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Students and faculty join Stand Up for Science demonstration

UMSL Science Research Faces Uncertainty in the Wake of Trump Administration

Jeremy Howard, Contributing Science Writer March 11, 2025

Since President Donald Trump took office on January 20, 2025, he and his team have wasted little time implementing new policies to drastically shape the country over the next four years. One area in particular...

Tritons 101: Remy Xa

Tritons 101: Remy Xa

Cobie Moses, Contributing Writer March 11, 2025

What makes a student special? Is it how much they contribute to the campus? Or is it how they change the environment around them in a classroom? A student can be considered special for many reasons, but...

five women smiling

UMSL Students Nourish the Next Generation of Leaders with Noorishment

Addi Porter, Opinions Editor March 10, 2025

With a bleak start to this new year, it feels extra hard to escape the negative mindset accompanying 2025. To shift this perspective, I sought out something positive on campus. When casually chatting with...

student presenting to attendees

UMSL Event Examines the Many Facets of Black Queer Liberation

Mikayla Alexander, News Editor March 3, 2025

UMSL’s Office of Student Involvement (OSI) has been steadfast in their approach and execution of Black History Month events on campus for years, and 2025 was no different. On February 6, OSI collaborated...

UMSL Symphony Orchestra performs during the Fall Music Festival 2024. Photo taken from UMSL Daily

The Show Goes On as UMSL Performing Arts Programs Fade to Black

Maura Moody, Features Editor November 18, 2024

In 2019, UMSL cut multiple departments, including the master’s program for music and the bachelor’s program for theatre and cinema arts. Associate Professor Felia Davenport was moved to join the communication...

Six students smiling by donation table.

UMSL Public Relations Students Host Generosity Drive for HavenHouse St. Louis

Lily Warden, Staff Writer November 14, 2024

During the week of November 18, UMSL’s Public Relations Student Society of America is hosting a Generosity Drive with HavenHouse St. Louis to collect toiletries on the Millennium Student Center Bridge. HavenHouse...

Hulk Hogan ripping off a black shirt to reveal a red Trump shirt underneath.

Campaign Trails or Red Carpets? The Impact of Celebrity Endorsements on American Elections

Addi Porter, Opinions Editor November 14, 2024

Every four years, the United States is promptly divided into three categories: the Democrats, the Republicans, and everyone else. Each group votes for one political candidate to lead the nation of over...

man in radio recording booth

AI Killed the Radio Star: UMSL Radio’s Fight for Its Future

Maura Moody, Features Editor November 6, 2024

Generative Artificial Intelligence, also known as AI, has been a hot topic on the UMSL campus for the past few weeks. The most recent discussion around AI has involved our very own radio station in the...

From left to right: Leroy Little Bear, Roxann Smith and Jonny Bearcub Stiffarm doing an audience Q & A after their presentations at the Harris Conservation Forum at the St. Louis Zoo on October 9th, 2024.

Bringing Back the Buffalo: Highlighting Indigenous Knowledge and Culture at this Year’s Conservation Forum

Jeremy Howard, Contributing Writer November 5, 2024

On Oct. 10, 2024, UMSL’s Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center, an organization within the university’s biology department, hosted its annual Conservation Forum in collaboration with the St. Louis...

The Thomas Jefferson Library

No Libraries Were Harmed in the Writing of This Article

Collin Barry-Kamp, Contributing Writer October 30, 2024

The Great Library of Alexandria, Dublin’s Trinity College Library, The Library of Congress, The Vatican Library and The Reading Room at the British Museum. No matter what country a person is from, the...

Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix in "Joker: Folie à Deux". Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Entertainment

“Joker: Folie à Deux” Review

Addi Porter, Opinions Editor October 23, 2024

After a highly anticipated wait, “Joker: Folie à Deux”, hit theaters on October 4, and to much surprise, it was not a show stopper as its predecessor was. Before I had a chance to see for myself,...

Image courtesy of Adobe Stock.

Voting Guide for Proposed Missouri Amendments in the 2024 Election

Lily Warden, Staff Writer October 23, 2024

During election season, it can be difficult to go anywhere or do anything without hearing about the presidential election or candidates. One thing that does not receive nearly as much conversation is local...

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