with a younger person’s opinion. Read more

As the members of the 97th Student Senate took their respective positions, senior Alyssa Lincoln passes the torch as president to allow the new Senate to represent and aid the Bearcats in future endeavors. Read more

Northwest may be known as the Bearcats, but few students know about the first unofficial mascot back when Northwest was the Fifth District Normal School. Read more

With graduation fast approaching and students being kicked out of their rented homes and apartments  days before the big event, hotels and motels across the Maryville, Missouri, and St. Joseph, Missouri, areas are dreading this wave of torture. Read more

The Notorious Nu Gamma Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. hosted the 10th Mr. Crimson & Cream Scholarship Pageant April 6 at the Charles Johnson Theater. Read more

Approximately 100 students shared their work with posters and presentations in the annual Celebration of Quality April 5 on the third floor of the J.W. Jones Student Union. Read more

The U.K. is a country known for the Queen, fish and chips and endless amounts of tea, which are all aspects I have grown to love. Read more

I bought the condoms. I borrowed the handcuffs. I shaved my legs that hadn’t seen the business end of a razor in a long time. Read more

The red, swollen bumps, the annoying blackheads, the puss-filled pockets of inconvenience — acne is something many young adults struggle with. However, some find solace in videos of professionals removing the gunk from people’s bodies. Read more

Its presence is around dorms, lecture halls and the back of student’s Bearcat cards. Freshmen and international students are introduced early to the program through orientations and classes. Read more

Students celebrated being at Northwest with free food, t-shirts and other activities during Student Activities Council’s Northwest Week April 1-5. Read more

“Dead Meat” is a YouTube channel and podcast created by James A. Janisse and his girlfriend Chelsea Rebecca. The channel is centered around its two flagship series which are “The Kill Counts” videos released every Friday on YouTube and the “Dead Meat Podcast” released every Tuesday also on Y… Read more

While walking the long halls of the Fine Arts Department, students can often hear the familiar, lyrical notes staff accompanist Jiwon Choi creates as her hands dance across the piano keys. Read more

Hidden beneath sinks, stowed behind cartons of milk and stashed in unused trash cans, we all know it’s there. Most of the students living in Forest Village Apartments have alcohol stored away like we are Al Capone during the height of the 1920s. Read more

The Visiting Writers series welcomed Anders Carlson-Wee, winner of the 2017 Poetry International Prize, March 13 in the J.W. Jones Student Union Living Room. Read more

“Apex Legends,” released Feb. 4, is a breath of fresh air in the battle royale genre. Read more

More than 200 people celebrated the cultures of Africa with dance performances, food, music and fashion at third annual Taste of Africa event in the J.W. Jones Student Union Ballroom March 16. Read more

Educators, agriculture industry professionals and students celebrated National Ag Day by having breakfast and listening to speakers and panelists at the second annual Agriculture and Food Literacy Summit at the Mozingo Lake Conference Center. Read more

Northwest prides itself on providing opportunities for women to step forward and take the reigns. As March moves forward these women are stepping into the limelight. Read more

When people refuse to respond to certain forms of communication, it makes you wonder just how advanced we’ve become. Read more

Northwest’s Department of Literature, Language and Writing sponsored an English Country Dance Friday, in the Horace Mann Laboratory School Gym. Read more

As part of Women’s History Month, Debbie Dougherty came to Northwest to discuss sexual harassment in the workplace. Read more

Smooth and contemporary jazz music poured through J.W. Jones Student Union Ballroom March 9. Read more

Mice clicked, keyboards clacked, controllers rattled and Bob Ross emitted from a projector, filling the air with a constant hum. Read more

The University Police Department’s entire ticketing system is a full blown scam. Read more

Snuggled in the corner room of the Office of Student Involvement, a bright smile and the subtle smell of tea greets students as Coordinator of Diversity and Inclusion Adam Gonzales offers a listening ear to everybody, no matter race or sexual identity. Read more

As the lights began to dim, the crowd in the Ron Houston Theater cheered and erupted into applause. Read more

Students in middle and high schools across Missouri competed in National History Day, March 1, at the J.W. Jones Student Union Ballroom. Read more

Students and staff discussed influential women of various cultures during the March session of First Friday Culture Talks in the International Involvement Center in B.D. Owens Library. Read more

My dorm room is supposed to be a place where I can relax after a long day. However, my refuge is lost when you and your boyfriend on the other bed can’t stop touching each other. Read more

The role models in people’s lives influence who they may become later in life. For young children these can become the unofficial big siblings they attach themselves too as they grow up. Read more

Five students dove into the ice-cold waters of Colden Pond to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Feb. 21. Read more

Northwest students gathered together for the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion’s game night Feb. 22 at North Complex. Read more

Tabletop games have seen a rise in popularity over the past couple of years. Now, more people turn to board games when bored. Read more

The loaded fries in the Bearcat Common’s lunch have been the worst dining experiment I have seen in my three years at this school. Read more