Deep within the [State Historical Society](http://shs.umsystem.edu/index.shtml) archives rest several original songs written by civil rights activist John Handcox. Handcox was a tenant farmer and union...

Payton Head is a junior. He is a political science and international studies double major. He is from the south side of Chicago. He is a queer black man. He is a National Association for the Advancement...

Junior Brenda Smith-Lezama always joked about running for Missouri Students Association office with Payton Head, but never imagined it would come to fruition. Head and Smith-Lezama, now both juniors,...

Candice Walker looked up, teary-eyed, with a warm smile spread across her face as she spoke about her son, junior Payton Head, the newly inaugurated president of the Missouri Students Association. “Payton...

Civil rights activist Myrlie Evers-Williams said she has been thinking about a night in 1962 every day since. That night was when her home was firebombed and shortly after, her husband, fellow civil rights...

After years of research, breakthroughs and developments, two MU researchers, Dr. Kattesh Katti and Dr. James Birchler, were recently announced as part of the 2014 class of fellows for the National Academy...

Many take the security of where they live for granted — not some of those who live in the East Campus area, however. After several burglaries and an assault on East Campus last fall, MU junior Sarah...

While costs of attending MU continue to rise, the state’s minimum wage remains stagnant, putting additional strain on students attempting to pay for college by working. Even if a Missouri resident student...

Residential Life is introducing the first ever gender-neutral housing option at MU. Director of Residential Life Frankie Minor said four gender-neutral suites will be available on the first floor of College...