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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...

A person stands in knee-deep waters in Boone, N.C., during Hurricane Helene.

Double Trouble: The Impact of Hurricanes Helene and Milton

Lily Warden, Staff Writer October 23, 2024

The Midwest is no stranger to severe weather. In St. Louis, we get everything from hail storms, to tornados, to earthquakes. The one natural disaster St. Louis is not privy to, however, is a hurricane. What...

A group of LGBTQ+ community organizations pictured at the LGBTQ+ History Month Kickoff and Expo on Wednesday, October 2nd. Groups present include Williams & Associates; Vivent Health; The Spot; Project Thrive!; Pride Alliance; UMSL Health, Counseling, and Disability Access Services; and UMSL LGBTQ+ and Diversity Initiatives

UMSL’s Pride Alliance Celebrates LGBTQ+ History Month

Maura Moody, Features Editor October 23, 2024

June is the month most people think about when they hear about LGBTQ+ celebration. What some may not know is that October is LGBTQ+ History Month as well. The month is dedicated to learning about queer...

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