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Feminist Student Union spreads female empowerment through Galentine’s Day celebration

Maddie Schuck • February 11, 2020

Galentine’s Day is an unofficial holiday, the origin of which many attribute to “Parks and Recreation” character Leslie Knope. In the 2010 episode named for the holiday, Knope goes out of her way...

International Humans of Mizzou: Domestic, international students share their study abroad experiences

Adele Du • February 11, 2020

####Xuezhao “Roxanne” Wan#### Roxanne Wan went to Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Australia in spring 2019. Originally from Dali, China, Wan is a senior studying digital storytelling. “Life...

MU campus brand representative program stretches deeper than promotion for members

Lucy Caile • February 11, 2020

A young girl sits with her mother in Atlanta, both with Coca-Cola bottles in their hands, smiles on their faces as they celebrate the child’s birthday. Today, Coke bottles define Alaina Vacante’s...

Politics of sororities questioned amid former member’s viral Twitter thread

Elise Diesfeld • February 11, 2020

_Read the full Twitter thread [here](https://twitter.com/pheromones/status/1136645182261252097)._ A stroll down Rollins Street past the student center and Strickland Hall will place you in the heart of...

Things I learned while watching ‘Cheer’ on Netflix

Chloe Konrad • February 11, 2020

Thousands and thousands of people around the world are flipping head-over-heels for the newest documentary series on Netflix this year: “Cheer.” The series follows head coach Monica Aldama and the...

Prime Minister of Jamaica visits MU, speaks on climate change in Caribbean

Sean Brynda • February 11, 2020

On Feb. 5, the MU Department of Black Studies was proud to host a Student Forum with Prime Minister of Jamaica Andrew Holness. His discussion with students took place in the Monsanto Auditorium of the...

What psychology can learn from film

Anna Watson • February 11, 2020

According to a Vox article, gaslighting was named by Oxford Dictionaries in 2018 as one of the most popular words. Today, the word is being employed as a phenomenon to call out several fabricating politicians...

St. Valentine-approved playlist for every situation

Chloe Konrad • February 10, 2020

Valentine’s Day is coming up, and whether you love it or hate it, you have to admit that the Hallmark holiday produces some pretty good music. Some of us, however, might need some help when it comes...

Spend Valentine’s Day with silver screen hits

Anna Kochman • February 10, 2020

Spending this Valentine’s Day in your dorm with a box of chocolates and no one to share it with? Here are a few all-time favorite romantic movies to occupy your night. The Gold Standard: “Love Actually,”...

Mizzou for Pete works to appeal to Democrat, Republican voters

Caitlin Danborn • February 10, 2020

Mizzou for Pete is collaborating with other campus organizations across the country and using virtual phone and text banks to organize for Pete Buttigieg in Columbia. MU junior Julia Gilman is the student...

Rise in vaping leads to calls for increased regulations

Wicker Perlis • February 9, 2020

Cigarette smoking rates are down in Missouri and nationwide, recent analysis shows, but the surge of vaping has presented an entirely new set of problems for those who seek to reduce nicotine use. Quote...

Shake it off with Taylor Swift in new Netflix documentary ‘Miss Americana’

Chloe Konrad • February 8, 2020

Taylor Swift. T-Swizzle. It’s really hard for me to not call her that any time I hear her name, and after watching Netflix’s new documentary about her, it’s hard for me to not call her an old friend....