Digital Stories
Multimedia
Dog photos provide entertainment, give to charity
Students share inspiration for Innovation Symphony
Audio Postcard: KCOU Music builds connections through concert
Additional Print
March 13, 2018
Can you spell nectarivorous? This spelling bee-winning 13-year-old can
Students from third to eighth grade competed in the Regional Scripps National Spelling Bee on Tuesday, with 13-year-old champion Lauren Holsapple heading to the national bee.
March 28, 2019
Columbia residents find a community in Paquin Tower
Many locals pass Paquin Tower during their daily commutes, but few know about the people who live within its walls.
Read the article that placed 15th in the national Hearts Journalism Awards for feature writing 2019-2020.
July 07, 2018
Beyond the barrel: A look inside Missouri’s cooperages
A layer of sawdust covered the ground, dimpled with footprints that marked a busy workday.
Machines roared, wood planks rested in piles, fires blazed and hammers cracked down on metal hoops. Workers in muscle tees rolled wooden barrels between the ever-moving maze of men and machinery, their arms stained brown from their work at the cooperage.
“To me, there’s an art to making barrels,” said lead worker John Bailey, who works at Barrel 53 Cooperage. “It’s not just a job.”
April 11, 2019
BBFA Collective's voice is strong
Adelaide Damoah’s body remained rooted to the ground as audience members pressed scissors against her traditional Ghanaian funeral dress. The Black British Female Artist Collective founding member opened her palms and stared forwards as chunks of fabric fell to the floor. Damoah’s blood-coloured torso revealed itself.
August 24, 2018
Drawing lines: #MeToo presents local artists with difficult choices
The #MeToo movement began with a voice. Then another, and another, until a new conversation about equal treatment among genders bloomed.
Actors, musicians, visual artists alike; celebrities saw a withdrawal of support once their histories of harassment became known, and many survivors, instead, were listened to on a grand scale.
But the conversation isn’t over.
March 11, 2018
MU students, staff rally in Jefferson City against cuts to higher education
Stop the Cuts Coalition members protested proposed legislation that would allow universities to raise their tuition up to 10 percent past the rate of inflation.
March 28, 2019
Finding your sound at KCOU
Beneath the glowing "on-air" sign in the studio, students have a space to broadcast their voices — and when the mics are off, the station allows them to find their camp. An essay from the magazine's four-part series.
April 03, 2018
Four exonerated men discuss their false convictions, problems with legal system
About 140 students and adults listened to four exonerated men from Missouri and Kansas as they discussed their trials and tribulations with the U.S. legal system.
August 03, 2018
Life lessons: Music teacher pursues rhythms of mentorship
Neon signs replaced the sunlight along Memphis’ Beale Street, a road affectionately known as the “Home of the Blues.” Buildings nestled themselves along the concrete stretch, and Loyd Warden nestled himself behind a drum set in the Blues City Café.
It was a normal Monday night. Warden perched in his usual spot, played with his usual band, King Daddy and the Boogie Children, and in the crowd, as usual, was blues mogul Albert King. He’d hang out with the band during its break.
September 26, 2018
Roots N Blues among festivals wrestling with diversity
The Roots N Blues stage is not only an enthralling party, but it is also a large platform. And while this platform welcomes an abundance of concerts, the performers’ racial, ethnic and gender demographics are unevenly distributed in favor of white male artists.
February 21, 2018
Up to 10 percent of UM core budget hinges on fulfilling state standards
The state Department of Higher Education updated its performance model. Now, legislators are deciding how it will affect colleges and universities.
August 02, 2019
Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams at the V&A Review
The Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams exhibition concludes with a cascade of golden glitter. The rich sparkles are projected on a ceiling among images of a cosmic sky and pastel dawn, casting the circle of evening wear below in soft light. It’s as Dior as Dior can be.
April 26, 2018
Dial-up tones and clacking sounds: Innovation rules in new MU compositions
Two Innovation Symphony composers have worked for months to compose movements involving either an original instrument or production technique.
