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An ode to writer’s block

Megan Oosthuizen • February 25, 2018

The barren wasteland of no thoughts, no ideas and a ton of excuses. Students and writers of all kinds experience it and will likely use it in an attempt to gain sympathy from bosses, editors and teachers...

Research begins for personal financial planning department based on Investment Risk Tolerance Assessment

Lauren Bishop • February 25, 2018

MU recently acquired an [Investment Risk Tolerance Assessment](http://pfp.missouri.edu/research_IRTA.html) from Rutgers University, which allows individuals to test their willingness to take financial...

Missouri Senate hears bill on K-12 sex ed curriculum expansion

Natasha Vyhovsky • February 25, 2018

The Missouri Senate held a hearing Tuesday night for Senate Bill 788, one of three bills making the rounds in Missouri legislature that would require high schools that opt to teach sexual education to...

Marriage shouldn’t be the objective of dating

Megan Oosthuizen • February 23, 2018

“I don’t date for fun; I date for marriage.” We’ve all seen or heard some variation of this quote, whether it be while perusing the occasional “relationship goals” account or listening to...

MU study finds Instagram users are more likely to engage with social images than controversial images

Tashfia Parvez • February 22, 2018

A recent MU study has found that a majority of Instagram users are more likely to use the social media platform to engage with social or entertainment images than with political or controversial images....

Columbia City Council declares support for medical marijuana in Missouri

Michael Wilmarth • February 21, 2018

Earlier this month, Columbia City Council members unanimously passed a motion declaring the city’s support for statewide medical marijuana legalization. The council passed a general resolution stating...

Television show ‘Mosaic’ transcends traditional platforms

Sadie Lea • February 20, 2018

Each season, it can be expected that new television shows will try and find a place in popular nightly programming. This has been seen before with television shows that initially seemed underrated like...

Moon Taxi stops by Columbia for night of alternative rock

Jane Mather-Glass • February 20, 2018

Nashville-based band Moon Taxi performed an exciting set Thursday night, complete with keyboard smashing and plenty of hair flips from singer Trevor Terndrup. The Blue Note was the band’s seventh stop...

MSA changes filing date for presidential election

Caitlyn Rosen • February 20, 2018

The 2018 Missouri Students Association presidential election filing deadline was moved from Feb. 16 to March 1 following an insufficient number of student signatures for potential candidates. “The bylaws...

Film review: Sean Baker’s ‘The Florida Project’

Jesse Baalman • February 20, 2018

As a child, it is impossible to comprehend the world as adults do. This truth is the nutshell of Hal Roach’s _Our Gang_ short films and their feature-length adaptation, _The Little Rascals_. While those...

Step up your meditation game the right way

Megan Oosthuizen • February 20, 2018

Before I tried meditation, I assumed it was reserved for granola moms and hippies who lived in communes. I couldn’t see the benefit of just sitting still and letting out the occasional “om” like...

MU theatre department’s ‘The Green Duck Lounge’ connects past and present

Hannah McFadden • February 18, 2018

Kansas City playwright Michelle Tyrene Johnson brought her play “The Green Duck Lounge” to the Mizzou New Play Series in February 2017. Now, “The Green Duck Lounge” is being performed in the MU...