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MU Homecoming blood drive honors tradition, collects 3,640 units of blood

Mawa Iqbal • October 18, 2017

It’s Homecoming season, and the Mizzou Alumni Association’s Steering Committee is back this year to uphold Mizzou’s long-standing tradition of hosting one of the biggest blood drives in the world....

Mizzou Store in overdrive ahead of Homecoming weekend

Laura Miserez • October 18, 2017

Employees at the Mizzou Store are working extra to meet the influx of shoppers that Homecoming brings each year. There is new merchandise arriving to the shelves and the demand for all things black and...

Pride is prominent as Mizzou Alumni Association plans Homecoming

Emmy Lucas • October 18, 2017

As the tradition keepers of MU, the Mizzou Alumni Association and its student board help to uphold a multitude of traditions to promote the spirit of MU, including encouraging alumni to return to Columbia...

MOVE’s guide to dodge the Homecoming crowds downtown

Jane Mather-Glass • October 18, 2017

Homecoming weekend means that thousands of people will be flooding into Columbia and will want to hit all the classic downtown hotspots. Diners and grills will be packed, as will community staples such...

MizzouRec prepares to host eighth annual alumni event

Ashley Jones • October 18, 2017

In recent years, the Student Recreation Complex decorated and hosted alumni-centered events to welcome back MU graduates. MizzouRec puts on the Team Mizzou Alumni Reunion, which invites Team Mizzou Alumni...

MUPD’s messaging system, MU Alert, aims to keep students updated and aware

Stephi Smith • October 18, 2017

The words “MU Alert reports…” light up the phone screen. There’s been an emergency near campus. The university’s alert messaging system, MU Alert, has been active since 2009. Alerts are sent...

MU project awarded $1.25 million grant to improve STEM literacy in middle schools

Allison Cho • October 18, 2017

A team led by MU professors has received a $1.25 million Science Education Partnership Award. The grant will fund a five-year initiative that seeks to improve STEM literacy and comprehension in Missouri...

Person involved in active threat on campus is no longer a threat to campus, MU officials say

Mawa Iqbal • October 18, 2017

The Columbia Police Department and the MU Police Department located and detained the subject behind an active shooter threat off campus at 12:53 p.m. MU officials confirm the subject is in custody and...

Meet the freshman female lead of Sigma Sigma Sigma’s Homecoming comedy skit

Mawa Iqbal • October 18, 2017

She had never really acted before. Not in plays, not in musicals. She was a part of the makeup crew for a couple of her high school productions, but being on the actual stage was foreign to her. But that...

“Time to Listen” event fosters discussion regarding race and religion

Galen Bacharier • October 17, 2017

The Fireplace Lounge in Hulston Hall was overtaken by the voices of students on Tuesday evening, as the the department of religious studies held its first “A Time to Listen” event, entitled “Race...

MU estate planning program to benefit both law students and Boone County residents

Morgan Smith • October 17, 2017

The MU School of Law and Family Impact Center will partner to provide free estate planning services to residents of Boone County and surrounding counties through the Mizzou Law Pro Bono Estate Planning...

MSA student positions in standing committees filled for the first time

Galen Bacharier, Skyler Rossi • October 17, 2017

For the first time ever, all of the Missouri Students Association positions on the Chancellor’s Standing Committees have been filled. MSA Vice President Payton Englert said that only 39 percent of the...