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Some students unable to vote after attempting to register through TurboVote

Fiona Murphy, Lailah Tarakai • November 15, 2016

On Election Day, some students were unable to cast their votes even though they had claimed they registered through TurboVote. Organizations such as the Missouri Students Association and the Associated...

African Hub to fly in director for upcoming film series

Zia Kelly • November 15, 2016

The MU African Interdisciplinary Studies Hub is set to host its first African film series next March. The series will include the first-ever feature film shot in the small African nation of Lesotho. “The...

Millennial Manners: Gratitude 101

Ben Jarzombek • November 15, 2016

These days, it seems like the end of October starts a crazy two-month period of various holidays, exam schedules and time off of class. It’s toward the end of the year that many of us think less about...

New UM System president has ‘devout commitment’ to being inclusive

Victoria Kuz • November 15, 2016

Mun Choi’s passion for diversity shows through his work at the University of Connecticut, his colleagues said. This passion is why they believe he makes a good choice for UM System president. The Board...

New book by history professor examines fragile masculinity in postwar America

Jackson Kinkead • November 15, 2016

History professor Steven Watts released a new book, “JFK and the Masculine Mystique: Sex and Power on the New Frontier,” on Nov. 8. The book examines how the growing domesticity of men and John F....

Kappa Alpha Order kicked out of Greek Life

Jake Chiarelli • November 15, 2016

The MU News Bureau announced Tuesday afternoon that the MU chapter of the Kappa Alpha Order has lost university recognition effective immediately. The loss of recognition will be effective for five years....

New residence hall will be first named after a black woman

Zia Kelly • November 15, 2016

A new residence hall that will open next fall may be the first residence hall on campus to bear the name of a black woman if the Board of Curators approves RHA’s name proposal. The Residence Halls Association...

Activists question the safety of Columbia water

Fiona Murphy, Jake Chiarelli • November 15, 2016

Activist Erin Brockovich brought attention to Columbia’s water quality recently in a September Facebook post that called out the city for “burning out” its water system. “They will lie to you...

Student Fee Review Committee brings student insight to fee decisions

Sam Forbes • November 15, 2016

With decreased enrollment leading to a decrease in income from student fees, the Student Fee Review Committee is in a unique position as the university’s only student-run budget recommendation panel. Organizations...

Netflix Neanderthal: House of Cards Demands Attention

Jake Chiarelli • November 15, 2016

Throwing on sweatpants, grabbing my favorite blanket and a cup of day-old reheated coffee, I slowly drag my potato-shaped form up the stairs with a series of grunts and expletives. I stub my toe on the...

Man Seeking Movies: ‘Arrival’ stuns with near-perfect filmmaking

Jack Cronin • November 15, 2016

“Movies are dead.” Between record-setting amounts of sequels and the continued rise of the television industry, this sentiment has rapidly gained traction in 2016. While I would vehemently disagree...

MU transitions from Blackboard to more modern Canvas

Caroline Kealy • November 14, 2016

Up until this school year, one of the top-visited sites on most MU students’ browser sites has been the infamous Blackboard. However, the days of relying on the academic site will soon come to a close....