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MU amongst top of SEC in enrollment

Noah Klein • October 3, 2018

Last year, an article was published in The New York Times discussing MU’s drop in enrollment after the events of 2015. Now, enrollment is back up by 13 percent. While many schools in the SEC saw a decline,...

Board of Curators meet to discuss plans and goals of marketing strategies, research, funding

Lauren Bishop, Riddhi Andurkar • October 3, 2018

The UM System Board of Curators met on Sept. 20 and 21 at the University of Missouri, Kansas City campus. The curators discussed different marketing strategies to increase enrollment, investment performance...

Campus Dining Services emphasizes student employment

Brynn McCarthy • October 2, 2018

With 29 locations and 700 student positions, Campus Dining Services is the largest student employer on campus. While working in food service may be unappealing to many, the skills you learn and the potential...

Season 3 premiere of ‘This is Us’ leaves viewers speculating over how rest of season will look

Megan Rubenstein • October 2, 2018

_This review contains spoilers for seasons two and three of “This Is Us.”_ After six months of waiting, viewers finally got to watch the season three premiere of NBC’s hit drama, “This is Us.”...

The Burney Sisters kicks off Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival

Abby Werner • October 2, 2018

Folk duo, The Burney Sisters,kicked off the Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival on Sept. 28 at the MO Lottery Stage after releasing their latest EP, “Where We Stand,” earlier in the day. The youngest performers...

The Avett Brothers headline the first night of Roots N Blues

Mariana Labbate • October 2, 2018

The banjos, kick drums and electric guitars of the brothers Scott and Seth Avett, along with Bob Crawford’s bass and Joe Kwon’s cello, brought their folk melodies to the MO Lottery Stage at Stephens...

Chloé Radio seeks to give voice to brand’s image

Nikol Slatinska • October 1, 2018

“Hippie modernism” is the term Natacha Ramsay-Levi, creative director of Chloé, used to describe her latest collection for the spring/summer 2019 season. The assemblage of flowy peasant blouses, floral...

Roots N Blues crowd outshines Son Volt’s stellar set

Alexandra Sharp • October 1, 2018

Son Volt’s performance was supposedly excellent. I wouldn’t know though, despite the fact that I was inches from the stage. With an intricate blend of classic rock and blues, Son Volt took the MO...

Sturgill Simpson offers impassioned, driving performance at Roots N Blues N BBQ

Spencer Mende • October 1, 2018

Sturgill Simpson is undoubtedly a country artist, but he eschews the glitzy production that defines the genre’s mainstream for a sound that is significantly more classic. His sound evokes the golden-age...

Album review: ‘Piano and a Microphone 1983’ by Prince

Emma Bennett • October 1, 2018

On June 7 of this year, the estate of artist Prince announced to the public that an album found in his archive of music would be published later in the year. Titled “Piano and a Microphone 1983,” the...

‘The Good Place’ season three finds its footing on Earth

Abby Monteil • October 1, 2018

_This review contains spoilers for season three of “The Good Place.”_ “The Good Place” prides itself on being a show that is not afraid to break out of the traditional sitcom mold. Instead of...

The premiere of ‘Saturday Night Live’ promises fantastic season

Emma Bennett • October 1, 2018

The best of political and pop culture comedy is back. NBC’s sketch comedy show, “Saturday Night Live,” returned for its 44th season on Saturday. The episode was hosted by Star Wars’ Adam Driver,...