There are still ongoing repercussions from the Concerned Student 1950 protests: Still reeling from last year’s student protests, the University of Missouri took action this week on two more diversity demands, hiring a chief diversity officer and…
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WATCH: Melissa Click Did Grab Another Student’s Camera at a Protest
The list keeps piling on. So far, she has cursed at police officers, grabbed a student journalist’s camera during a protest, but also did the camera-grabbing on a different occasion.
Missouri GOP Candidates for Governor Pledge to Cut Funding to Mizzou
Wow, but what’s interesting is that one candidate said he’d restore funding if the university severed ties to Planned Parenthood: At a gubernatorial debate Thursday night, all but one of the Republican candidates endorsed cuts…
Melissa Click, Fired Mizzou Professor, Writes Op-Ed to Make Her Case
She said that she shouldn’t have been judged for her hasty and imperfect action to take part in a protest, asking, “What would our world be like if no one ever took a chance?” Click…
Mizzou Board Rejects Melissa Click’s Appeal of Her Firing
Melissa Click, the fired mass media communications professor, appealed her termination to the university’s Board of Curators and that her firing violated her First Amendment and academic freedom rights. The board, however, rejected the appeal…
Anonymous Letter to Mizzou’s Concerned Student 1950 Blasts Activists and Protests
It is a scathing letter, written anonymously, by a student at the University of Missouri (known as Mizzou) who blasts the elitist mindset of Concerned Student 1950. Photo by dustybarker Photo by dustybarker
Mizzou, Facing Budget Shortfall, Launches Recruiting Campaign
The Concerned Student 1950 protesters have disrupted the University of Missouri so much that they faced a budget shortfall thanks to a projected low student enrollment this upcoming year. Photo by KOMUnews Photo by KOMUnews
Enrollment at Mizzou Falls by 1,500 Students, Creating $32 Million Budget Shortfall
The university’s interim chancellor, Hank Foley, broke the bad news to the school via e-mail, but this highlights how devastating and paralyzing the student protests have been on Mizzou’s morale and public profile. Photo by…
Fired Mizzou Professor Melissa Click Blames ‘Conservative Voices’ for Her Dismissal
Oh, because the conservatives at Mizzou outnumber liberals and the conservatives run the world *sarcasm font*: Melissa Click, who was fired by the Board of Curators late last month and initially justified her action as trying…
Mizzou Protesters Blast Administration for Upholding White Supremacy
Demands, demands, and more demands. Throw in a claim that administrators are working to uphold white supremacy and that sums up Mizzou’s situation: A group of student activists at the University of Missouri (Mizzou) sent…