Kyle Maki

1 month ago | columbiamissourian.com | Saylor Campbell |Tanvi Kulkarni |Elizabeth Brixey |Kyle Maki

By Saylor Campbell/Missourian,Tanvi Kulkarni,Elizabeth Brixey,Kyle Maki It's been a year of discovering butterflies at the Boone County Nature School. Starting last fall, fifth grade students there have helped collect scientific data on monarch butterfly migration. The data has been uploaded onto a nationwide database that contributes to research on monarch migration biology and populations.

Mar 3, 2025 | columbiamissourian.com | Sophia Scheller |Yong Li Xuan |Jana Rose Schleis |Kyle Maki

By Sophia Scheller/Missourian,Yong Li Xuan/Missourian,Jana Rose Schleis,Kyle Maki,Li Xuan Yong,Vanina Dimitrova,Alex Buchanan Whenever crowds gather in Columbia - festivals, markets, parks - there's also likely to be funk music. First, the horns march in. Then, a guitarist and a keyboardist will walk by, playing their instruments and wearing their amps, followed by a few drummers and a sousaphone player.

Jan 28, 2025 | columbiamissourian.com | Yi Gao |Henry Chappell |Alex Buchanan |Kyle Maki

By Yi Gao/Missourian,Henry Chappell,Alex Buchanan,Kyle Maki,Kate Cassady Missouri gymnastics opened its Southeastern Conference home slate with a comeback victory over then-No. 6 Kentucky on Sunday night at the Hearnes Center. The Tigers (6-2, 1-1 SEC) finished with a season-high 197.200 overall score, just ahead of the Wildcats' score of 196.800. It was MU's first dual victory over Kentucky in five years.

Jan 27, 2025 | columbiamissourian.com | Li Yong |Kyle Maki |Alex Buchanan |Kate Cassady

By Li Xuan Yong,Kyle Maki,Alex Buchanan,Kate Cassady It's not every day you see a children's lion dance troupe rehearsing to the sound of crashing cymbals and rhythmic drum beats in a dance studio in Columbia. In preparation for the China Night 2025 and Lunar New Year Gala event, performers gathered at Gannett Hall and a dance studio on Orr Street to rehearse on Sunday.

Dec 15, 2024 | columbiamissourian.com | Kyle Maki |Olivia Myska |Yong Li-Xuen

The cold and dreary weather didn't keep family, friends and faculty from celebrating the 1,755 fall graduates at Mizzou over the past two days. Commencement ceremonies were held in Jesse Auditorium and the Hearnes Center, bringing together graduates from the schools of nursing, arts and sciences, engineering, business and journalism. As they received their degrees from faculty members, some triumphantly punched their fists in the air while others bashfully waved at their families and friends.