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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...

Photo from UMSL.com

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...

Even with fewer geese on campus today, there is no doubt that they don’t go unnoticed as students head to their classes.

The True Mascot: UMSL Geese

Erica Patton, News Editor May 7, 2024

Students have seen them, they’ve heard them and they might have even gotten into a slight altercation with them. Yes, it is the geese of UMSL. They have roamed campus for as long as many can remember,...

A new elevator is being built at SSB before the SSB Tower can be torn down.

The Beautification of UMSL

Mikayla Alexander, Staff Writer May 7, 2024

The UMSL campus has long moved from its golf course state as the university has grown. The foundation of the golf course is a great blank canvas of greenery and hills. As we leave winter and revel in the...

Test prep tips and active recall were presented at this workshop.

Preparing for Final Exams Workshop

Lily Warden, Staff Editor April 30, 2024

Last week, the office of Student Outreach and Support (SOS) held a workshop for UMSL students to help them prepare for finals. The Preparing for Final Exams workshop shared tips, tricks, studying strategies...

MDMC has been held on campus for the past several years. Have you attended?

MDMC Sneak Peek

Lauren Johns, Entertainment Editor April 23, 2024

In 2013, the Midwest Digital Marketing Conference (MDMC), formerly known as “The State of Digital Media Marketing Conference,” was founded by UMSL. The conference garnered immense success fairly quickly,...

In a publication of The Current from March 1988, former Managing Editor Kevin Kleine stated plainly that student apathy has plagued the UMSL campus since the school’s inception.

Crafting Community on a Commuter Campus

Jonathan Stokes, Editor-in-Chief April 23, 2024

Pulling all-nighters in the library, late-night cafeteria visits with roommates and dorm room hijinks are some of the hallmarks of the college experience that most people are familiar with. Whether through...

Jalen Walker-Wright, Aliena Abernathy and Aden Adams with UMSL Radio at the IBS Awards.

UTV Wins “Best Variety Program” at IBS Awards

Erica Patton, News Editor March 26, 2024

Earlier this month, UMSL’s radio broadcasting group brought home an extraordinary win at this year’s IBS awards. Founded in 1940, the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) is an organization with...

Power outages were an issue on campus in Spring 2024.

Electrical Outages, Construction and Transform UMSL: What’s going On?

Erica Patton, News Editor February 27, 2024

On Jan. 30, Clark Hall on North Campus went dark after an electrical outage occurred during the day. Many students were found frantically looking for their temporary classroom as they first found out this...

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