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Columbia Ceasefire Coalition brings proclamation to city hall

Maya Dawson January 24, 2024
At the Jan. 16 Columbia City Council meeting, members of the Columbia Ceasefire Coalition, a group of student and local organizations, addressed the city council.
Jesse Hall in daylight.

MU exempts student journalists as mandated reporters

Scout Hudson January 17, 2024
The University of Missouri clarified its policy requiring all UM System employees to act as mandated reporters.
A cut out of a plane flies over a map of the United States with a trail of dotted lines behind it. The States are in various shades of green, as well as the background. The dotted line trail is exaggerated and full of many loops.

Skiplagging poses risks to travelers looking to save money on flights

Maya Dawson December 7, 2023
Skiplagging is a practice which takes advantage of cheaper layover flights to give passengers discounts.
Homecoming king and queen smiling, holding yellow flowers and standing on Faurot Field.

MU 2023 Homecoming Court 

November 19, 2023
Josie Johnson and Christian Hall are MU’s 2023 Homecoming queen and king, respectively. MU’s 2023 homecoming court took their walk onto Faurot Field alongside their escorts during halftime of the Missouri Tigers vs. South Carolina Gamecocks football game on Saturday, October 21. 
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Photo Story: Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine calls for ceasefire in Gaza

Hannah Henderson & Logan Morris November 7, 2023
Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine organized a protest and march to City Hall asking city officials to call for a ceasefire in Gaza

MU students will now use Uber vouchers instead of MO-X

Eric Hughes November 6, 2023
MU students with a parking pass will now receive two Uber vouchers per day that will take them to or from their designated parking lot, which began on Oct. 23.
A Thomas the Tank Engine themed float with “1st and Finest” written on the side.

Downtown parade celebrates MU’s 112th Homecoming

Joey Lane & Jacob Miklas October 28, 2023
MU hosted its annual homecoming parade on Saturday, Oct. 21. The parade acted as a launch into the weekend of homecoming festivities at MU.

Kappa Kappa Gamma and Alpha Gamma Sigma win MU Homecoming 

Vivi Hirschfield October 27, 2023
On Monday at 7 p.m. in Traditions Plaza, members of Fraternity and Sorority Life organizations gathered to hear the announcement of the winners of this year’s Homecoming competition.
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A timeline: 112 years of MU Homecoming

Annie Goldman & Genevieve Smith October 23, 2023

You’ve heard it time and time again — “Mizzou does Homecoming best.” The annual celebrations bring Columbia together in a black and gold frenzy of fanfare. Since MU’s first homecoming...

MU sets homecoming records in blood and food drives 

MU sets homecoming records in blood and food drives 

Sophia Anderson October 17, 2023
The 2023 homecoming season marked the highest blood and canned food donations in MU’s history.
A guide to homecoming week

A guide to homecoming week

Sophia Anderson and Sam Barrett October 15, 2023
MU’s homecoming celebrations begin this week, finishing off with the homecoming game this Saturday.
Jesse Hall stands in front of the Francis Quadrangle on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.

Congress members urge Mun Choi to allow race-based scholarships

Genevieve Smith October 9, 2023
Representatives Cori Bush and Emanuel Cleaver called on UM System President Mun Choi to reverse the decision to end race-based admissions and scholarships.