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Change.org petition to remove Wolfe from office has over 700 signatures

Taylor Blatchford • November 4, 2015

A [petition on change.org](https://www.change.org/p/university-of-missouri-system-board-of-curators-president-tim-wolfe-govenor-of-missouri-jay-nixon-jeremiah-nixon-removal-of-the-university-of-missouri-system-president-tim-wolfe-from-office)...

Loftin responds to student’s hunger strike

Taylor Blatchford • November 4, 2015

Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin expressed his support for graduate student Jonathan Butler’s [hunger strike](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2015/11/2/graduate-student-jonathan-butler-declares-hunger-s/)...

SCCA covers Speakers Circle with hashtags in support of the hunger strike

Tessa Weinberg • November 4, 2015

The seriousness and urgency of graduate student Jonathan Butler’s hunger strike continues to increase as he has now signed a “do not resuscitate” order, according to a member of MU Student Coalition...

STORIFY: Students demand Wolfe’s resignation

Elizabeth Loutfi • November 3, 2015

Under #ConcernedStudent1950 and #MizzouHungerStrike, graduate student Jonathan Butler announced a hunger strike: _"I will be embarking on an indefinite hunger strike in opposition to having Tim Wolfe...

Students camp out in support of #MizzouHungerStrike

Thomas Oide • November 3, 2015

It has been more than 24 hours since graduate student Jonathan Butler announced and began his hunger strike, calling for UM System President Tim Wolfe’s resignation. Since then, his decision has garnered...

Concerned Student 1950 and others plan to boycott Student Center

Thomas Oide • November 3, 2015

After calling a meeting Tuesday night among members of the campus community, the student group Concerned Student 1950 has planned a boycott of all food services and the purchasing of any MU apparel at...

Graduate student Jonathan Butler declares hunger strike

Thomas Oide • November 2, 2015

Graduate student Jonathan Butler has led protests in Speakers Circle and through the Student Center. He has used social media to draw attention to campus racism. When those efforts failed to elicit a reaction...

Discussion surrounding Jefferson statue a plus for people petitioning

October 28, 2015

The statue of Thomas Jefferson sits on a bench just outside the Residence on the Quad, gazing at out at the quad he inspired. As one of the writers of the Declaration of Independence, he fittingly has...

MU Coalition of Graduate Workers in the process of unionizing

Emily O’Connor • October 28, 2015

The Coalition of Graduate Workers, a branch of the Forum on Graduate Rights, is in the process of unionization after affiliating with the Missouri National Education Association and the National Education...

Bow untied: Rumors rampant around Curators’ special meeting

Hailey Stolze • October 21, 2015

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“I Stand With Loftin” hashtag surfaces, rallies behind Bowtieger

Paige Lalain • October 21, 2015

The UM System Board of Curators met Wednesday for four hours. The reason behind the meeting is up for speculation. A tweet from a state representative indicated the Curators might’ve been discussing...

SCCA creates community, change

Thomas Oide • October 20, 2015

Last spring, Reuben Faloughi realized that there wasn’t a space for students to come together and work to create a more inclusive campus. So Faloughi created that space by starting the Student Coalition...