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Jumping into fall at the 15th annual Harvest Hootenanny

Liv Martin, Avery Copeland, and Ava Mohror • October 11, 2024

Columbia residents gathered for games, food and drinks, farm animals, line dancing and more. As a crisp fall breeze settles in the atmosphere, pumpkin spice takes over menus...

The Brook & The Bluff set to headline at The Blue Note

Emilia Hansen • March 19, 2024

The Brook & The Bluff is an alternative indie band originally hailing from Mountain Brook, Alabama and Bluff Park, Alabama — hence the unique derivation of the band’s name.

Students find spots on campus that make MU feel more like home

Sophia Smolenski • March 15, 2024

As time moves on, these safe places help the university feel more like home Every August, students make the move from their home bases to MU. For freshmen, this usually means moving away...

From the Blind Boone Home to the Tiger Hotel — a deeper look at Columbia’s most iconic historic properties

Dylan Barbee & Logan Gee • March 15, 2024

Columbia is home to many properties that have passed through several hands of ownership, some changing and some preserved to be as exactly as they were 100 years ago Tanner Ott People...

Furry Friends making a strong impact in Columbia

Alyssa Royston & Emily Skidmore • March 15, 2024

Pets around campus create a hopeful atmosphere for students away from home with smiles and support According to Forbes, about 66% of households own a pet. Ninety-seven percent of pet owners...

Home Sweet Home: Musicians return to the Columbia music scene time after time

Molly Levine • March 14, 2024

From jazz bands to jam bands, the Columbia music scene is home to many genres of music.

Mid-Missouri PrideFest brought community together

Aurora Nicol • March 14, 2024

On the rainy Saturday of Sept. 23, dozens of vendors, organizations, non-profits, volunteers and one horse stationed themselves in the streets of downtown Columbia for the first day of Mid-Missouri PrideFest.

Chancellor’s Art Showcase features 100 students’ creative works at the Missouri Theatre

Becca Spezzano • March 6, 2024

The Missouri Theatre lobby was filled with displays of MU students’ artwork along with its typical eager audience members as art-lovers alike gathered for the annual Chancellor’s Art Showcase.

Make jokes, not war: Comedy Wars brings laughter to MU each week

Sarah Woods and Sophia Smolenski • March 5, 2024

Each Wednesday night just before 8 p.m., Leadership Auditorium fills with students.

Activist Joyce Ladner reflects on years of advocacy and combatants

Faith Jacoby • February 21, 2024

On Jan. 24, the MU Division of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity hosted their annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration in the Reynolds Alumni Center.

Los dueños de un restaurante local traen la cultura venezolana a CoMo

Julianna Mejía • February 8, 2024

Al otro lado de la calle de Hickman High School en N. Providence Road, Como Arepas se puede encontrar en Aroma Coffee House desde que comenzó en octubre de 2022.

Stop-Gap Projects broadens Columbia’s artistic perspective

Elise Banks • February 7, 2024

The Columbia Experimental Music Festival took place Nov. 2 through Nov. 5 and was organized by Dismal Niche Arts, a non-profit organization and record label dedicated to “offering local residents rare opportunities to experience world class presentations of innovative and non-conventional music, art and performances.”