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Women’s Poetry Night empowers performers and audience

Charly Buchanan • March 19, 2018

The 22nd annual Women’s Poetry Night combined artistry with conversation to facilitate poetry performances on March 14 at the Women’s Center. Eight women read their poetry, each with honest voices...

Femprov celebrates female-driven improv comedy

Emma Veidt • March 19, 2018

MU Improv’s female comedians furrowed their brows in concentration after listening to audience members yell out suggestions of things not associated with sex. Lined up against the wall of The Shack during...

‘Gabriel and the Mountain’ director discusses his first True/False film

Mariana Labbate • March 19, 2018

This year’s True/False Film Fest had one of its most international lineups yet. _Gabriel and the Mountain,_ a Brazilian film, was one of the South American productions screened at the festival. In the...

‘Shirkers’ proves thrilling and heartfelt at True/False

Charly Buchanan • March 18, 2018

Sandi Tan’s _Shirkers_ is a beautiful showing of passion and loss that provides real commentary on personal struggles and relationships. _Shirkers_ is a documentary that follows three young women in...

Green Dot Week encourages a safer campus

Lauren Wilcox • March 17, 2018

The MU Green Dot program is celebrating Green Dot Week with events to engage and teach the public about sexual and relationship violence prevention. The week will end with the Green Dot Conference on Saturday. The...

‘Primas’ offers on-screen healing

Kaelyn Sturgell • March 16, 2018

_Primas_, the film chosen for True/False Film Fest’s 2018 True Life Fund, begins in an abstract way. Close shots of a lighthouse beacon, a sleeping seal and a young woman buried in the sand are complemented...

MU study finds social media use does not decrease face-to-face social interactions

Tashfia Parvez • March 16, 2018

An MU study found that regular engagement with social media does not decrease face-to-face interactions with other individuals. This study was led by assistant professor Michael Kearney of the School of...

MSA presidential election timeline: three days to disqualification

Skyler Rossi, Madi Winfield • March 14, 2018

Here’s a good midterm study break: a binge-watch

Sadie Lea • March 14, 2018

As midterms are winding down and spring break is slowly approaching, students could use a study break or a good binge watch. Netflix has been releasing original shows and movies for quite some time now,...

Women’s Leadership Conference aims to educate and empower local women

Siena DeBolt • March 14, 2018

With Women’s History Month in progress, students, staff and local businesswomen are preparing for the Women’s Leadership Conference, an annual event held by MU to educate and empower women. This year,...

The latest MU theater department production expands discussion on domestic violence

Hannah McFadden • March 14, 2018

Between 1912 and 1914, three women in Great Britain drowned in their bathtubs. It first seemed like a coincidence, until authorities realized that all three women had been married to the same man, George...

IFC pauses all new member activities following hazing allegations

Caitlyn Rosen • March 13, 2018

The Interfraternity Council announced March 6 that new member activities will be placed on hold for two weeks. The decision came following hazing allegations in several MU fraternities. “The IFC and...