University of Missouri-St. Louis students Kristen Franke and Matthew Grant recently won the German Embassy’s Freedom Without Walls national art contest. Kristen Franke tells The Current about the artwork and how the experience changed her life.

Joseph Carroll is a curator’s professor of English at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. His main field of study reaches into a relatively new field known as Literary Darwinism. 

The Pierre Laclede Honors College of the University of Missouri St. Louis presented the 10th anniversary issue of their student literary publication “Bellerive” last Friday. In recognition, the college hosted a launch party to celebrate the monumental achievement of the publication.

“Vagina Monologues II: A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer” was held Thursday in the JC Penney Center.

With baseball season just around the corner, thoughts turn to early pioneers of the sport, including to that of infamous James “Cool Papa” Bell.