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Grace Jones’ vulnerability showcased in new documentary

Leo Rocha • March 12, 2018

Miss Grace Jones knows how to work a room. No matter where she goes, she is the most commanding presence. This isn’t at all a bad thing; her aura naturally attracts you to her, making you stay on the...

‘Our New President’ confronts the “fake news” epidemic

Emma Veidt • March 12, 2018

_Our New President_, one of the first films shown at True/False Film Fest this year, is a satirical love letter sent by Russia to President Donald Trump. Russian-American director Maxim Pozdorovkin compiled...

Dozens rally outside Gov. Greitens’ mansion to call for higher education funding

Natasha Vyhovsky • March 12, 2018

Around 30 community members marched from the state capitol to the governor’s mansion in Jefferson City on Saturday afternoon armed with signs and chants to rally against the higher education budget cuts...

Columbia establishes task force on climate action and adaptation

Michael Wilmarth • March 12, 2018

Following President Trump’s withdrawal in June from the 2015 Paris climate accord, Columbia Mayor Brian Treece assembled in February a task force of 16 representatives from around the city to work with...

Former civil rights attorney Jim Turner visits campus to recount civil rights involvement

Evan Ochsner • March 12, 2018

Jim Turner, former deputy assistant attorney general in the U.S. Department of Justice’s civil rights division, stood in front of a room of approximately 50 MU students and guests on March 7 inside the...

Tunnel of Oppression highlights power, privilege experiences

Stephi Smith • March 12, 2018

The Multicultural Center hosted Tunnel of Oppression on March 8, an event with interactive skits and discussion groups for students to “learn first-hand the impacts of privilege, oppression and power...

MU study finds more gender-equal countries have fewer women in STEM education

Tashfia Parvez • March 11, 2018

An MU study found countries that tend to be more gender-equal have a significantly higher percentage of male students going into science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. The research was...

College of Education research finds principals’ teacher evaluations accurate after completing professional training

Lauren Bishop • March 9, 2018

Upon completion of MU’s Network for Educator Effectiveness training, high school principals were found to have high accuracy in completing teacher evaluations, according to research from the College...

‘Vagina Monologues’: a call to empower and take action

Charly Buchanan • March 8, 2018

The 16th annual performance of the _Vagina Monologues_ embodied the theme of rise, resist and unite with vulnerable performances that illustrated the strength and perseverance of women at the Missouri...

MSA Student Court rules to suspend current election

Caitlyn Rosen • March 8, 2018

The Missouri Students Association Student Court ruled Thursday morning to suspend the current election and call for a special election to be held sometime in the near future. The court decided to expel...

“Shakedown” is an intense, emotional glimpse into a hidden world

Hannah McFadden • March 8, 2018

In the early 2000s, Leilah Weinraub brought a camera to her job at a black lesbian underground strip club in Los Angeles. Last weekend, she shared that footage during the True/False Film Fest in her intimate...

Campfire Stories offers different perspective on True/False documentaries

Hannah McFadden • March 8, 2018

Imagine how it feels when a friend is telling you an engaging story. The ambience of True/False Film Fest’s Campfire Stories event had the same feeling. At Campfire Stories, documentary directors retold...