HC MIZZOU CAMPUS CELEBRITIES
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Junior Ashley Otte has been a member of Marching Mizzou for three years. She serves as the president of Tau Beta Sigma, an honorary service sorority for band members, and she was in charge of the new band uniforms this year. She recently traveled with about 240 other Marching Mizzou members, faculty, staff and alumni to Ireland to perform in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Dublin.
Her...
Friday, April 20, 2012
Justin McCain is a senior English major who enjoys helping with his family’s embroidery and apparel company. Justin took a liking to writing and began creating poetry at age 14. He has since performed at several venues in St. Louis, his hometown, and here in Columbia. After nailing auditions for a spot on national television, Justin filmed his spoken word poetry for HBO and the CW for shows...
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Brian Brooks, B.J. ’67, M.A. ’69, professor and Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies and Administration of the School of Journalism, will retire at the end of the 2011-2012 school year. Brooks has been a part of the journalism school’s faculty since 1974 and has been associate dean since January 2003. In 2009, Brooks was inducted into the Missouri Newspaper Hall of Fame by...
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Sammie Hill is a sophomore journalism major who has been instrumental in getting Mizzou’s chapter of Amnesty International up and running this year. She was a Summer Welcome Leader in 2011, and she stays busy with her sorority and her participation in Language Partners. She is also a receptionist in the Office for Student Involvement at the Student Center. This summer she will study Arabic...
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
After almost three decades of being an MU tiger, Dr. Laurel Wilson, a professor in the textile and apparel management department, is retiring after this semester. Maybe some of you collegiettes have gotten to know her in a TAM class or two, but there’s a lot more to Dr. Wilson than meets the eye!
Her Campus Mizzou: What has been your favorite part about being a professor here at Mizzou?...
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Professor Kristy vanMarle, a psychology professor at MU, is the director of the Developmental Cognition Lab, where she does research and conducts experiments with infants and young children. During her studies at Yale, she focused on adult visual attention and object cognition. When she’s not busy on campus, she spends a lot of quality time with her family. Plus, she just had a baby!
Her...
Thursday, February 23, 2012
What do Linzee Safron, a junior business and communications major, and Hannah Cusack, a junior textile and apparel management major, have in common? Not only are they roommates, but they also founded a clothing line, Yan by Hannah Cusack, last spring. Together the ladies produce and sell one-of-a-kind pieces.
With the recent news that Yan will participate in St. Charles Fashion Week this August,...
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Sophomore Burkett Powell might be one of many journalism students at Mizzou, but he’s done something none of the other J-schoolers have: He’s been on the popular TV show The X Factor. The Lee’s Summit, Mo. native auditioned in Kansas City, Mo., and competed on the show last fall. In addition to singing, he enjoys playing video games, being outdoors and spending time with friends...
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Kassie Hyde has gone on Mizzou’s Won by One mission trip to Jamaica for the past three years. She was one of the leaders of the one-week trip this winter break. Kassie tells Her Campus Mizzou what it was like to help build homes and make a difference in people’s lives.
Her Campus Mizzou: How did this program begin?
Kassie Hyde: This program was started a few years ago by a man who...
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Sophomore Hillary Haaker ran the Disney Miracle Marathon Saturday, Jan. 7 to benefit the kids at Camp Barnabas. She tells Her Campus Mizzou about her experience with the camp and what inspired her during those long runs.
Her Campus Mizzou: Tell us a little bit about the cause behind the marathon and why you chose to support it. Was it a cause close to your heart or something you've...
