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The Maneater

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Wheelchairography: MU theatre student Luca Freecia opens the conversation around disability onstage

Sabrina Pan December 12, 2024

Freecia reflects on finding a community through theater, building self-confidence and incorporating his wheelchair into his performances as lead role Jonathan Larson in ‘Tick, Tick… Boom!’ at Talking...

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Greenhouse Manager Kenny Henk nurses the MU Horticulture Club back to health

Jayden Bates-Bland November 26, 2024

Kenny Henk revives the MU Horticulture Club through his passion for plants When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, many people picked up new hobbies. For Kenny Henk, an MU junior, it was carnivorous...

Meet Todd McCubbin, MU Alumni Association’s Executive Director

Sarah Beck November 8, 2024

Alum Todd McCubbin discusses his career, values and legacy during his years at MU Half an hour north of Columbia lies a small town that covers less than one square mile and has fewer than...

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The mascot, the myth, the legacy: Truman Tigers

Liv Martin October 19, 2024

Since his first introduction, Truman has gone through some extreme rebranding with the help of past Tigers to make him into the mascot he is today. As the screams of over 60,000 people consume...

Unbound Emerging Poet Nisha Atalie uses poetry to explore nature and identity

Logan Gee May 7, 2024

Rooted in the mountains of Oregon and surrounded by nature, writer Nisha Atalie brings the complicated delicacy of life into the written word Nisha Atalie is a nonfiction writer and poet...

Inked Identity: Columbia tattoo artists and clients explore self-expression through tattoos and piercings

Sarah Woods May 7, 2024

Over the past decades, tattooing and piercing has shifted from being a counterculture-focused scene to an accepted practice about self-expression of all forms Columbia’s Iron Tiger Tattoo...

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Finding your truth: Nancy White’s Write On! Workshop

Jasmine Jackson May 7, 2024

White asked participants to take charge of their story and write about what they want — not what the audience does In Nancy White's Write On! Workshop, writers find their truths and put...

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Townies find a home within home at MU

Elise Banks March 15, 2024

Local students share their love for MU by getting involved and sharing their personal experiences MU’s campus is filled with communities of students from all around the world. However,...

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Exchange student Helena Lee reflects on seeing new places and missing home

Sarah Woods March 14, 2024
Helena Lee’s decision to leave her hometown of Seoul, South Korea, and study in the United States for a semester was not an easy one.
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Artist Sarah Nguyen discovers community and inspiration in True/False Film Fest

Sarah Woods March 5, 2024
Since moving to Columbia in 2019, artist Sarah Nguyen has cemented herself as a prominent figure in the local art scene.
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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.
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Local restaurant owners bring Venezuelan culture to CoMo

Julianna Mejia February 8, 2024
Across the street from Hickman High School on N. Providence Road, Como Arepas has been housed in Aroma Coffee House since it started in October 2022.