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The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

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An Eastern Carpenter Bee is dwarfed by Jesse Hall as it pollinates a Rose of Sharon on Sept. 16 outside Switzler Hall in Columbia, Mo. Several Rose of Sharon bushes can be found across the University’s campus.

Mizzou’s botanic garden makes campus feel like home

Isa Kennedy and Bela Parrett September 26, 2025

At the University of Missouri, many eye-catching plants can be seen on the designated tree trails on campus, especially as the autumn season approaches. Mizzou’s campus is a botanic garden and Level...

From two Division 1 offers to a top transfer: How Missouri Volleyball’s Caylen Alexander has climbed the mountain

From two Division 1 offers to a top transfer: How Missouri Volleyball’s Caylen Alexander has climbed the mountain

Zachary Knox-Doyle, News & Sports Reporter September 26, 2025

Missouri volleyball’s starting outside hitter, senior Caylen Alexander, isn’t your average star. The University of Hawaii transfer wasn’t highly recruited, earning two offers out of Centennial...

Missouri Football and Missouri Basketball play-by-play radio announcer Mike Kelly speaks at his weekly show “Tiger Talk” on Sept 16, 2025, at Harpo's Bar and Grill in Columbia, Mo. Kelly has been play-by-play announcer for Missouri sports for over 30 years, and was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2017.

Mike Kelly: The sound of game days

Ainsley Bryson, MOVE Digital Editor September 26, 2025

“To the house, to the house, to the house!”  Whenever Mike Kelly’s iconic touchdown catchphrase booms over Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium and echoes out into the streets of downtown Columbia...

42nd Homecoming blood drive collects record-breaking 5,070 units of blood

42nd Homecoming blood drive collects record-breaking 5,070 units of blood

Hannah Halterman, News Writer September 26, 2025

The University of Missouri’s annual Homecoming blood drive is the largest Red Cross collegiate blood drive in the nation. Each drive’s goal is to surpass the year prior, and since 2021, the drive has...

The columns stand on Thursday, Sept. 18 at Francis Quadrangle in Columbia, Mo. The Columns originally were a part of the Academic Hall, which burned down in 1982.

What the Columns mean to Mizzou

Maggie LeBeau, News Editor September 26, 2025

From history, traditions and student life, the Columns are one of the most memorable symbols of the University of Missouri. This year, the Homecoming theme is “Call of the Columns.” “The Columns...

First-year students turn the University of Missouri into a center for creative ambition

First-year students turn the University of Missouri into a center for creative ambition

McKenzie Schweitzer, MOVE Reporter September 26, 2025

It seems that at every corner you turn on the University of Missouri campus, another artistic vision comes to fruition. Whether students came to Mizzou with artistic passion or were inspired by the campus,...

Missouri quarterback Beau Pribula prepares to pass the ball during the football game against Louisiana-Lafayette on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, at Faurot Field in Columbia, Mo. Pribula passed for a total of 174 yards and two touchdowns during the game.

Beau-lieve in Pribula

Killian Wright, Sports Editor September 26, 2025

The previous two seasons of Missouri Tigers football were defined by starting quarterback Brady Cook. Back-to-back double-digit win seasons, victories in the Cotton Bowl and Music City Bowl and a miraculous...

Missouri kicker Robert Meyer kicks the football against South Carolina on Saturday, Sept. 20 at Faurot Field in Columbia, Mo. Meyer took over the position of starting kicker after Missouri’s Blake Craig tore his ACL during the first game of the season against Central Arkansas.

How Missouri Can Beat Massachusetts

Colin Simmons, Sports Editor September 26, 2025

Missouri Tigers football enters their 114th homecoming football game with a season record of 4-0, fresh off a 29-20 win over South Carolina. Last season’s homecoming matchup was a nail-biting comeback...

Ester Bogner hugs Truman the Tiger prior to Missouri’s game against South Carolina on Saturday, Sept. 20, at Faurot Field in Columbia, Mo. Truman turned 39 years old on Sept. 13.

Photo Story | Faurot on film: Behind the scenes of game day against South Carolina

Payton Johnston, Torie Montgomery, and Jack Andersen September 24, 2025

  There’s a lot more to football game days than just the game. Hundreds of volunteers and staff work around Memorial Stadium before, during and after the game to put on a successful event...

MU restricts Homecoming Parade participation, bans political expression

MU restricts Homecoming Parade participation, bans political expression

Ethan Palgon, Copy Editor & News Reporter September 18, 2025

The University of Missouri has updated its guidelines for the 2025 Homecoming Parade, tightening restrictions on participation and banning political expression. The event is scheduled for Saturday, Sept....

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