On Oct. 9, the University of Central Missouri’s Center for Multiculturalism and Inclusivity invited astronaut Jose Hernández to speak about his life experiences, from his beginnings as a child migrant…

Allina Robie, 2017 UCM graduate, spends her days learning another language and building a life for herself in Western Ukraine—while also caring for orphans.

Robie graduated with a degree in English…

  First Lady Jill Biden visited Knob Noster schools on Wednesday, April 13 to honor the children of military families and Knob Noster’s strong community support for these families.

  Christine…

    Whether it is armed conflict or war, it is innocent people who suffer serious psychological and physical harm. In a state of war, survival has become a luxury. Peace is the foundation of normal life…

While the majority of students at UCM would consider themselves up-to-date on the current trends of music, only a fraction of them create tracks of their own. From a young age growing up in Spring Hill,…

 Six years of hard work, sixteen days of extreme bloom — on Feb. 20, 2022 the 24th Olympic Winter Games ended in Beijing. This global ice and snow event has made China the focus of the world’s attention,…

Bright ochre yellows, rich cerulean blue and dark, complex mixtures of brown made a series of paintings in a University of Central Missouri art classroom particularly eye-catching. Several three-by-four…

This story was originally published on Muleskinner on December 1, 2021.

50 mule riders gathered in the parking lot of the old fraternity complex at 6:30 a.m. on Oct. 23 to attempt to set a world record during the University of Central Missouri’s homecoming parade. UCM celebrated…

Insects are not usually something people think of as a delicious treat. Paul Landkamer, a UCM alumnus and wild edibles enthusiast, disagrees with that idea. Landkamer is an entomophagist, an expert…

During the 2021 Homecoming Parade the University of Central Missouri attempted to set the World Record for the largest parade of mules.

This story was originally published on Muleskinner on October 29,…

Senior music technology major Alia Peoples said she has been able to find her place within a predominantly white organization but acknowledges the cultural difficulties she faces in a predominately white…

At Prussing Farm, in the quiet countryside of Warrensburg, the university’s mule mascots, Tammy, also known as Mancow, age 26, and Molly, age 11, spend their days. When they aren’t getting ready for…

  From in-person mask mandates and social distancing to virtual learning, COVID-19 has brought significant changes to education and the classroom environment. These changes have especially impacted education…

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  Society has generally become more comfortable talking about how to take better care of one another and ourselves mentally throughout the COVID-19…

Walking In the Shadows, She Has No Fear

Rachelle Burnett has spent hundreds of hours on the streets. She has traveled deep within the sprawling homeless camps around the Kansas City metropolitan…

  After months without a campus-wide mask mandate for vaccinated individuals, the University of Central Missouri reinstated its mask mandate starting Aug. 16. The mandate came in response to the rapid…