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‘More For Mizzou’ slate wins MSA presidential election

Ben Scott March 11, 2020

The “More For Mizzou” slate won the Missouri Students Association presidential election. Presidential candidate Anthony Tretter and vice presidential candidate Kara Hjerstedt ran under the “More...

BREAKING: MU moves classes online amid COVID-19 fears

Ben Scott March 11, 2020

MU classes will be remotely held for the remaining time prior to spring break due to COVID-19’s nationwide spread. However, there are no currently known cases of COVID-19 on MU’s campus. “In-person...

COVID-19 outbreak forces study abroad students home

COVID-19 outbreak forces study abroad students home

Alex Espinda March 11, 2020

With the latest novel coronavirus scare, the Italy study abroad program at MU and colleges across the U.S. were canceled due to concern of the virus spreading to the students abroad. Recently, the Centers...

Two MU students to screen their films at Cannes Film Festival in May

Two MU students to screen their films at Cannes Film Festival in May

Jessica Fitzgerald March 10, 2020

Junior Roxanne Wan and senior Fanxi Sun have been given the opportunity to showcase their films in May at the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France. Both films were selected by jurors, and this festival...

Documentary ‘Crestone’ explores the nuances of a handful of Colorado Soundcloud artists

Documentary ‘Crestone’ explores the nuances of a handful of Colorado Soundcloud artists

Billie Huang March 8, 2020

On Friday night, I had the pleasure of viewing my first True/False Film Fest film of 2020, “Crestone.” It was one of the better films I’ve seen in my four years of attending True/False. I’ve never...

Pepe the Frog is finally saved by ‘Feels Good Man’

Pepe the Frog is finally saved by ‘Feels Good Man’

Chloe Konrad March 8, 2020

If you think Pepe the Frog is just an internet meme, well, you’ve got quite the story ahead. In 2005, artist Matt Furie wrote a simple comic strip called “Boy’s Club” and scanned it into Myspace....

‘The Mole Agent’ harmonizes comedy, sadness

‘The Mole Agent’ harmonizes comedy, sadness

Anna Watson March 7, 2020

Detective Rómulo Aitken posted an ad in a Chilean newspaper. It read: “Man needed. Between the ages of 80 and 90 years.” And thus, his recruiting process for a spy began. In the new spy documentary...

The comical documentary ‘Dick Johnson is Dead’ highlights death in untraditional ways

The comical documentary ‘Dick Johnson is Dead’ highlights death in untraditional ways

Petra Rivera March 7, 2020

On the early Friday morning of March 6, people eagerly lined the alley by the Blue Note hoping to get a ticket to one of the biggest documentaries of the True/False Film Fest. The Netflix original film...

‘The Metamorphosis of Birds’ is heartbreaking in the best way possible

‘The Metamorphosis of Birds’ is heartbreaking in the best way possible

Anna Kochman March 6, 2020

The True/False Film Fest has taken hold of Columbia once again and so have its award-winning documentary films. These films are being screened all over vibrant, bustling downtown CoMo, along with stunning...

Alumni Association Student Board reveals recipients of Mizzou 18, Mizzou ‘39 awards

Alumni Association Student Board reveals recipients of Mizzou 18, Mizzou ‘39 awards

Maggie Trovato March 6, 2020

Recipients of the Mizzou Alumni Association’s Mizzou 18 and Mizzou ‘39 awards were revealed at an evening ceremony at Traditions Plaza on Tuesday. Recipients lined the stage and were recognized for...

Netflix docuseries ‘Babies’ features MU Department of Anthropology professor

Netflix docuseries ‘Babies’ features MU Department of Anthropology professor

Wicker Perlis March 5, 2020

The recently released Netflix documentary series “Babies” featured a familiar face to those in the MU Department of Anthropology — professor Libby Cowgill. The series, which launched on the streaming...

MU College of Veterinary Medicine research discovers harmful effects of alternative chemicals in plastics

Jessica Fitzgerald March 4, 2020

A recent discovery by Cheryl Rosenfeld of the College of Veterinary Medicine shows that BPA-free plastic is just as toxic as plastic with chemical alternatives in them. One of these chemical alternatives...