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Period @ Mizzou advocates for menstruation justice at rally

Anna Cowden, Joy Mazur • October 23, 2019

Period @ Mizzou wants to change the stigma surrounding menstruation. So, along with 55 other national chapters, it hosted a rally at Speakers Circle for the first National Period Day on Oct. 19. Approximately...

Planned Parenthood Advocates of Mizzou push for more comprehensive reproductive healthcare

Elise Diesfeld • October 23, 2019

Planned Parenthood Advocates of Mizzou furthers their efforts in providing equal access to reproductive healthcare and family planning by petitioning for MU to provide free emergency contraceptives at...

University faculty, students clean up waste after homecoming

Austin Woods • October 22, 2019

While MU students and other Columbia community members were still reveling over the Tigers’ homecoming victory the day after the game, landscape services and independent contractors were occupied with...

Hispanic community members reflect on their origins

Austin Woods • October 22, 2019

Sept. 15 marked the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month in the U.S. As Oct. 15 approached, Hispanic students and faculty reflected on their heritage and what it means to them. Miguel Ayllon, director...

Mizzou Democrats, Mizzou College Republicans hold joint meeting over gun reform after September shootings

Lukas Parrish • October 22, 2019

Shots fired. Radio silence. Sirens. That was a pattern known all too well by the Columbia Police Department in September. Columbia saw six shootings last month, including five in the span of eight days....

3D tyrannosaurus rex skull model brings unexpected results

Wicker Perlis • October 22, 2019

One of the great mysteries in the fields of paleontology and anatomy may have been solved by an MU team that created a 3D model for the skull of a tyrannosaurus rex. These scientists and researchers had...

College of Business student project aims to better prepare businesses displaced by disasters

Alex Fulton • October 22, 2019

“What was the recovery process like?” junior Natalee Fitzgerald asks the woman over the phone. “There’s no recovering,” Lakaisha Sutherland, owner of Joy & Gladness Children Academy responds....

Coming Out Week fosters atmosphere of pride, allyship

Maddie Schuck • October 22, 2019

For many, college is a time of self-expression and an opportunity for exposure to diversity. Coming Out Week celebrates both of these experiences and more through a series of events and programs held across...

MU students make movies in one week with Campus Movie Fest

Abby Proffer • October 22, 2019

Casual movie buffs and film students alike competed to make an award-winning picture in the Campus Movie Fest from Oct. 16 to Oct. 22. The 2019-2020 Campus Movie Fest tour expects to visit 50 universities...

Organizations emphasize cultural mindfulness during Halloween season

Elise Diesfeld • October 21, 2019

The Asian American Association hosted its monthly general body meeting Thursday, Oct. 10 in collaboration with Four Directions to discuss the difference between cultural appropriation and cultural appreciation. The...

Four Directions advocates for indigenous voices in climate justice movement

Izzy Colón • October 20, 2019

Four Directions is an MU student organization that has been dedicated to advocating for Native American and indigenous students’ concerns on campus and throughout the community since the 1980s. Four...

MU graduate student wins Inclusive Excellence award

Caitlin Danborn • October 20, 2019

For Melina Constantine Miseo, a sociology class changed the way they look at the world. Miseo, this year’s recipient of the MU Inclusive Excellence and Engagement Individual Award, is now pursuing their...