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State funding shortfall prompts budget reallocations

Covey Eonyak Son • July 3, 2014

Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin announced Thursday that departments across campus will need to give funds back to the central MU budget, in an effort to cover a $3.8 million state funding shortfall. MU’s...

Junior uses Etsy to sell handmade canvases

Ellie Papadakis • July 2, 2014

Junior Kim Ehrhard may be studying pharmacy at MU, but she spends her free time exploring a more creative outlet. Ehrhard paints canvases. She paints everything from John Mayer and NEEDTOBREATHE lyrics,...

Title IX coordinator becomes full-time position

Maddie Foster • June 24, 2014

Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin recently announced that he will make the Title IX coordinator — the officer responsible for handling student and employee complaints regarding sexual discrimination, harassment...

New assistant vice provost appointed

Daniela Vidal • June 24, 2014

Navigating through the store to find school supplies excited DeAngela Burns-Wallace, but when she navigated through Stanford University as a first generation college student, she needed a different set...

The British are coming –– this time, with feeling.

Jessica Luu • June 21, 2014

This summer, yet another British pop artist is crossing the pond: Sam Smith, whose debut album, “In the Lonely Hour,” is making waves in America. Twenty-two year old Smith had his first big feature...

Lana Del Rey sings about sex, love and self-destruction in her latest full-length album.

Claudia Guthrie • June 21, 2014

Turn on the radio and you’ll be bombarded with a never-ending stream of synthesized pop music — Iggy Azalea, Ariana Grande and Jason Derulo, just to name a few. These artists are happy, they pump you...

The Downtown Fiction returns (in a cool punk way)

Angie Andera • June 21, 2014

Some music is just meant to be played cruising down the highway with the windows down in the summertime. The Downtown Fiction's youthful and lively music is no exception. The pop-punk band from Virginia...

The Black Keys ‘Turn’ toward synth-y, shiny electro-blues

Michael Weinstein • June 21, 2014

The title of The Black Keys’ eighth studio album, “Turn Blue,” is a double entendre. Lead singer Dan Auerbach meanders on about his relationship issues throughout the album, but “Turn Blue” also...

UM System hires a new chief financial officer

Covey Eonyak Son • June 20, 2014

UM System president Tim Wolfe announced Friday that a new chief financial officer will be hired at the system level to permanently fill the vacancy created when former vice president of finance Nikki Krawitz...

Loftin provides strategic plan updates to UM Curators

Covey Eonyak Son • June 20, 2014

Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin presented the key points of MU’s Strategic Operating Plan to the UM System Board of Curators at the Friday meeting during the board’s annual June session at MU. MUSOP’s...

UM System Curators approve amendment to non-discrimination policy, fiscal year 2015 budget

Covey Eonyak Son • June 19, 2014

The UM System Board of Curators convened at MU for its annual June session to discuss a variety of topics such as the system’s non-discrimination policy, operating budget and campus projects. ####Reconsidering...

Engineering dean steps down after 20 years

Clarissa Buch • June 19, 2014

College of Engineering dean James Thompson announced he would step down from his position on Sept. 1. Thompson was appointed as dean in 1994, and according to to Interim Provost Ken Dean, he leaves a...