University of Missouri

What barriers have you had to overcome in order to gain an education? Picture me, the morose infant, drowning in copious amounts of wedding lace fabric. I am perched on my mother’s hip as she chats amiably to another guest. Eyes pinched and lips puckered, I am a tempest held at bay only by the … Read more The CACA Committee

Common application “What make you, you?” “On Thursday,” announced my religion teacher, “we will be going to the zoo to find our animal totems.” For those that don’t know, an animal totem represents the Native American belief that each person has a connection to a specific animal. I was excited to begin my search, and … Read more Finding Your Animal Totem