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MSA looks into Tiger Plan

Fiona Murphy, Emily Gallion • October 23, 2016

The Missouri Students Association plans to educate students about the Tiger Plan and meet with Campus Dining Services to discuss concerns about marketing materials for the plan. The MSA Campus and Community...

Pedestrian hospitalized after hit-and-run on campus

Zia Kelly • October 22, 2016

A pedestrian was struck by a car on campus Tuesday afternoon, according to the MU Police Department. The car drove away before authorities arrived at the scene, and police are still working to identify...

Seniors relay experience of living in residence halls for four years

Madi McVan • October 21, 2016

Although the faces of the front desk attendants and floor staff at College Avenue Hall vary by semester, seniors Mia Johnson and Mariya Chukas have remained as constants for the past four years. They...

MU faculty and staff work to develop student success strategies and programs

Megan Dollar • October 21, 2016

MU faculty and staff have created a number of programs and strategies geared towards helping students be successful during their time at the university. Jim Spain, the MU Vice Provost for Undergraduate...

MOVE Investigates: A history of Homecomings

Brooke Collier, Nancy Coleman • October 20, 2016

It’s November 1911, and Missouri football coach Chester Brewer is prepared to take on the Kansas Jayhawks. The stadium is packed with a thunderous crowd of spirited students anxious for the big game...

Recovery-focused housing to continue despite vacancies

Krishna Ravinthiren • October 20, 2016

MU students recovering from drug and alcohol addiction will still have the option to reside on campus in recovery-focused housing next semester despite the designated rooms sitting vacant this semester. [The...

Erin Cooper makes history as MU’s first female band director

Claire Colby • October 20, 2016

For the first time in its 131-year history, Marching Mizzou is under the leadership of a female band director. Erin Cooper, who served for a year as director of bands for Southeastern Oklahoma State University,...

You’re a Mizzou fan, but senior Shannon Fennell is a superfan

Magdaline Duncan • October 20, 2016

Senior Shannon Fennell didn’t plan on going to school in Missouri, almost a nine-hour drive from her hometown of Allen, Texas. But when she toured the university, she fell in love. “It was literally...

Homecoming Parade preparation takes into account construction, possible disruptions

Carly Berthiaume • October 20, 2016

The Columbia Police Department and MU Police Department have been working in conjunction with the Homecoming Parade Committee to map out a final route for the annual parade Saturday morning, and the process...

Gaines Through Time: Fighting exclusion in the law community

Ayesha Vishnani • October 20, 2016

In 1935, Lloyd Gaines applied to MU’s law school.  Gaines was a graduate of Lincoln University in Jefferson City, the premier black undergraduate institution of the Midwest at the time. During Gaines’...

Ballin’ on a Budget: How I make time for breakfast

Alycia Washington • October 20, 2016

Breakfast to me is more than just the most important meal of the day; it’s the most delicious. Frequently, the sole reason I look forward to starting my day is that it means I get to wake up and eat...

Coming home again: Alumni relive their Homecoming traditions

Cassie Allen • October 20, 2016

Truman the Tiger kicks off each Missouri football game by riding around on a firetruck and flinging his tail around. From 1986 to 1990, Dan Meers played the role of Truman the Tiger for countless games...