The Bearcat Voice is a student society at Northwest Missouri State University. The Bearcat Voice stated mission is to "works towards securing a student voice and student empowerment with the guidance of the student body. The Bearcat Voice values are defined as: - improving conditions of the students to make authorized decisions; and - ensuring and securing a student voice." The Bearcat Voice was founded January 24, 2002 during a meeting of students organized by then Northwest Missouri State University students Ryan Bauer, Janson Thomas and John Lakebrink. Bearcat Voice is based upon the Bulldog Party, a student society at Truman State University. Initially the Bearcat Voice acted as a student political party running slates of candidates for student government and implementing student gover