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What do MSU students think about online class reim-Bear-sments?

  • Updated Mar 6, 2021
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What do MSU students think about online class reim-Bear-sments?
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The Missouri State University Board of Governors passed a vote to reimburse students $25 to $28 per credit hour for each online course taken during the fall 2020 semester during its Feb. 19 meeting. This reimbursement comes from the remaining $1.9 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Econo… Read more

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Carrie’s Cafe reopens to MSU and Springfield community with COVID-19 modifications

  • Updated Mar 5, 2021
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Carrie’s Cafe reopens to MSU and Springfield community with COVID-19 modifications
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Students bustle around the kitchen as they complete the final lunch rush order: a Big Kahuna — barbecue pulled pork, grilled pineapple and ginger slaw served on a toasted Hawaiian bun. Read more

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Student Exhibition Center hosts metals + jewelry and photography exhibition

  • Updated Mar 2, 2021
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Student Exhibition Center hosts metals + jewelry and photography exhibition
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Last week, Missouri State University’s Student Exhibition Center unveiled the “Metals + Jewelry and Photography Exhibition,” consisting of student-made works in the mediums of metalworking and photography. Read more

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Back in my Body

  • Updated Mar 2, 2021
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Back in my Body
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They say home is where the heart is, and what better home to have than your own body.  Read more

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The phantom meal

  • Updated Feb 27, 2021
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The phantom meal
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Between Feb. 16 and Feb. 17, water pipes burst in the Plaster Student Union, in turn flooding Subway, Panda Express and Burrito Bowl. The locations were forced to pause operations until repairs are finished. Read more

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The Bears Den: Student-run vlog channel details lives of MSU students

  • Updated Feb 25, 2021
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The Bears Den: Student-run vlog channel details lives of MSU students
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In September 2020, the Missouri State University Office of Admissions and Department of Marketing and Communications collaborated to create a student-run vlog YouTube channel. Read more

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Study Hall Preview: Missouri State Improv to perform new show at The Outland Complex

  • Updated Feb 25, 2021
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Study Hall Preview: Missouri State Improv to perform new show at The Outland Complex
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Two Ozarks teens make history, becoming among the first female Eagle Scouts

  • Updated Feb 25, 2021
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Two Ozarks teens make history, becoming among the first female Eagle Scouts
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In February, two Springfield teens earned Eagle Scout status, the highest merit in Boy Scouts, becoming some of the first females to complete the Scouts BSA Program. Read more

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Keep it on your face: MSU students start a business selling masks

  • Updated Feb 20, 2021
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Keep it on your face: MSU students start a business selling masks
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, everybody has had to mask up. And thanks to the demand for masks, three Missouri State University students started their own business selling them. Read more

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‘One Night Only’ premiering for only one night

  • Updated Mar 2, 2021
‘One Night Only’ premiering for only one night
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The Black Arts Alliance of Southwest Missouri will premiere the "One Night Only" at the Judith Enyeart Reynolds School of the Performing Arts auditorium Saturday, Feb. 13.  Read more

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Formed:

  • Updated Feb 11, 2021
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Formed:
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Amid the excitement of last week’s First Friday Art Walk, a new art gallery opened downtown with a unique mission for Springfield. Read more

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Newly opened dispensary provides medical marijuana for Ozarks residents

  • Updated Feb 8, 2021
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Newly opened dispensary provides medical marijuana for Ozarks residents
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OzaRX Botanicals officially opened on Saturday, Jan. 30. Located on 3800 W. Sunshine St., the dispensary aims to provide a range of all-natural medical marijuana products to customers. Read more

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Art Walk kicks off 20th anniversary

  • Updated Feb 5, 2021
Art Walk kicks off 20th anniversary
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First Friday Art Walk turned 20 this year, and the goal of preserving and sharing the culture of Springfield has taken on a new meaning amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more

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Springfield Little Theater starts year with stage classic

  • Updated Feb 5, 2021
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Springfield Little Theater starts year with stage classic
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To kick off 2021, Springfield Little Theater is putting on a production of the classic Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein musical, “The Sound of Music.” Read more

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MSU film festival features diverse French cinema

  • Updated Jan 31, 2021
MSU film festival features diverse French cinema
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The Missouri State University Judith Enyeart Reynolds College of Arts and Letters is currently hosting a digital French film festival that seeks to reflect the diversity of French cinema. Read more

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Neighbors: Meet Abby Voelker, owner of Abby’s Acai Company

  • Updated Feb 10, 2021
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Neighbors: Meet Abby Voelker, owner of Abby’s Acai Company
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Being a full-time college student comes with its own set of challenges, but imagine owning a small business on top of everything. Read more

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Gallery: RuPaul's Drag Race finalist performs at alma mater

  • Updated Jan 28, 2021
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Gallery: RuPaul's Drag Race finalist performs at alma mater
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Crystal Methyd, Springfield drag queen and season 12 RuPaul's Drag Race finalist, co-hosted Student Activity Council's Drag Bingo as her second in-person performance since the television series aired. Methyd was joined by Drag Race season 13 contestant Denali Fox of Alaska. Read more

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Human+:

  • Updated Jan 26, 2021
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A new art exhibit has been installed at Brick City Gallery with the theme of living through the HIV and AIDS epidemics. Read more

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Springfield NAACP hosts annual march honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

  • Updated Jan 20, 2021
Springfield NAACP hosts annual march honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
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Participants were encouraged to choose one of the days over the weekend to walk or drive a predetermined path, according to the Springfield NAACP website. Read more

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Missouri State’s Student Activities Council held its first “live” music event in a year on Friday, Jan. 15.

  • Updated Jan 18, 2021
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Featuring American rapper Desiigner, SAC livestreamed a concert made available for individual viewing, as well as displaying the stream in the Plaster Student Union Theater where drinks were served. While different from the normal winter show put on by SAC, COVID-19 has made changes to the w… Read more

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