April 18, 2019
Review: Phyllida Barlow's cul-de-sac at the Royal Academy of Arts
Phyllida Barlow’s cul-de-sac, at the Royal Academy of Arts to 23 June, turns the Gabrielle Jungels-Winkler Galleries into both a playground and a church. She balances joy with wisdom and nature with human interpretation. Most impressively, she keeps her sculptures balanced themselves.
June 06, 2018
Local band blends backgrounds to create cheerful, skillful jazz
When Columbia band loose loose takes the stage, the mood brightens. The musicians, the audience, the guest artists — they bob their heads and grin. Band members make goofy eye contact with each other as they play, and the ...
April 13, 2018
MU Residential Life restructured for students, employees living on campus
In fall 2018, students will have fewer Freshman Interest Groups to join and non-freshmen will be able to live on campus in communities of people the same age.
July 13, 2018
Multiple dimensions: Mother-son duo showcase similarities and differences in exhibit
When artist Sawyer Wade began drawing as a child, he would fill sketchbooks with art that looked peculiarly like his mother’s.
“His drawings, without him knowing it, looked a lot like my drawings as a kid,” said artist Sharyn Hyatt, his mom. “They were sort of gnarly, so we would do these characters with bony or big noses or messy teeth or big hair.”
March 11, 2019
Q&A: Sofia Mitsola prepares for her solo show
When Sofia Mitsola applies paint to her canvases, she invents a language. Mitsola learns to communicate between maker and audience through each stroke, taking influence not from other artists, but from authorship. Today Sofia Mitsola talks to WIA about literature’s connection to the visual arts, her interest in Greek mythology and how she overcomes those unpleasant but universal moments when inspiration is blocked.
June 15, 2018
Sunny disposition: Exhibit showcases connections across mediums
Olga de Amaral: A Colombian artist who adapts traditional textile work with multimedia, telling stories of her home country’s social and cultural differences.
Kara Walker: A black woman exposing the brutality of slavery using paper and light.
Nam June Paik: A South Korean sculptor who worked primarily with TV screens, contemplating the connection between nature and technology.
July 25, 2018
SIFA projects verve, positive vibes both onstage and off
Laughter surrounded the five musicians in local band SIFA, adding a cheerful undertone to their conversation. The bandmates’ vitality reflected the energy seen in their performances; it was almost too big for Fretboard Coffee, where they gathered.
This was the scene during a recent interview, three days before the band started its Midwestern tour and two days after performing a sold-out show at Rose Music Hall with loose loose and Certified Organic.
February 18, 2019
Review: Morag Keil distorts reality with Morag Keil at the Institute of Contemporary Arts
From her rotating sex machine to the ever-looping video on a desktop monitor, Morag Keil raises questions about the reality of data capitalism in Moarg Kiel at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, to 16 April. Screens are everywhere, Moarg Kiel practically shouts. Privacy is evolving.
December 07, 2018
A ‘Wonderful’ idea: CEC makes holiday magic with radio play
It was wintertime, the lights were turned off and Tom Howard was surrounded by his family in the living room. The only sound in this mid-1960s landscape came from a cassette that played a radio recording of “It’s a Wonderful Life.”
Howard was a sixth-grader at the time, but he would move from audience to voice actor in the same radio play decades later. This month, he’s performing “It’s a Wonderful Life” alongside new family members and classic design elements.
June 08, 2018
Family business: Sibling playwrights share Columbia theater calendar
In 1980, 255 people lived in Nerstrand, Minn., according to the United States Census Bureau. Four of those members were part of the Braaten family — which was soon to welcome a new member, the now-Elizabeth Braaten...
April 08, 2018
Music school breaks new ground with building, centennial celebration
The School of Music's new building, which is now under construction, will bring members of the department together after years of rehearsing in separate buildings across campus.
August 02, 2019
Spotlight on... Renate Bertlmann
While some artists work in oil or watercolour, Renate Bertlmann tends towards dildos, latex penises and inflated condoms.
May 15, 2017
Fraternal system’s lack of diversity creates a discriminatory environment
Sophomore Matt Luke: “Diversity in the frats? I don’t know, that's the only thing that's still segregated. Because that's what it is; frats are segregated.”
