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Oahu, Hawaii, 2024

A Lou Transfer: From Paradise to the Prairie

Addi Porter, Opinions Editor September 3, 2024

Like clockwork, I again find myself packing everything I own and saying goodbye to the community I was briefly a part of for often only 24 months. While relocating should be easy for a military child who...

Packaged

Whippet! Don’t whippet it good.

Cobie Moses, Staff Writer September 3, 2024

Let us start by being serious for a moment, UMSL Students. Most of us know what whippets are. For those who don't: Whippets are a form of drug from Nitrous Oxide cans. The name comes from canned whipped...

A student's perspective on the 2024 State of the University Address

A student’s perspective on the 2024 State of the University Address

Lily Warden, Staff Writer September 3, 2024

On August 23, 2024, the University of Missouri-St. Louis held the 2024 State of the University Address and Chancellor’s Awards. In the address, Chancellor Kristin Sobolik summarizes the accomplishments...

The Triton Pantry provides shelf-stable foods, toiletries and cold goods.

Triton Pantry helps students combat food insecurity

Maura Moody, Features Editor September 3, 2024

Tucked away beside The Nosh is the Triton Pantry, run by UMSL’s Student Advocacy and Care team. Shannon Quinn, the Student Care and Advocacy case manager, oversees the pantry. She has been working with...

Jill Alexander, Jonathan Stokes and the PR Pathways students visit KSDK-TV studios.

PR Pathways paves the way for talented teens

Jonathan Stokes, Editor-in-Chief August 12, 2024

Summer break can be especially stressful for parents as they struggle to find interesting, productive and positive ways for their school-aged children to spend their time. The variety of options for summer...

Professor Jill Alexander ponders the view from the faculty lounge located on the 13th floor of the Tower.

The Pillar and the Tower

Jonathan Stokes, Editor-in-Chief August 10, 2024

Graduate student Taylor Cook has spent the past year becoming an expert on the UMSL campus. As the Project Management and Mass Communications Intern for the Office of the Chancellor, she is an essential...

The UMSL Men's Golf team and coaches pose for a group photo.

Men’s Golf Team Earns Special Recognition from GCAA

Jonathan Stokes, Editor-in-Chief August 9, 2024

For the past five years, the Men’s Golf team has earned praise for academic success from the Golf Coaches Association of America. Among the 240 schools across three NCAA divisions, only 103 of those...

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Stallworth Sprints to St. Louis as New Track and Field Assistant Coach

Jonathan Stokes, Editor-in-Chief August 6, 2024

UMSL’s track and field teams in St. Louis have welcomed a new Assistant Coach, Aaron Stallworth, a native of the city. Originally from Chesterfield, Mo., Stallworth has traveled around the country...

Customize the look and feel of your site

Customize the look and feel of your site

Sample Student May 15, 2024

The look and feel of this site is created by a combination of style and layout choices. To help get you started, your site came with a preselected style, but you can change this preset style to create...

Use social media to increase readership

Use social media to increase readership

Sample Staff Member, Staff Writer May 15, 2024

Social media platforms are the best way to drive traffic to your new site. So, set up a Facebook Fan Page, and get your audience to like your publication. Even add a Facebook Like Box to your website...

Use the recent sports scores widget

Use the recent sports scores widget

Sample Staff Member May 15, 2024

Your site includes a scrolling sports score box widget that can be set to display in any of your widget areas.  To adding a sports score, click on Add Sports Score under Sports Scores on the left navigation...

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Virtually Educated and Incredibly Frustrated

Jonathan Stokes, Editor-in-Chief May 7, 2024

It was the worst of times, it was the . . . well, yeah, it was just the worst of times. The 2020 COVID-19 quarantine completely reshaped life for people around the globe. While some people carried on without...

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