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UFWH Summit to be held at MU to discuss hunger solutions

Madison Plaster • February 24, 2016

About one in nine people do not have enough food to eat, [according to the United Nations World Food Programme.](https://www.wfp.org/hunger/stats) The WFP also reported that almost 45 percent of child...

STORIFY: Twitter responds to Concerned Student 1950’s demands

Katie Rosso • February 24, 2016

Concerned Student 1950 emphasized in November that they would continue to work to have their demands met, despite successfully toppling former UM System President Tim Wolfe. This morning, they reissued...

♫ Hoodie Allen: ‘Missouri you’re my family’ ♫

Jordan Kodner, Jennifer Levin • February 24, 2016

Hoodie Allen came out on stage to a roar of excitement as he was about to perform to a sold out crowd on a Monday night here in Columbia. The Columbia show, which was halfway through his Happy Camper Tour,...

Man arrested in connection with MU Yik Yak threats to go to trial

Hailey Stolze • February 24, 2016

After allegedly posting on Yik Yak that he was going to “shoot every black person” he saw, 19-year-old Hunter Park was scheduled for trial yesterday. On Nov. 11, MU Police Department arrested Park...

Body Monologues aims to spread body positivity on MU’s campus

Alycia Washington • February 24, 2016

As a freshman at MU, junior Clarissa Hughes consistently heard warnings and stories about the threat of gaining the infamous “Mizzou 22,” a reference to gaining 22 pounds. “The first thing I learned...

Residence Halls Association to allow another slate to enter the presidential election

Lauren Wortman • February 23, 2016

The Residence Halls Association passed an act to allow another slate to enter the RHA presidential election during a special session of Congress on Feb. 22. RHA called the special session of Congress...

UM System faces $8 million in proposed cuts

Amos Chen • February 23, 2016

Missouri House of Representatives Budget Chairman Rep. Tom Flanigan, R-Carthage, proposed a budget for the 2017 year on Tuesday that would potentially cut $8 million in funding from the UM System and $402,059...

Proposed bill could diversify Board of Curators by profession

Nancy Coleman • February 23, 2016

A proposed bill in the Missouri House of Representatives that could tackle the issue of occupational diversity on the Board of Curators is one step closer to passing in the House after being referred to...

Bus ad helps to spread the word about Green Dot

Madison Plaster • February 23, 2016

The Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention Center is creating awareness about sexual assault prevention in a new way: They have a bus with Green Dot advertisements. An RSVP Center supervisor had...

Student Life seeks to implement Greek fee

Tess Vrbin • February 23, 2016

In the 19 years Director of Student Life Mark Lucas has worked in the department, he has struggled to find ways to support one of MU’s most active communities. Only two people, fraternity leadership...

Hoodie Allen’s loyalty to fans shows in his concert performance

Grant Sharples • February 23, 2016

As I made my way to The Blue Note to interview pop-rapper Hoodie Allen before his show last Monday, I saw countless fans already queued up for the show four hours before it started in relatively cold weather....

Mizzou Alternative Breaks celebrates 25th anniversary

Andrew Frein • February 23, 2016

The popular student organization Mizzou Alternative Breaks has grown tremendously since its beginning 25 years ago and now organizes over 100 service-based trips each year locally, nationally and abroad. “The...