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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...

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...