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LGBTQ history event showcases LGBTQ history at MU

Caitlin Danborn November 3, 2019

MU’s LGBTQ Resource Center held a self-guided tour of LGBTQ history at MU on Oct. 28 in Memorial Union. The annual event featured archives from the LGBTQ Resource Center detailing various aspects of...

Former CIA agent convicted under Espionage Act visits MU

Anna Cowden November 3, 2019

Jeffrey Sterling, a former CIA agent and one of the only black agents to serve for the agency, spoke at Smith Forum at Reynolds Journalism Institute Tuesday. Sterling discussed his recent memoir, “Unwanted...

Novak Leadership Speaker Series highlights Engagement Week

Wicker Perlis November 3, 2019

For many, the highlight of Engagement Week was the Novak Leadership Speaker Series, where Stephen M. R. Covey expressed the importance of leading with trust. Covey’s presentation was part of the UM...

Social justice committee of MSA advocates minority student interests at MU

Social justice committee of MSA advocates minority student interests at MU

Izzy Colón November 3, 2019

The social justice committee is one of five committees that propose and work to pass legislation for the Missouri Student Association. According to Mark Bremer, chair of the Senate Social Justice Committee,...

The Cambio Center hosts forum on Hispanic and Latinx identity

Izzy Colón November 3, 2019

The Cambio Center hosted a forum discussion on Hispanic and Latinx identity on Oct. 24. The event was open to all MU students, where they could receive citizenship credit for attending. The Cambio Center...

$1.2 million federal grant expands internship program, allows doctoral students to fight opioid crisis head-on

$1.2 million federal grant expands internship program, allows doctoral students to fight opioid crisis head-on

Lauren Hines November 2, 2019

A $1.2 million federal grant was given to the MU Department of Health Psychology to help expand the department’s program that trains interns to fight against the opioid epidemic in rural Missouri. “This...

What I learned during a fellowship about fake news and disinformation

October 31, 2019

When I was presented with the opportunity last fall to apply for a week-long fellowship with American and German students about disinformation and how to combat it, I knew I had to apply. In May 2018...

Five horror flicks to check out this spooky szn

Five horror flicks to check out this spooky szn

Joe Cross October 31, 2019

There’s nothing quite like watching a horror movie right as fall approaches. Leaves begin to change color, the sun goes down earlier and “directed by John Carpenter” becomes the most beautiful phrase...

Malfunctioning fire alarms in Brooks Residence Hall cause evacuations during the night

Jessica Fitzgerald October 31, 2019

For the Environmental Health & Safety department, fire safety is a priority. According to the EHS website, each residence hall is equipped with fire extinguishers, fire doors, fire sprinklers, and heat...

MU School of Social Work assistant professor highlights how universities could help human trafficking problem

Joy Mazur October 31, 2019

Human trafficking persists throughout the U.S., according to Kathleen Preble. Students piled into the Women’s Center on Oct. 9 to listen to her lecture. Preble, an assistant professor at the MU School...

Annual pink photo day raises breast cancer awareness

Adele Du October 31, 2019

It is the thirteenth consecutive year since Bill Horner, teaching professor and director of undergraduate studies at the MU department of political science, first started coordinating the cancer awareness...

EDITORIAL: Missouri should follow Columbia’s example and ban conversion therapy

October 30, 2019

On Oct. 7, Columbia’s City Council voted to ban conversion therapy for LGBTQ minors. Conversion therapy is a practice that claims to change one’s sexuality or gender identity to fit the mainstream....