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Fast food restaurants college students can’t survive without

Allie Bertrand • September 8, 2018

There are times where you may be too tired and just don’t want to cook or you are way too sick of dining hall food. This is when fast food is at its most tempting and MU’s campus seems to be surrounded...

Learn about some of the 600 minority student organizations at MU

Mariana Labbate • September 8, 2018

MU has more than 600 recognized student organizations, and it can be easy to get lost in the middle of it all. From religious to cultural minority groups, finding a perfect fit doesn’t have to be so...

MSA mock senate session emphasizes procedural education

Ethan Brown • September 6, 2018

The Missouri Student Association senate held its first-ever mock senate session Sept. 6, where a smooth landing for new senators was the top priority. The event was six days before at-large senator elections...

New cosmetic store makes sweet debut in student center

Brynn McCarthy • September 6, 2018

New to the MU Student Center is Sweet Tea Cosmetics, a modernistic makeup and skincare brand that focuses on accommodating anybody and everybody. The business, created through the Unions Entrepreneurial...

Eminem rants for entire album in surprise ‘Kamikaze’ release

Julia Karsteter • September 6, 2018

Eminem has been characterized by some as a rap god. For a while, he was. Once the tragedy of the late 2017 “Revival” struck, many took it as a personal let down. The man they idolized as one of the...

“Searching” is an impressive technical thriller that never quite finds what it’s looking for

Joe Cross • September 6, 2018

Relatively recent advances in technology have permanently altered the way we communicate and interact with one another, so it’s somewhat strange that these changes to modern life haven’t really found...

BTS beat a Guinness World Record with the debut of “IDOL”

Katelynn McIlwain • September 4, 2018

Music has always been known as a universal language, and no boy band demonstrates this better than the Bangtan Boys, a seven member South Korean pop group also known as BTS. Since its debut in 2013, BTS...

MU assistant professor reveals research on the mental health effects of breaking up and getting back together

Regan Mertz • September 4, 2018

Couples who break up and get back together repeatedly are at risk of negatively influencing their mental health, according to a study done by MU researchers. “Although breaking up and getting back together...

MU admin expresses concern over motorized Bird scooters

Tony Madden • September 4, 2018

As students rolled back into Columbia for fall classes this month, so did a fleet of public-use motorized scooters. Bird, the California-based company that distributed the vehicles, has become a topic...

The Briefing: Betsy DeVos’ proposed changes to Title IX won’t change anything just yet, according to Title IX Office

Caitlyn Rosen • September 4, 2018

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos proposed changes to Title IX proceedings that would strengthen the rights of those accused of sexual assault and harassment, as well as reduce liability for universities...

Donations for Citations program offers students alternative for parking citations

Caitlyn Rosen • September 4, 2018

MU joins the ranks of Texas A&M University and the University of Kentucky by offering students an alternative method for settling parking citations. Donations for Citations was enacted June 1, and it...

Ayllon aims to expand study abroad at MU during his time as director

Jessica Belle Kramer • September 4, 2018

Miguel Ayllon, PhD, who has served as interim director of study abroad in the International Center since Jan. 2018, began his appointment as director of study abroad on Sept. 1. Ayllon aims to help customize...