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Safe Mizzou Week teaches students about campus safety

Riddhi Andurkar • September 26, 2019

Campus Activities Programming Board hosted Safe Mizzou Week last week and brought many events to educate students on personal safety. Events included the Personal Safety Fair, Fire Factor, Citizens’...

The rise of emotional support animals

Hannah Young • September 23, 2019

Emotional support animals are becoming more and more common, but there’s still stipulation on the effect they have. Junior Brooklyn Shumate has a dachshund named Gibson as her emotional support animal....

Esports team begins training in new facility, gearing up for inaugural season

Alex Fulton • September 18, 2019

Last December, MU made national headlines when it announced the formation of the university’s inaugural esports team, becoming the first institution in the SEC and the third Power Five school to do so. Twenty-one...

MU holds wreath laying ceremony to commemorate 18 years since Sept. 11 terrorist attacks

Lucy Caile • September 17, 2019

The bell in Switzler Hall rang 18 times over Francis Quadrangle on Wednesday to acknowledge the number of years that have passed since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in 2001. MU held the Patriot Day Wreath-laying...

New Bird policies might cost riders

Wicker Perlis • September 16, 2019

Any person using Bird scooters in Columbia recently found themselves met with a warning — they could face a $100 fine. These fines, implemented by Bird in cooperation with MU and the city of Columbia,...

University hosts mental health summit, encourages students to get help

Sean Brynda • September 16, 2019

MU and the Truman Veterans’ Hospital teamed up on Sept. 10 to host a mental health summit for local doctors, therapists and student veterans. This event spanned from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. discussing issues...

Google Engineering networking events stress importance of inclusivity, diversity in the workplace

Lucy Caile • September 16, 2019

Monday Sept. 9 and Tuesday Sept. 10, students at the MU College of Engineering were able to glimpse into their possible future profession. Google engineers hosted sessions about life at the company and...

Family Weekend expected to bring extra visitors to campus, Columbia businesses prepare for an increase in sales

Elise Mulligan • September 16, 2019

From Friday, Sept. 13 to Sunday, Sept. 15, the Division of Student Affairs hosted MU’s annual Family Weekend, which encouraged families of MU students to “fully take part in the Mizzou Student Experience,”...

Preservation project addresses exterior, interior Jesse Hall dome fixtures

Alex Fulton • September 16, 2019

By homecoming weekend, renovations to the Jesse Hall dome are expected to be completed, including replacing 96 windows, window frames, metal, repairing the roof and interior work and enhancing exterior...

Students find ways to be present on campus with Involvement Week’s events

Jessica Fitzgerald, Lucy Caile • September 16, 2019

In a big school, finding a place to fit in can sometimes be daunting, which is why MU suggests getting involved with at least one organization as freshmen and transfer students. Last week at MU, Involvement...

Economics professor surprised with $5,000 award during lecture

Hannah Norton • September 12, 2019

When a group of his colleagues and former TAs walked into his 11 a.m. Principles of Macroeconomics class on Thursday, Aug. 29, Economics professor George Chikhladze braced himself for the worst. “It...

Parking at MU improves, but still has a long way to go

Jeb Goldman • September 9, 2019

Parking for students at MU has always been a source of deep frustration. And yet, after years of loud complaints, many students have found that not enough has been done by the university to alleviate the...