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The Schwag is bringing good vibes to CoMo

Corin Cesaric • August 29, 2015

The Schwag has been together for 24 years and has played over 3,000 shows, so there is no doubt that CoMo has a well-experienced band coming their way and plenty of good vibes as well. The Schwag is a...

MU Administrators haven’t reviewed graduate satisfaction data in 12 years

Brian Consiglio • August 28, 2015

Faculty Council met Thursday to discuss issues surrounding graduate student health insurance. Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin, Vice Provost Garnett Stokes and Leona Rubin, Associate Vice Chancellor for Graduate...

Journalism students question safety after on-air shooting

Allyson Sherwin • August 28, 2015

MU journalism students questioned their safety Wednesday morning after two WDBJ7 journalists were shot dead this morning on live television. Former WDBJ employee Vester Flanagan was the primary suspect....

Breaking Grad: Part 1

Michael Cali • August 27, 2015

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Graduate walkout only the beginning

Quinn Malloy • August 27, 2015

Eric O. Scott, a third-year doctoral student in English, couldn’t contain himself. It would be another 27 minutes until the smattering of red shirts between and around the Columns would swell into an...

MU reaches largest total enrollment in school history

Taylor Blatchford • August 27, 2015

Undocumented immigrants facing tuition hike

Bryanna Leach • August 26, 2015

Two MU students are facing a tuition increase of nearly $15,000 this year after a small word change in a Missouri budget bill. The students, who are undocumented immigrants living in Missouri, will be...

No sleep till cookies

Emily Brehe • August 26, 2015

College is the most miserable time of your life. Whether it be weed-out courses, roommate problems or juggling a part-time job on top of a full course load, you are probably about to rip your hair out...

Growing income inequality reveals racial divide

Tessa Weinberg • August 26, 2015

A driving force behind City Manager Mike Matthes’ proposed 2015-16 fiscal year budget is income inequality here in Columbia, he recently expressed. Matthes said a growing disparity between racial groups...

Syllabus week = major jam sesh

Micki Wagner • August 26, 2015

Dust off your backpacks and break back into your Blackboard accounts; it’s syllabus week again. Not only does this mean there will be some periods of boredom, there will be some moments of stress, too....

The Midnight Barbecue welcomes new students with food, music

Peter Baugh • August 26, 2015

Hoss’s Market & Rotisserie prepared 275 pounds of pulled pork and 275 pounds of brisket. Monster brought 1,920 cans of energy drinks. Insomnia Cookies baked 5,000 cookies. Jimmy John’s made nearly...

USA drama ‘Suits’ digs into characters, explores inner conflicts

Gabriela Velasquez • August 26, 2015

Hello, friends. I’m Gabriela, your new television columnist! Now, I’m a very talkative person — hence my fitting nickname of Gabby — so I’ll be treating this column as a constructive conversation...