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Researchers display agricultural engineering technologies at event last Saturday

Olivia Garrett May 2, 2017

Despite the rain, undergraduate students, graduate students, researchers and the public gathered on Saturday at South Farm Research Center to celebrate 100 years of agricultural engineering research at...

Top Disappointments: Walmart Express’ closing leaves us all hungry

Top Disappointments: Walmart Express’ closing leaves us all hungry

Andrew Withers May 2, 2017

Walmart Express’ closing on South Ninth Street this past October drew grumblings from local residents — stomach grumblings, that is. “It sucks,” junior Ryan Idel told [MOVE Magazine in October](http://move.themaneater.com/stories/2016/10/5/walmart-express-close-friday/#.WPppVlMrIzY)....

Fresh Faces: Chancellor Search Committee looking for MU’s newest leader

Nick Corder May 2, 2017

Many MU students seem to be in the dark about both the goings-on of the Chancellor Search Committee, a group of individuals whose purpose is to suggest an administrator that will ultimately shape the future...

Short-term, long-term facility renovations considered by curators

Zia Kelly May 2, 2017

Aging and outdated research buildings were a major topic of discussion at the UM System Board of Curators meeting April 27-28, when curators voiced concerns that inadequate facilities would deter top professors...

Top Disappointments: Student Health Center to charge for medical health consultations

Top Disappointments: Student Health Center to charge for medical health consultations

Anna Sirianni May 2, 2017

Starting July 1, seeking medical attention on campus will get a lot more burdensome. Due to decreases to the pre-paid health fee’s coverage, announced in a mass email from the Student Health Center on...

Curators stall in naming new residence hall after black journalist Lucile Bluford

Curators stall in naming new residence hall after black journalist Lucile Bluford

Sam Forbes May 2, 2017

Despite a request from the Residence Halls Association to name the newest residence hall after black journalist Lucile Bluford, the UM System Board of Curators has not moved on the issue. Last year, RHA...

Four tips to help you stay motivated during finals week

May 1, 2017

Finals can be the biggest morale murderer of the semester. Scratch that—studying for finals can be the biggest moral murderer of the semester. Cramming for finals and wrapping up group projects replace...

The final countdown: the ultimate study playlist

Caroline Watkins May 1, 2017

####The Final Countdown: The Ultimate Study Playlist Description: You’re ready to bid the school year farewell, but the motivation to ace those finals is lacking. Whether you are cramming for a math...

Beyond the buns: Carrie Fisher as a writer

Nat Kaemmerer May 1, 2017

Carrie Fisher, product of “Hollywood inbreeding,” as she said in _Wishful Drinking_ was in the spotlight her whole life. However, she was launched to superstardom when she landed the iconic role of...

Legislation calling on curators to allow firearms on campus fails in MSA full Senate

Fiona Murphy April 30, 2017

A resolution asking the UM System Board of Curators to change the system’s Collected Rules and Regulations to allow guns on campus failed by a vote of 14-9 in full Senate Wednesday. The resolution,...

Environmentalist organization calls on MU to divest from fossil fuels

Fiona Murphy April 30, 2017

The Mizzou Energy Action Coalition will be presenting its campaign for the UM System to divest from fossil fuels to President Mun Choi on May 3. [The divestment resolution](https://orgsync.com/125889/chapter)...

Committee releases new and revised campus policies on freedom of expression

Katherine Stevenson April 29, 2017

Formed partly in response to the events of fall 2015, the Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Protests, Public Spaces, Free Speech and the Press [released its approved revised and new policies](http://committees.missouri.edu/protests-free-speech/new-revised-policies-04-2017.php)...