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“Hacky sack guy” sets record, students show support

Laura Evans • January 22, 2019

Despite the rain, members of the MU community gathered at Speakers Circle on Tuesday, Jan. 22 at 3 p.m. to celebrate Derrick Fogle, 55, and his new world record. Fogle, commonly known to the MU community...

Partial shutdown complicates financial aid process, research grants

Ethan Brown • January 22, 2019

MU has experienced slight disruptions in research funding and financial aid since the start of the U.S. government partial shutdown. The lack of funding for some governmental agencies has halted processes...

Hundreds gather at Missouri Theatre for third annual Solidarity March

Adele Du • January 22, 2019

The third annual Mid-Missouri Solidarity March and Rally took place on Jan. 19 as one of the sister events of the Women’s March in Washington, D.C. This year’s major theme was unity moving forward. In...

Oscar Predictions 2019: What Movies Will Win?

Jesse Baalman • January 21, 2019

Best Picture There is no frontrunner for Best Picture this year. There’s many reasons to believe why one movie could win over the other, but none are wholly convincing. Right now, “Roma” is on top...

Ginny Ramseyer Winter emphasizes importance of healthy body image, possibility of VR sex education

Audrey Roloff • January 18, 2019

Often times, due to popular media, body image can be distorted and turned into an impractical view of one’s self worth, functionality and capability. Ginny Ramseyer Winter, Ph.D., assistant professor...

MU announces continued closure of campus, UM System offices

Emily Wolf • January 14, 2019

UPDATE: MU officials have announced in an email that the university will reopen tomorrow, Tuesday Jan. 15, at 12:01 a.m. for all regularly scheduled operations. Those traveling on campus are encouraged...

‘The Favourite’ is wickedly fun period drama

Abby Monteil • January 2, 2019

If you’re at all familiar with Yorgos Lanthimos, you’ll know not to expect “The Favourite” to be one of the dry, self-righteous period pieces that often fill movie theaters in the run-up to awards...

2018 in review, queer folk found new examples of representation in “20Gayteen”

Ben Wiche • December 31, 2018

The year 2018, dubbed “20Gayteen” by some, had a large amount of new music, TV shows and movies showcasing queer experiences. Pop singer Hayley Kiyoko coined the term in a tweet posted on Jan. 1, 2018. “It’s...

Earl Sweatshirt exhibits new artistic style with ‘Some Rap Songs’

Anna Ortega • December 29, 2018

After three years of sporadic track releases or features, Earl Sweatshirt is finally back now with his third studio album, “Some Rap Songs.” Hailing from Los Angeles, Sweatshirt originally came onto...

Student engineering team designs renewable energy housing capstone

Laura Evans • December 16, 2018

Over the past two semesters, a group of MU engineering students has been working on renewable energy housing designs for their capstone project. The group, called the Sunsational Engineering Group, is...

Women of Mizzou: Jayme Gardner guides future leaders

Mariana Labbate • December 14, 2018

MU can continue to be home for a lot of its students well after graduation. That’s the case for Jayme Gardner, coordinator of leadership programs. After graduating from MU, Gardner decided to spend her...

Downtown Columbia’s Living Windows Festival spreads holiday cheer throughout community

Elizabeth Price • December 13, 2018

Downtown Columbia hosted the Living Windows Festival on Friday Dec. 7, an event in which stores downtown created themed live window displays. The streets were full of people peering into store windows...