Sandeep Gautam and Manisha Jain

Shruti Gautam • April 17, 2021

I’m the daughter of two immigrants who navigated a system built against them to come to the U.S. Neither ever knew that they wanted to leave their home country, but they always wanted for both of them to have the best life they could.

Touria El Jaoual

Sophia Eaton • April 15, 2021

Touria El Jaoual, my mom, grew up in Rabat, one of Morocco's four imperial cities. As a descendent of Moulay Idrissi, a late king of Morocco, she spent the early years of her life living in the palace in Dar al-Makhzen.

Shyamala Ramesh and Noel Ramesh Aloysius

Anjali Noel Ramesh • April 13, 2021

Although I claim to be more knowledgeable about Sri Lanka than my younger sister, becauseI was born in Sri Lanka and she was born in the U.S., most of my so-called experience comes through the eyes of my parents. Fondly referring to our homeland as the pearl of the Indian ocean, both my parents spent the majority of their lives across the globe, later moving to the U.S. in 2006, just two years after I was born. 

Zhijian Ye and Shinghua Ding

Sarah Ding • April 12, 2021

While I’ve lived in American suburbs my whole life, my parents grew up in rural parts of the Zhejiang province in China. My dad’s father was a government employee and worked in the next town over.

Biting my nails

Bailey Stover • April 10, 2020

Senior Mary Kate Grossmann shares her experience as a nail biter, explains how she quit and discusses what prompted her to finally stop.

Two jobs

Bailey Stover • April 10, 2020

Senior Chloe James recalls her experience working and quitting two jobs. She reflects on what her employment taught her and the discrimination she faced.

Political action, youth involvement necessary to protect environment

Bailey Stover • April 10, 2020

Environmental advocates with the Missouri Coalition for the Environment and the Sierra Club express the urgent need for youth activists and political change to protect Earth's future.

Social media

Bailey Stover • March 31, 2020

Senior Isaiah Spellman describes how he used to use social media, why he stopped and his reasons for re-downloading Instagram during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vaping

Bailey Stover • March 31, 2020

Junior Lola Gingerich shares why she first began Juuling, what it was like and what made her want to quit. Gingerich shares her thoughts on deterring ads.

Basketball

Bailey Stover • March 31, 2020

Junior Desirae Manning shares her mixed emotions about her decision to quit playing basketball and reflects on what ultimately influenced her choice.

Dance

Bailey Stover • March 31, 2020

Sophomore Mikayla Nelson shares her experience dancing and talks about what influenced her decision to quit in favor of playing the flute.

Local places of worship cancel, adjust services

Ryan Choe • March 23, 2020

At least 25 places of worship in Columbia, MO announced on their online websites that they postponed services due to the health and safety concerns stemming from COVID-19.