February 20, 2018
Black History Month exhibit showcases black wartime art and literature
The War, Peace and Black Progress exhibit features poetry, woodcut prints and cartoons, and it will be on display in Ellis Library until March 31.
May 07, 2018
Provost finalist ties experiences as College of Ed dean to diversity plans.
Kathryn Chval said Monday that it's time to "flip the narrative" and improve conversations about MU's diversity and accessibility.
May 09, 2018
Final provost candidate focuses on benefits of teamwork, communication
Craig H. Benson from the University of Virginia, the last candidate for MU provost and executive vice chancellor, said he wants to focus on cross-campus conversations.
February 02, 2018
History of the black female working-class focus of colloquium
Keona K. Ervin, MU professor of history, published a book about the impact of black working-class women in St. Louis.
April 25, 2018
Former interim becomes MU's assistant vice chancellor for Civil Rights, Title IX and ADA
Andy Hayes, the new assistant vice chancellor, said she will focus on improving communication with students, other universities and employees in her new role. Hayes was formerly the interim assistant vice chancellor.
March 06, 2018
MSA candidates drop out after discovery of discriminatory tweets
A student reporter found and shared many offensive tweets written by Missouri Students Association presidential candidates.
September 29, 2017
Student Spotlight: Harrison Hill, world traveler and sports photographer
Harrison Hill, winner of the CPOY 71 Sports Feature category, is spending his final semester of college in Aix-en-Provence. From this small French town by the city Marseilles, he spoke to ViewFind about his experience with the College Photographer of the Year competition and his recent endeavors.
February 01, 2018
MU College of Veterinary Medicine names Carolyn Henry as new dean
The college's interim dean will assume the role permanently, according to a Thursday announcement by the MU Office of Provost.
September 28, 2017
Student Spotlight: Nora Lorek, the 71st College Photographer of the Year
Photojournalist Nora Lorek earned the prestigious title of College Photographer of the Year in 2016 for her portfolio, which covered a diverse set of global topics including the Brussels terrorist attack, farm life in Uganda and a refugee camp in Calais, France, to name a few. In addition to winning a Nikon D810, Lorek was awarded an internship at National Geographic. I sat down with the 71st College Photographer of the Year to discuss her winning portfolio and experience with Nat Geo.
February 02, 2018
MU Black History Month starts off with tribute to black female musicians
"I hope that you will be inspired to use your voice where it is needed in this world," Miami University's Tammy Kernodle told her MU audience at "She Sang Freedom."
*Includes an audio recording.
January 15, 2018
NAACP observance of MLK Day inspires activism
The Rev. Donald Ray McNeal of St. Louis was the featured speaker at the annual celebration.
January 21, 2018
DeafLEAD launches services to aid deaf victims of crime
DeafLEAD is offering two new services to help deaf or hard of hearing people communicate if they have been involved in a harmful situation.
September 27, 2017
Student Spotlight: Calvin Mattheis, two-time gold winning photojournalist
In 2015, Calvin Mattheis placed first in the Sports Portfolio category of the College Photographer of the Year 70 competition. In 2016, he did it again for CPOY 71. I spoke with Mattheis about his secret to success, as well as the journey he took to find it, while working as a writing intern at Viewfind.
January 21, 2018
Missouri Crisis hotlines in need of volunteers
What's this item about? What makes it interesting? Write a catchy description to grab your audience's attention...
December 11, 2017
Traffic box art program displays flaws
The Office of Cultural Affairs’ traffic box art program is intended to decrease graffiti through an application of public art, according to the City of Columbia website. But of all the city’s boxes, only 12 have been decorated in the last decade. All are located in downtown Columbia.
November 17, 2017
Artist discusses process before success
Artists Patrick Tapp has three months to create work for the Resident Arts gallery space. Yet, Tapp said he spends most of his time watching Netflix and is unsure of his direction. This profile on Tapp covers the ugly part of art -- the process.
◄
1 / 1
►