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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...

‘Gabriel and the Mountain’ explores a subtle way to talk about death

Mariana Labbate • March 12, 2018

_Gabriel and the Mountain_ is a film that eases your soul by following Gabriel Buchmann’s last steps through his journey in Africa. The film opens with the audience watching his final moments, and knowing...

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...