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These Dogs Work Magic

Written by Stephanie Rogers, Contributing Reporter • October 4, 2022

The University of Central Missouri's Mo's Activities Council (MAC) held Destress with Pets, an event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept. 15 outside of the Elliott Student Union where community members...

Virginity is a Damaging Construct

Written by Cassity Morlan, Contributor • May 5, 2022

Sex positivity has aimed to change social attitudes around pleasure and sexuality. Sex is a natural and healthy part of life. Virginity is often thought of in context to one’s first sexual experience,...

Sex Positivity Replaces Shame with Pleasure

Written by Cassity Morlan, Contributor • May 3, 2022

Sex positivity is the idea that people should have the opportunity to explore and learn about their sexuality and gender without shame; this includes the physical, mental and emotional health aspects of...

Women Empower Each Other at PULSE-W

Written by Muleskinner Staff • April 14, 2022

Positive. Understanding. Learning. Supportive. Empowerment. Women. These are the core tenets of what PULSE-W is about, and on March 26, the third annual PULSE-W Women’s Summit brought together women,...

Letter to the Editor

Written by Myah Duncan, Communications Masters Student • April 6, 2022

Dear Editor, After spending six years at the University of Central Missouri, I have grown a special love for the university and campus as a whole. But, as the saying has it, you should...

Ebola patient's temperature spiked to 103 degrees

Written by Muleskinner Staff • October 10, 2014

(DALLAS AP) — Thomas Eric Duncan's temperature spiked to 103 degrees during the hours of his initial visit to an emergency room — a fever that was flagged with an exclamation point in the hospital's...

Sick journalist to get blood from Ebola survivor

Written by Muleskinner Staff • October 8, 2014

(OMAHA, Neb., AP) — The first American flown back to the U.S. for treatment of Ebola this summer has donated blood to the most recent one to return from West Africa with the disease. The Nebraska Medical...

Kids who had contact with Ebola patient monitored

Written by Muleskinner Staff • October 1, 2014

(DALLAS, AP) — Texas Gov. Rick Perry says a handful of school-aged children who had contact with a man diagnosed with Ebola are being monitored. Perry says health officials learned Wednesday that the...

Respiratory illness hits hundreds of KC-area kids

Written by Muleskinner Staff • September 2, 2014

(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A Kansas City pediatric hospital has treated hundreds of young children for a respiratory illness that has symptoms similar to a common cold that more typically is seen during...

Ebola in mind, US colleges screen some students

Written by Muleskinner Staff • August 29, 2014

By CAROLYN THOMPSON (BUFFALO, N.Y. AP) — College students from West Africa may be subject to extra health checks when they arrive to study in the United States as administrators try to insulate campuses...

KC ministers preach gospel of good health

Written by Muleskinner Staff • November 1, 2013

By MARÁ ROSE WILLIAMS (KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Jannette Berkley-Patton remembers a time before tweets, blogs and Facebook posts when many African-Americans got their community news and political updates...