A new kind of class is coming to the communication department this fall. COMM 4200, a special topics class, will focus on the creation of a science-fiction anthology web series… Read more »

Poets discuss ‘Me Too’ movement at UCM
Authors read poems of immigration, heartbreak, abuse and parental struggles at a poetry reading Feb. 7 in the James C. Kirkpatrick Library. The Pleiades Visiting Writers Series hosted poets EJ… Read more »
‘Bright’: Worldbuilding that had potential
Netflix has produced some great original content in the past, including “Stranger Things,” “Narcos” and “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmitt.” Unfortunately, their movie “Bright” was not one of them. The film received… Read more »
Flu cases spike, attendance policy changes
The 2017-2018 flu season has been bad enough that UCM changed its attendance policy for the remainder of the 2017-2018 academic year. According to a memo sent to UCM faculty… Read more »
Black Panther: One of the First Black Superheroes
In a few weeks “Black Panther” will hit theaters, becoming the latest film for The Marvel Cinematic Universe staring Chadwick Boseman as the famous superhero. With “Captain America: Civil War,”… Read more »
Multiple marijuana reports raise questions
Is marijuana use on campus trending up? If you’ve read the Campus Crime section of a recent digital issue of the Muleskinner, you’ve probably noticed the number of entries related… Read more »

Veterans Upward Bound program reaches out to vet community
A new program at the University of Central Missouri is training veterans in a way they’ve never been trained before — how to transition back to civilian life. Veterans Upward… Read more »

Unity Week brings speaker on mental health
Spotlight’s Unity Week is a week to celebrate the diversity in our UCM community through a week of events. Each event is designed to educate and celebrate the many unique… Read more »