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Lawyer and social activist Bryan Stevenson talks capital punishment, child conviction and race relations

Madison Plaster • March 24, 2016

A 14-year-old boy lived in a household where his mother was constantly subjected to domestic abuse by her boyfriend, who became violent while drinking. One day, the boyfriend hit the boy’s mother. She...

Eating disorder treatment puts patients on the path to recovery

Annabel Ames • March 23, 2016

The negative stigma behind eating disorders and a lack of local treatment options were issues that local doctors knew needed to be fixed. McCallum Place Columbia, an eating disorder treatment facility...

UM System announces first-ever chief diversity officer

Max Fillion • March 23, 2016

Kevin McDonald is the UM System’s first chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer and will begin his role June 1, interim UM System President Mike Middleton [announced Wednesday](https://www.umsystem.edu/ums/news/news_releases/032316_news). [McDonald’s...

Wheelchair basketball relay raises scholarship funds, disability awareness

Tess Vrbin • March 23, 2016

The sounds of people shouting and balls bouncing filled the Historic Brewer Fieldhouse at the Student Recreation Complex on Friday night. At least 100 people came to participate in the 16th annual Wheelchair...

STRIPES will decrease wait time and increase safety with new dispatch system

Alycia Washington • March 23, 2016

When stranded without a ride, MU students have the option of using the student-run safe ride program STRIPES. However, some students choose not to use the service because of the wait time, which can be...

Paleoanthropologist Meave Leakey speaks on Africa as the birthplace of the human race

Alyssa Bessasparis • March 22, 2016

Paleoanthropologist Meave Leakey’s study of fossils has taught her about the interconnectedness of the human race. “Because we evolved from Africa, we are all Africans,” Leakey said. “Africa gave...

Atheists across the nation came to MU to participate in SASHAcon

Jess Rendall • March 22, 2016

As a young man, Dan Barker thought he was doing everyone a favor by preaching his religion. “I was that guy on campus with a Bible preaching ‘Jesus loves you,’” Barker said at a speech at SASHAcon...

Review: ‘45 Years’ reveals the fragility of marriage

Gerard Edic • March 22, 2016

All seems well on a Monday morning. Walk the dog. Have a friendly chat with the mailman. Five more days until the big celebration, a party that will be thrown commemorating a long and successful marriage....

MUPD explains MU Alert’s protocol

Anna Sutterer • March 22, 2016

An MU Alert message reporting gunfire near campus Sunday night was sent to students, faculty and staff. The alert was later clarified as firework blasts. Maj. Scott Richardson, MU Police Department spokesperson,...

Q&A: Former student representative talks about working with the Board of Curators

Taylor Blatchford • March 22, 2016

From resignations to substantial changes, Tracy Mulderig has seen a lot in the past two years as the UM System Board of Curators’ student representative. From February 2014 to February 2016, she was...

House of Cards remains the king of the binge-watch

Jack Howland • March 22, 2016

**Warning: this article contains spoilers.** It turns out there may be a correlation between binge-watching and depression, according to a recent study from the [University of Texas](http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/02/04/383527370/does-binge-watching-make-us-depressed-good-question)....

Updated: MU cancels spring break trip to Brussels

Kyra Haas • March 22, 2016

MU students studying abroad in Brussels get on the metros every day and go to the airport almost every week, said Gareth Harding, director of the MU School of Journalism’s Brussels Program, in a Skype...