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Student panel discusses minority misrepresentation in media

Michael Wilmarth • March 22, 2018

Voices You Don’t Hear, a Q&A-style event that discusses media portrayals of marginalized racial, sexual and gender communities, held its fourth semesterly meeting Tuesday in Memorial Union. The panel...

Introducing Sammy: Columbia’s own dreampop musician

Leo Rocha • March 22, 2018

The first thing you notice about MU sophomore Sammy Elfanbaum is his hat. It is navy blue with a red bill and the St. Louis Cardinals logo on the front. The top button is missing, and you can tell it...

MU receives gold rating in most recent STARS report

Michael Wilmarth • March 21, 2018

MU received its most recent Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System score this month, scoring 69.3 percent of possible points and achieving another gold rating. The current score is up 3.37...

Local progressive group organizes viewing of Bernie Sanders event

Evan Ochsner • March 21, 2018

Roughly 30 local progressives gathered at Shakespeare’s Pizza to watch a live stream of a Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) town hall on Monday night. Sanders, who moderated the nationally broadcasted town hall,...

‘Annihilation’ offers a surreal distortion of genre thrills

Jesse Baalman • March 21, 2018

No other major studio is taking risks like Paramount, the distributor that heavily marketed _Mother!_ and _Downsizing_ before both flopped in wide release. The effort it put into each wild card is admirable...

Musical artists who will stand the test of time

Megan Oosthuizen • March 21, 2018

From the Beatles to Nirvana, there are certain artists that define an entire generation. Whether it be their catchy songs, natural talent or even their questionable reputation, some artists manage to live...

MSA bill establishes Public Transit Week, offers free rides to students

Stephi Smith • March 20, 2018

The Missouri Students Association senate passed bill 57-31 on March 14, which established MSA Public Transit Week as April 9-13. This bill allows for MU students to ride public buses for free during that...

Physicians Committee offers School of Medicine free demonstration in opposition to live animals

Stephi Smith • March 20, 2018

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has offered the MU School of Medicine an on-site demonstration of a training method that would replace the use of live animals for emergency medicine resident...

Dare/Donovan elected RHA executives

Skyler Rossi • March 20, 2018

Nathaniel Dare, Residence Halls Association speaker of Congress, and Alexia Donovan won the 2018 RHA presidential election as president and vice president, respectively. Dare and Donovan ran unopposed...

Future of higher education wavers amidst student concerns, new budget plan

Allison Cho • March 20, 2018

Higher education cuts in fiscal year 2019’s budget may not be as severe as previously expected. On Jan. 22, Gov. Eric Greitens proposed cutting $68 million from higher education funding. However, the...

$13.7 million raised in 24 hours during Mizzou Giving Day

Lauren Bishop • March 20, 2018

MU raised over $13.7 million during its second annual Mizzou Giving Day, which ran from noon March 14 to noon March 15. Gifts could be given online, over the phone or mailed during this 24-hour period....

MU freshman nursing student researches lymphedema

March 20, 2018

Freshman Rachael Hillyer made history as the first Sinclair School of Nursing student to be selected for the Discovery Fellows Program. The program, one of the MU Honors College’s longest-running fellowship...