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MU celebrates, honors Veterans with Veterans Week events

MU celebrates, honors Veterans with Veterans Week events

Lucy Caile November 17, 2019

As students, faculty and visitors walk under Memorial Student Union’s bell tower, they speak in hushed tones and remove their hats and hoods to pay respect to those whose names scatter the insides of...

MU Law takes lead on paper-waste reduction

Wicker Perlis November 15, 2019

Facing an ever-growing onslaught of papers and fliers, the faculty of MU’s School of Law decided to lead the way in a nationwide effort to reduce waste. Professor S.I. Strong, of the MU School of Law,...

QT Prom allows students to have a place to be themselves

Catherine Polo November 15, 2019

As the lights in Memorial Student Union faded from bright pink to orange, students attending the QT Prom tossed around balloons and danced through the night. The event had many free pins and stickers for...

Professor and director of research receives $1.8 million federal grant

Jessica Fitzgerald November 14, 2019

A faculty member of the MU School of Medicine was recently awarded a federal grant to study how alcohol is involved in insomnia and other health issues. Professor and director of research Mahesh Thakkar,...

‘Queer Eye: We’re in Japan!’ transports viewers across world

‘Queer Eye: We’re in Japan!’ transports viewers across world

Anna Kochman November 13, 2019

The emotion and power of Netflix’s “Queer Eye” aren’t lost in translation in its most recent feature season, “Queer Eye: We’re in Japan!” The four-episode spinoff of the Netflix original...

Boone County Clerk’s office increases awareness on election day

Boone County Clerk’s office increases awareness on election day

Izzy Colón November 12, 2019

Residents of the City of Hallsville and the New Franklin R-1School District voted on ballot measures in Boone County on election day Nov. 5. According to the unofficial results, the New Franklin R-1 School...

Drug reform activist says how drug policy impacts African Americans

Drug reform activist says how drug policy impacts African Americans

Wesley Ward November 12, 2019

MU’s chapter of Students for Sensible Drug Policy invited drug reform activist Eric Sterling on Nov. 6 to share his experiences in the war on drugs, incarceration rates and the recent shift in perspective...

School-to-prison pipeline panelists explore methods of discipline for students

Lukas Parrish November 12, 2019

A group of MU students held a panel about the school-to-prison pipeline, relating the pipeline to Columbia Public Schools on Nov. 4. The panel consisted of Peter Stiepleman, Columbia Public Schools Superintendent,...

MSA town hall addresses Mizzou Athletics tweet, student representation on campus

MSA town hall addresses Mizzou Athletics tweet, student representation on campus

Ben Scott November 12, 2019

Students attending Missouri Student Association’s town hall voiced their concerns with specific issues happening in the MU community, like the Mizzou Athletics tweet, The Crossing’s transphobic sermon...

Freedom through fashion: IJM holds pop-up thrift sale

Freedom through fashion: IJM holds pop-up thrift sale

Maddie Schuck November 12, 2019

Across the globe, an estimated 40 million people are enslaved, according to the International Justice Mission, yet much of the public remains unaware of modern slavery. The organization and its collegiate...

Hackathon brings the spirit of Silicon Valley to MU

Hackathon brings the spirit of Silicon Valley to MU

George Frey November 12, 2019

With the abundant growth of the tech industry, computer science has become a sought-after field in the world of science and engineering. In fact, the projected job growth in the tech industry from 2016...

MU researchers continue to retrain immune system to fight cancer after receiving a $3.7 million grant

Lauren Hines November 11, 2019

Researchers are striving to develop a new technique of immunotherapy that retrains the immune system to fight cancer. This would serve as an alternative to more conventional approaches like radiotherapy...