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CAPB welcomes fall season with annual Fall Bash

Katie Fisher • October 28, 2023

On Oct. 13, students and staff alike welcomed the fall season at the Campus Activities Programming Board’s annual Fall Bash.

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.

Proposed ordinance would make Columbia LGBTQ+ sanctuary city

Sophia Anderson • October 25, 2023

The Young Democratic Socialists of America call upon city officials to pass an ordinance that would guarantee protections for LGBTQ+ community members and their families.

MU opens new research center for humanities students

Brianne Temper • October 20, 2023

“We support and promote research in the humanities, [and] we foster collaboration across the humanities, arts and sciences at this institution.”

Student organizations hold panel to discuss accessibility

Fletcher Mantooth • October 5, 2023

MU student organizations hold panel to discuss the improvement of disability accommodation practices within their organizations and the university as a whole.

MSA expresses opposition to MU Health Care’s restriction of gender-affirming care for minors

Bella Parrelli • September 20, 2023

The Missouri Students Association passed Bill 63-04 to publicly oppose MU Health Care’s complete restriction of gender-affirming care for minors in recent meeting.

Women In Media has first meeting of the 2023-24 school year

Bella Parrelli • September 19, 2023

The Women In Media organization at MU opened up membership for incoming students and welcomed returning members.

MU warns students of potential data breach to administrative software

Sam Barrett • August 19, 2023

The University of Missouri warns about the possibility of students’ personal data being compromised amidst the data breach of administrative software.

MU honors race-based scholarships awarded before affirmative action strike-down

Sophia Anderson • July 2, 2023

Supreme Court’s decision to end affirmative action admissions will impact the class of 2028 and beyond

Mizzou Market reopens in Student Center following closure of Hitt Street location

Paige Gerling • April 4, 2023

The Mizzou Market Hitt Street location closed on March 24 to accommodate an ongoing Student Health Center transition into Pershing Hall. The Mizzou Market - Central location in the student center reopened on March 27.

Bill Stackman announces move to Harvard

Sam Barrett and Zoe Homan • March 14, 2023

The MU Dean of Students and Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs will leave in July to take over as Dean of Students at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

Honoring Black History Month: The beginnings of Black history at MU

Anna Colletto and Jacob Richey • February 1, 2023

February marks the start of Black History Month, a national tradition tracing back to 1926. Read about the first moments in Black history at MU, from the struggle to desegregate MU to the first Black member of the Board of Curators.