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International Welcome Party attracts diverse group of MU students

Alyssa Bessasparis • September 14, 2015

MU welcomed over 1,000 students, faculty and alumni at the annual International Welcome Party from 7 to 10 p.m. on Sept. 12. The event was sponsored by Mizzou After Dark, The Department of Student Life,...

MOVE covers Loufest: Day 1 recap

Corin Cesaric • September 13, 2015

When [LouFest 2015] (http://www.loufest.com/) kicked off Sept. 12 at Forest Park in St. Louis, it was the largest opening day for the music festival, with 25,000 attendees. The gates opened at 12 p.m.,...

Peace coalition wants ‘No More Victims’ of war

Hunter Bassler • September 12, 2015

Just 14 years ago, more than 3,000 victims lost their lives in 9/11, leaving a permanent mark on the nation. But for Mid-Missouri Peaceworks, the day is about much more than remembering the fallen. The...

Fall Fest welcomes new and returning students

Briahna Martin • September 11, 2015

Over 100 organizations gathered to welcome current, incoming and transfer students during the annual Fall Festival on Sept. 9 at the MU Student Recreation Complex. Fall Fest was hosted by the Gaines/Oldham...

Musicians, poets and dancers take a stance against rape culture at Rock Against Rape

Tristan Morris • September 11, 2015

The Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention Center hosted Rock Against Rape on Traditions Plaza after a three-year hiatus. Rock Against Rape is organized by the RSVP’s student organization STARS,...

Gov. Rick Perry drops out of presidential race

Bryanna Leach • September 11, 2015

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry was the first candidate to drop out of the 2016 presidential race. He announced the suspension of his campaign today to the Eagle Forum of St. Louis. The announcement came...

MU remembers 9/11 attacks

Katherine Knott • September 11, 2015

MU continued its tradition of hanging adorning the Columns with American Flags to mark the 14th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

RSVP Center hosts concert to stand up against sexual violence

Waverly Colville • September 10, 2015

“Make music, not violence!” is the proud slogan of Rock Against Rape, a concert where local bands and poets will unite against sexual violence in the MU community. The concert is hosted by the Relationship...

‘League of Denial’ authors speak at MU

Peter Baugh • September 10, 2015

Steve Fainaru and his brother Mark Fainaru-Wada had one goal going into their keynote speech for the Digital Health Storytelling Conference. They wanted to keep the audience in Jesse Hall awake. “That’s...

Graduate students express concerns at open forum

Peter Baugh • September 9, 2015

Health insurance. Child care. Student loans. Cockroaches in their houses. On Tuesday night, MU graduate students expressed a myriad of concerns. Administrators, journalists and numerous disgruntled students...

Stuff in a Box CEO talks entrepreneurial endeavors, Bentleys.

Lucille Sherman • September 8, 2015

To Jason Peiser, it’s never too early to be a CEO. In addition to his business management major and double minor in military science and entrepreneurship, Peiser is an Army ROTC cadet, president of...

Out with the old, in with the new: Shakespeare’s bringing past location into new development

Bryanna Leach • September 8, 2015

For the past 42 years, Shakespeare’s Pizza has been an icon in downtown Columbia. That tradition with continue at the corner of Ninth and Elm streets for the next 50. The plans for the new development...