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MU briefly consults Columbia/Boone County Health Department for COVID-19 dashboard before release

September 9, 2020

Prior to releasing its COVID-19 data dashboard Aug. 24, MU sought approval from the Columbia/Boone County Department of Health and Human Services. MU provided the health department with only a mock-up...

Boone County COVID-19 data shows 44.6% countywide test positivity rate, 60.4% rate among 18-22 age group

Emmet Jamieson • September 8, 2020

Boone County had a COVID-19 test positivity rate of 44.6% and a 60.4% rate among 18 to 22-year-olds from Aug. 21 to Aug. 27, said Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services Assistant Director...

Online school causes students to find new ways to express themselves

Chloe Konrad • September 6, 2020

If you’ve ever seen a tour group around campus before, you might have spotted a few of them looking more at the surrounding students than listening to their tour guide. There are a lot of big questions...

REVIEW: “Words on Bathroom Walls” tackles schizophrenia with authenticity

Elise Mulligan • September 6, 2020

A PG-13 drama film about a teenager with schizophrenia’s love story sounds like a recipe for a tone-deaf disaster. “Words on Bathroom Walls,” however, presents that eccentric story with care and...

REVIEW: The Killers hit stride with sixth successful album

Anna Kochman • September 6, 2020

The Killers’ sixth studio album, “Imploding the Mirage,” opens on a soundscape of ghostly echoes. It doesn’t feel like its familiar 2000s rock until the first track explodes into an earworm of...

Dashboard: COVID-19 at MU

Jacob LaGesse • September 5, 2020

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Drinkwitz’s in-state focus creates strong 2021 recruiting class

Mason Arneson • September 5, 2020

Since he became the Tigers’ head football coach this past December, Eli Drinkwitz has not kept his recruiting strategy under wraps: The state of Missouri is his No. 1 priority. “We have to recruit...

Student march brings unity to campus

September 4, 2020

The newly formed Mizzou Black Student Athlete Association (BSAA) led a peaceful march from Jesse Hall to Faurot Field on Wednesday to speak out against systemic racism and police brutality in America. Dressed...

The Ultimate List of Autumn Movies to put you in the Spooky Spirit

Petra Rivera • September 4, 2020

September is finally here and you know what that means: fall is right around the corner. Even though Columbia is still very sunny and humid, that is not going to stop me from completely indulging myself...

Lady Gaga took the VMA’s by storm, while wearing a mask, of course

Taten Janes • September 3, 2020

On the night of arguably music’s biggest night, the MTV Video Music Awards, Lady Gaga came to stun, perform, win and advocate. Lady Gaga was never seen without a mask, made plenty of statements about...

UPDATED: Hundreds of MU students march in solidarity with Mizzou Black Student Athlete Association

Lily Dozier • September 3, 2020

On Wednesday evening at 6 p.m., hundreds of MU students gathered at the Columns to march with the Mizzou Black Student Athlete Association (BSAA). The organization hosted the march with the goal to “promote...

UM spokesperson says Show Me Renewal effectively addresses the pandemic, some students not so sure

Emmet Jamieson • September 2, 2020

The Show Me Renewal Plan, MU’s outline for its response to COVID-19, is “very complete” and “flexible enough to change,” UM Director of Media Relations Christian Basi said. However, some students...