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A magical Sunday of dance and Disney
Dance students and their parents gathered at the Balsamo Warehouse on Sunday for a day full of sugar and Disney songs. The Frozen themed party was a fundraiser for the Student Scholarship Program and the Dance Reach program.
“We are really working towards making dance accessible for people with low income,” said School Director Victoria VanderPlas. VanderPlas has been the director of the dance school for two years and served as a teacher for two years prior. “Some of these kids may not ever get the opportunity to dance or to learn the study of Ballet,” she added...
Green Party candidate Jill Stein speaks in Columbia after protest arrest
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein spoke to supporters in Columbia on Sunday after she and two campaign managers were arrested while protesting the war in Gaza at Washington University in St. Louis the day before.
Stein addressed about 30 people at the Roger B. Wilson Boone County Government Center as she campaigns to get on the ballot in Missouri and several other Midwest states. The physician and longtime organizer is making her disapproval of President Joe Biden’s support for Israel a central issue in her third campaign for the White House...
'Our forever home': Mizzou welcomes AD Veatch back to Columbia
Fourteen years after he last worked in the realm of University of Missouri athletics, Laird Veatch is back — and this time, he says he’s back for good.
MU campus leadership, including MU President Mun Choi and UM System Board of Curators chair Robin Wenneker, introduced Mizzou’s new athletic director at a packed and buzzing Stephens Indoor Facility on Friday afternoon.
“This is where we want to be,” Veatch said. “We have been ready for our forever home. ... This was always it. We just didn’t know. So to be clear, there is no transfer portal for the Veatch family. We are committed...
'Everyone wants to feel safe': City Council approves safe haven for LGBTQ+ residents
Columbia is now a safe haven for members of the LGBTQ+ community after City Council approved an amended ordinance in a 6-1 vote. Fifth Ward Councilperson Don Waterman was the only member to vote against the ordinance.
“A couple of folks tonight had mentioned that (passing) this (ordinance) is the bare minimum, and I have to agree,” Fourth Ward Councilperson Nick Foster said.
The ordinance offers legal protections such as free speech and expression, support for the LGBTQ+ community and establishes enforcement policies.