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The Briefing: MSA special presidential election campaigning starts off slow

Skyler Rossi • April 5, 2018

After the passing of a special election in Missouri Student Association senate on March 21, MSA presidential election campaigning began on March 26. However, there was no word from either of the candidates...

First co-sponsored symposium covering First Amendment in digital age to be held in Washington

Lauren Bishop • April 4, 2018

The first co-sponsored symposium presented by MU’s School of Journalism and School of Law will foster discussions on the First Amendment in the digital age. The Missouri-Hurley and Price Sloan Symposium...

Jacob Addington elected new MSA senate speaker

Caitlyn Rosen • April 3, 2018

Missouri Students Association senate Communications Director Jacob Addington was elected speaker in full senate on March 21. He ran unopposed, and his inauguration is set for April 11. This means Addington...

Space, climate and humans: Bill Nye’s night at Jesse Hall

Lauren Wilcox • April 3, 2018

Bill Nye took the stage to a sold-out Jesse Auditorium on Friday, March 16 at an event hosted by Stuff To Do to discuss his father’s love of sundials and sand dials. He opened with how this weird obsession...

BuzzFeed Tasty’s Nick Guillory serves up social media expertise

Emma Veidt • April 3, 2018

When Nick Guillory arrived at his hotel in downtown Columbia on March 22, the employee behind the counter did a double take and said, “Do I know you from somewhere? I swear I’ve seen you on YouTube.” Guillory,...

Woodiel pursues passion for play-by-play

Christina Long • April 3, 2018

MU senior Carter Woodiel knew he was falling in love with his girlfriend when he realized he thought about her the same way he thinks about baseball. A lifelong sports fan and baseball devotee, Woodiel...

Shelly Rodgers receives first Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence in 2018

Tashfia Parvez • April 2, 2018

MU Chancellor Alexander Cartwright and Teresa Maledy, Commerce Bank chairman and CEO, presented journalism professor Shelly Rodgers with the first 2018 Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence on March...

March For Our Lives rally draws hundreds to downtown Columbia

Natasha Vyhovsky • March 25, 2018

Hundreds gathered at the MU Francis Quadrangle columns Saturday afternoon for Columbia’s March For Our Lives event, one of hundreds happening around the world, calling upon the public to hold legislators...

MSA passes special election handbook

Caitlyn Rosen • March 22, 2018

The 2018 Missouri Students Association senate passed the special election handbook on Wednesday night in full senate. MSA called for a special election through the passage of resolution 57-45. This came...

New releases to check out over spring break

Jane Mather-Glass • March 22, 2018

Spring break is the perfect time to listen to all the great new music that has come out over the past few months. Use this playlist to get into that relaxed spring break mindset, whether you’re sitting...

Spring break theater productions in St. Louis, Kansas City and Chicago

Hannah McFadden • March 22, 2018

Spring break is a time for freedom from school work and new experiences. If you’re interested in seeing something new, exciting and artistic that’s close to home, check out these nearby on-stage performances...

Women’s Leadership Conference teaches female empowerment

Siena DeBolt • March 22, 2018

The Women’s Leadership Conference took place at the Tiger Hotel on March 17. The annual MU event welcomes female students and women in the Columbia area. At the event, participants started by attending...