Mizzou Black Women’s Initiative began its Building our Successful Sisterhood week last night with a presentation on the principles of professionalism. Ramona Tumblin-Rucker, a petroleum engineer now...

**1. Columbia police track suspected arsonist in Blue Acres fire** The Columbia Police Department is investigating an act of arson that occured early Thursday morning. The fire started around 4:40 a.m....

MU provided students with an opportunity to enter the world of whodunit motives and absurdly dressed guests with a 1950s-inspired murder mystery event. The Student Union Programming Board hosted the event...

Normally, a few songs is enough to put someone in the proper mindset. But with the amount of homework that’s sure to be piling up (it’s test season… woo!), five albums might be just enough time to...

Derrick Washington, former MU tailback, was convicted of deviant sexual assault Wednesday evening after a two-day trial. Washington began to cry shortly after the verdict was read and continued to cry...

Are the upcoming exams making your stress levels skyrocket? Study sessions just not cutting it anymore? Is your fifth cup of coffee today not keeping you as focused as it used to? It’s time to kick your...

Faculty Council received updates on performance funding initiatives that the state of Missouri is looking to implement in the coming years, it announced at its Thursday meeting. The council also approved...

Sometimes, what you've been searching for has been with you all along. Musically gifted brothers Oliver and Chris Wood learned that lesson the hard way. The brothers' band, The Wood Brothers, has been...

Since 1921, millions of girls and some boys have dreamed of becoming Miss America — little did I know so did comedian Amy Poehler. Racing on stage as the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series category...

A little more than a week after officially announcing his campaign, Missouri Students Association presidential candidate Xavier Billingsley presented his platform to the Legion of Black Collegians during...

In a recent Huffington Post [column](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-selingo/colleges-jobs-plan_b_962681.html), Jeff Selingo, editorial director of The Chronicle of Higher Education, argued that although...