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Autism Awareness Month closes with second annual charity walk

Elyse Luecke • April 25, 2019

The Autism Speaks chapter at MU and the MU Thompson Center for Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders have collaborated to raise awareness for autism and its complexities in honor of Autism Awareness Month. The...

MSA holds special election, inaugurates new presidential administration

Ben Scott • April 16, 2019

The Missouri Students Association is holding a special election for a constitutional amendment that would alter the senate’s current seating allocation by splitting academic seats from colleges and university-wide...

Resolution roundup: Full senate passes virtual student ID resolution, weighs emergency contraceptive support

Ethan Brown • April 16, 2019

The Missouri Students Association senate passed a resolution during its April 2 full senate session that supports digitizing student IDs at MU. The resolution, Senate Bill 58-27, follows the introduction...

Julia Wopata reflects on her year as MSA president

Shelby Matthews • April 10, 2019

Julia Wopata is proud of what her administration has accomplished during her term as Missouri Students Association’s president. Wopata said a significant part of her platform when she ran for office...

MU Pride Month to feature events from ‘Queer Eye’ star, on-campus groups

Jasmine Lopez • April 10, 2019

Sean Olmstead, coordinator of the MU LGBTQ Resource Center believes that student organizations collaborating with the center have a lot in store for students this April to celebrate Pride at MU. Olmstead...

New Greek life policies will require GPA baseline for new housing guidelines

Ben Scott • April 10, 2019

MU announced Greek life policy changes to address issues including hazing concerns, freshman housing guidelines and diversity inclusion efforts. The MU Fraternity & Sorority Advisory Board released the...

Solomon Davis reacts to MSA presidential election results

Ben Scott • April 3, 2019

Solomon Davis, chair of the Missouri Students Association external affairs committee, was shocked. After a strenuous campaign for the MSA presidential seat, he described losing the election as disheartening. “It...

Sutterer and O’Brien’s first initiative will be getting NARCAN on campus

Shelby Matthews • April 3, 2019

First on the list for newly elected Missouri Students Association president and vice president is getting naloxone on MU’s campus. Jen Sutterer and Mary O’Brien campaigned on getting the overdose...

Worley Street Roundtable dedicated to supporting students harmed by biases in Columbia Public Schools

Claire Wilkins • April 3, 2019

Adrian Clifton noticed something different when her son started attending kindergarten. Back-to-back trips to the principal’s office and buddy room became a common occurrence. Clifton, as a mother of...

MU Women’s Center 23rd annual Women’s Poetry Night creates space for openness, vulnerability

Elyse Luecke • March 21, 2019

The 23rd annual Women’s Poetry Night welcomed amateur and experienced poets from MU and the Columbia area in honor of Women’s History Month. The event aimed to provide women an outlet to express their...

Senate speaker Jacob Addington re-elected for a second term

Zainie Qureshi • March 21, 2019

Jacob Addington was re-elected to his position of Missouri Students Association senate speaker March 12. This will be Addington’s second term as Senate Speaker, his first term starting in April 2018. “The...

Alexia Donovan, Cory Johnson share goals for RHA presidential term

Jasmine Lopez • March 15, 2019

Alexia Donovan and Cory Johnson are the only people running for Residence Halls Association president and vice president. But they aren't taking that for granted. Donovan and Johnson are focusing efforts...