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Vol. 85, Issue 26
april 10, 2019
MILITARY
New Greek life policies to require GPA baseline for new housing guidelines The Fraternity & Sorority Advisory Board released a report April 1 outlining improvements to the Greek system. BEN SCOTT
Assistant Student Politics Editor MU announced Greek life policy changes to address issues including hazing concerns, freshman housing guidelines and diversity inclusion efforts. The MU Fraternity & Sorority Advisory Board released the report April 1, and implementation dates vary from fall 2019 — for policies regarding selfreporting hazing incidents — to fall 2021, for new freshman housing policies. The advisory board was created in January 2018 for the purpose of creating the report and addressing the five areas of concern identified by a previous external review board. It included diversity and inclusion, hazing prevention and member education, academic calendar and recruitment, freshmen in Greek housing and social event and risk management. One of the new housing guidelines requires Greek life chapters to maintain a “rolling average of a 3.0 or higher GPA for two consecutive semesters.” MU will aim to connect chapters
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MU recognized as Purple Heart University
MU has had a 180-year history with the U.S. military. RIDDHI ANDURKAR
Staff Writer
MU was recognized as a Purple Heart University in recognition of its support of military members, including veterans and their families, during a ceremony at Stotler Lounge on Monday. The Purple Heart medal was originally called the Badge of Military Merit and was created by George Washington on Aug. 7, 1782. After the Revolutionary War, the Badge of Military Merit was not awarded until Gen. Douglas MacArthur authorized an updated version. It was reinstated on Feb. 22, 1932, on Washington’s 200th birthday. “The Purple Heart is a medal that is bestowed upon members of the United States military who have been wounded or killed in action by an incident of war in the hands of an opposing armed force,” Bryce Lockwood, representative from the Military Order of the Purple Heart, said. “It’s a medal no one seeks
Chancellor Cartwright with MU Veterans Center members celebrating that MU is now a Purple Heart University. | COURTESY OF TWITTER VIA @MIZZOU
to obtain, but it truly represents the high price we pay for our freedom.” Memorial Student Union was originally constructed to honor former students who died in World War I, but its purpose has changed over time,
Chancellor Alexander Cartwright said during his speech. “It has since become a tribute to all members of our Mizzou family
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FINANCE
MU Finance Committee approves new housing rates, Sinclair School of Nursing building budget The committee is collaborating with financial consultant company Kaufman Hall to reach its financial performance goals. KYNDALL HUBBARD
Reporter
The MU Finance Committee held a public meeting to discuss and approve financial plans for a variety of areas in the university system, while establishing an overall updated method of financial planning.
The need for change was we discussed, there really education, and the financial decided to keep up with the is a shift in the financial model is what underwrites rapid changes in our mission, so higher learning the things that we in order to meet resorted to in the the financial past will not work performance goals as we start to look set for the next moving forward.” few years. The board is “We clearly collaborating know the pace with financial of change is only c o n s u l t a n t going to accelerate company Kaufman as we think about Hall to help the environmental reach its goals factors that we for financial face in higher The Sinclair School of Nursing on MU’s campus. | COURTESY performance as education, just OF NURSING.MISSOURI.EDU well as using like any other the university’s industry,” Vice President for model that’s fundamentally Finance Ryan Rapp said. “As changing for higher
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