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Maryville Dance Fares Well in Fair Weather Florida

Maryville dance team competes in Florida. Photo courtesy of Krysta Struthers.

What an amazing way to end my senior year at Maryville. As a member of the dance team for the past four years, I’ve watched our university’s spirit program evolve from a small, nameless and unexposed selection of young women and men to a larger and more experienced group of well-developed and talented individuals. This year the dance team turned ... Read More »

Vegetable Gardening for Dummies

You'll have plenty of tomatoes in no time! Photo courtesy of Jeff Hancock.

It’s my favorite time of year again. Spring is here in full force. After a weird Missouri March with a foot of snow, I never thought I would be getting my vegetable garden ready, but at last the time has come. I managed to till my little garden plot this weekend, the first step of making any garden plot. I ... Read More »

St. Louis Bread Company Fights Hunger with Pay-What-You-Can Chili

The millions of Americans who are affected by food insecurity. Photo courtesy of Caitlin Johnson.

 St. Louis Bread Company has created a new menu option to draw in local St. Louis residents. However, it is not the food itself that is new but the purchase options. Panera Bread has created the Meal of Shared Responsibility social experiment. This meal consists of turkey chili in a sourdough bread bowl, and it will cost $5.89. When this order is placed, ... Read More »

North Korea Continues Nuclear Threats Against U.S.

North Korea continues nuclear threats against the U.S. Photo courtesy of Microsoft.

Unless you somehow managed to avoid the news over the past few months or you actually live under a rock, you should be aware of all the recent threats regarding North Korea’s plan of a nuclear war.  Now, whether you believe we should take these threats seriously or not, first we need to understand why North Korea is making these ... Read More »

‘Facebook Phone’ Hits the Market

The new Facebook phone hits the market. Photo courtesy of TechCrunch.com.

Facebook has become a part of our daily lives so the announcement of a phone created by the social networking powerhouse came as no surprise. Last week Facebook officially released its first cell phone, the HTC First, and a mobile application called Facebook Home for Android devices. Both the phone and the app will keep users closely tied to the ... Read More »

Color Run Adds Excitement to Autism Awareness Month

Autism affects more than  2 million people in the United States. Photo courtesy of autismspeaks.org.

“The happiest 5k on the planet” is returning to St. Louis this month! On April 27 thousands of people will gather downtown to take part in this magical race. The only requirements for the race are to: wear white, be plastered with color by the end and have fun. The excitement of being coated in vivid colors is what draws ... Read More »

The Medart Lecture Series Presents Poet Dana Levin

Dana Levin at Santa Fe University of Art and Design. Photo courtesy of santafeuniversity.edu.

The Medart Lecture Series of Maryville presents an evening with renowned poet Dana Levin Tuesday, April 16 at 7 p.m. in Buder Family Commons. The event is free and open to the public. At the event, Levin will read her poems and take questions from the audience. She will also sign books after the discussion and her books will be ... Read More »

Springtime Attractions in St. Louis

The Missouri Botanical Garden was founded by botanist and philanthropist, Henry Shaw. Photo courtesy of Michelle Lawrence.

Despite the inconsistency of St. Louis weather, the sun has managed to show its face this April, making outdoor activities a little more enticing. Spring has finally arrived (late as usual) so before you pack up and say your goodbyes to St. Louis for the summer, here are a few places to have fun and enjoy the last weeks left ... Read More »

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