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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.”

J2M creates space for connection at the Experimental Music Festival

Elise Banks • February 7, 2024

The Columbia Experimental 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.

MSA executives discuss campaign journey and objectives for this year

Julianna Mejia and Emily Skidmore • January 30, 2024

Transparency is key for Missouri Student Association President Miyah Jones and Vice President Cydney Perkins, who have spent the last couple of months working in hopes to make MU’s campus a more accessible environment for students of all backgrounds.

Biscuits, Beats and Brews organizers and volunteers gave mid-Missouri residents a weekend to remember

Logan Gee • December 4, 2023

Ozark Mountain Biscuit Co. brought the festival to life — bringing artists, food and drinks to hundreds of people. The weekend of Sept. 29 to Oct. 1, Rocheport, Missouri was filled with...

COLUMN: Local Restaurants, the key to belonging in Columbia

Luke Duffy • November 16, 2023

A few days into MU’s 2023 Welcome Week, my friends and I found ourselves craving food that wasn’t from a dining hall.

A history of MU Homecoming, as told by Columbia’s restaurateurs

Alex Goldstein & Luke Duffy • November 8, 2023

As students, alumni and townies alike descended on downtown Columbia for MU’s annual Homecoming weekend, local restaurant owners braced for and embraced the larger-than-usual crowds.

A timeline: 112 years of MU Homecoming

Annie Goldman & Genevieve Smith • October 23, 2023

You’ve heard it time and time again — “Mizzou does Homecoming best.” The annual celebrations bring Columbia together in a black and gold frenzy of fanfare. Since MU’s first homecoming...

VNTG @ Zou event highlights vintage apparel vendors

Molly Levine • October 6, 2023

From hacky sack performers to Greek life fundraisers, Speakers Circle is often filled with all corners of student life.

‘St. Louis has the Tigers’: How Missouri football used ‘hometown’ environment to remain perfect

Matt Guzman • September 29, 2023

The first game back in “The Dome” since 2010 for Missouri football was a chance for it to show St. Louis what it was capable of. Thirty-four points and 60 minutes later, the Tigers did exactly that, improving to 4-0 on the season.