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Unclear communication from Mizzou leaves AAA straining to budget events

Unclear communication from Mizzou leaves AAA straining to budget events

Isabel Brauhn and Jamie Lu October 18, 2025

The University of Missouri’s Asian American Association is grappling with budget complications this semester as a result of officer stipend cuts and vague communication from the university. The AAA...

Bailey Arceneaux visits Festival Organizer Tony Santos’s booth at the Missouri Vintage Fest on Sunday, Oct. 12 in Columbia, Mo. “The mall got really expensive… I started going to thrift stores and finding things that I liked… So that really inspired me to then think that maybe someone else would like something from the thrift store,” Santos said.

Columbia welcomes vintage sellers for the Missouri Vintage Fest

Hannah McDonough, News & MOVE Reporter October 18, 2025

On Sunday, Oct. 12, the MU Health Care Pavilion was filled with booths with various goods such as vintage clothes, trinkets and handmade jewelry. The Missouri Vintage Fest hosted around 50 vendors...

How Gen Z is using social media and anime to usher in a new era of anti-corruption movements across the world

How Gen Z is using social media and anime to usher in a new era of anti-corruption movements across the world

Jamie Lu, MOVE Reporter October 16, 2025

Amidst recent Gen Z protests erupting across South and Southeast Asia, a unifying symbol has emerged: a black flag with a skull and crossbones wearing a straw hat. The flag belongs to Luffy’s pirate...

MU Improv’s annual Sexy Show was a flirtatious fundraiser for Planned Parenthood

MU Improv’s annual Sexy Show was a flirtatious fundraiser for Planned Parenthood

Isa Kennedy, MOVE Reporter October 15, 2025

Every Thursday, MU Improv puts on themed shows in The Shack. On Oct. 9, the troupe performed their annual Sexy Show, a show in partnership with Planned Parenthood, which was all about being funny and sexy. The...

The unspoken soundtrack of college

The unspoken soundtrack of college

Mikalah Owens, MOVE Digital Editor October 15, 2025

College isn’t always the movie montage people promise. It’s oftentimes the slow, messy and personal process of figuring out who you are when no one is watching. If the upbeat party anthems do not ignite...

REVIEW: Netflix TV series "Boots" is a must-watch military drama

REVIEW: Netflix TV series “Boots” is a must-watch military drama

McKenzie Schweitzer, MOVE Reporter October 15, 2025

“Boots,” a TV series streaming on Netflix, created by Andy Parker, follows a young Cameron Cope in the ‘90s. Cope, alongside his best friend, Ray McAffey, enlists in the Marine Corps. Throughout...

REVIEW: “Tron: Ares” has no substance, but is a charming watch

REVIEW: “Tron: Ares” has no substance, but is a charming watch

Bela Parrett, MOVE Reporter October 15, 2025

The “Tron” movie franchise has been bad sci-fi, but it always gets away with it and remains charming despite obvious quality problems. “Tron: Ares” is no exception. My only expectation for “Tron:...

Curated. Crafted. Created. Market showcases Columbia artists

Curated. Crafted. Created. Market showcases Columbia artists

Darby Schwerman, MOVE Reporter October 15, 2025

Handmade crafts and curated art pieces don’t typically come to mind during a shopping spree, but at the Curated. Crafted. Created. Market, they’re the star of the show. On Sunday, Oct. 5, Andrea...

Heather Carver celebrates 20 years as a breast cancer survivor with annual Pink Photo

Heather Carver celebrates 20 years as a breast cancer survivor with annual Pink Photo

Makenzie Bounds, MOVE Reporter October 15, 2025

When University of Missouri theatre professor Heather Carver was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer, she did not know if she would live long enough to see the hundreds of students, faculty and survivors...

Missouri Honor Medal recipient Maria Ressa and Missouri Dean of Journalism David Kurpius shake hands after Ressa is presented with her award on Tuesday, Sept. 30, at the State Historical Society of Missouri in Columbia, Mo. Ressa was recognized for her contributions to and founding of Rappler, an investigative news site in the Philippines that has faced multiple shut down attempts by the Philippine government.

Nobel Prize winner Maria Ressa acts as friend, mentor to Columbia’s Filipino community at meet-and-greet

Jamie Lu, MOVE Reporter October 12, 2025

Filipino American journalism legend and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa spent time connecting with members of Columbia’s Filipino community at a meet-and-greet on Sept. 30. Ressa was visiting the...

Pride Fest attendee signs poster at the Mid-Missour Pride Fest on Saturday, Oct. 4 in the North Village Arts District streets in Columbia, Mo. The festival had various ways for attendees to interact with the community, ranging from various posters to sign to petitions to help the community as well as business to support.

25th annual Mid MO Pride Fest celebrates community

Bela Parrett, MOVE Reporter October 8, 2025

The 25th annual Mid-Missouri PrideFest was held at the North Village Arts District, on Saturday, Oct. 4 and Sunday, Oct 5. The event featured drag shows, music and vendor booths. Pride provides a place...

REVIEW: 'Haunted Hotel' is a quick, witty Halloween watch

REVIEW: ‘Haunted Hotel’ is a quick, witty Halloween watch

Noah Elletson and Isa Kennedy October 8, 2025

If you are excited for Halloween, then “Haunted Hotel” is the perfect way to kick off your fall season. “Haunted Hotel” is a heartfelt 10 episodes that subverts expectations while being a plain-sailing...