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Senior Alexia Robinson to compete for Miss Missouri USA

Kennedy Ward • October 28, 2014

When most people think about pageants, they think of beauty, bikinis and high heels. Senior Alexia Robinson thinks differently. The biochemistry major and St. Louis native is competing for the 2015 Miss...

Alumna’s essay on depression goes viral

Emma Diltz • October 28, 2014

It was triggered by the loss of a black ballet flat. Like Cinderella, some people draw parallels between losing a shoe and finding true love, but for MU alumna Allison Pohle, losing a shoe and getting...

Graduate student explores family ‘Threads of Imperfection’

Hannah Black • October 28, 2014

Graduate student Shirley Boudreaux seeks to challenge the idea of perfection. In her exhibit “Threads of Imperfection,” Boudreaux examines how the pursuit of perfection within a family can ultimately...

Cold War Kids heat up

Zachary Helland • October 28, 2014

Cold War Kids, an indie rock band hailing from Long Beach, California, released their fifth full-length LP, “Hold My Home” on Oct. 21. Fans of the Kids will not be disappointed with the band’s newest...

Five-song playlist: An (updated) Halloween mix

Leah Thomas • October 28, 2014

Halloween is coming up, and while we all love classic songs like “Thriller” and the “Monster Mash,” everyone’s playlists could use some updating. So before we all do the “Time Warp” again,...

ICYMI: Four YouTube stars to fill your iPod

Ellie Papadakis • October 28, 2014

By now, it’s a well-known fact that pop stars like Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift got their respective starts on YouTube. However, there’s still quite a big musician community as well as musically...

Tigers for Hope fundraise for ‘Love Your Melon’ to fight childhood cancer

Waverly Colville • October 28, 2014

Love Your Melon College Ambassador Emilie Kempen stood in Speakers Circle on Oct. 22 to promote her team, Tigers for Hope. They passed out informational flyers and stickers to spread awareness of Love...

RHA chooses five working names for new residence hall

Rachel Pierret • October 28, 2014

Virginia Avenue South Housing is just the temporary name of the new residence hall opening on campus next fall, and it is up to the Residential Halls Association to come up with something a little more...

MSA suggests Tour Team swing through basement

George Roberson • October 28, 2014

The Missouri Students Association Senate passed a resolution last Wednesday encouraging MU Tour Team to include the basement of the MU Student Center in its prospective-student tours. The rationale behind...

MSA slates debate campus safety, advocacy, internal changes

Waverly Colville, George Roberson, Jack Waddell • October 28, 2014

The Missouri Students Association’s Board of Elections Commissioners hosted the first MSA presidential debate Monday night in The Shack. The three slates gave their opinions and described their platforms...

Scary good finds from CoMo’s vintage shops

Sharon Mai • October 28, 2014

Not quite feeling a costume store this year? We totally get it. Retail costume stores like Party City can be such a drain on your wallet. Luckily for you, dear reader, downtown CoMo abounds with vintage...

BEC hosts first MSA debate

Waverly Colville, George Roberson, Jack Waddell • October 27, 2014

The Missouri Students Association’s Board of Elections Commissioners hosted the first MSA presidential debate Monday night in The Shack. The three slates gave their opinions and described their platforms...