Commemorate Black History Month with UMSL Daily by revisiting 12 inspiring stories of Black student, faculty, staff and alumni triumphs and contributions.
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Commemorate Black History Month with UMSL Daily by revisiting 12 inspiring stories of Black student, faculty, staff and alumni triumphs and contributions.
Senior center Kiara Stewart averaged 14 points and 12 rebounds last week as the women’s basketball team split road games against William Jewell and Truman State.
Isaiah Fuller scored 24 points to lead the men’s basketball team to an 80-69 win over Quincy, the first of the Tritons’ two victories last week as they snapped a two-game losing streak.
Arissa Ford-Jones, a freshman studying music and business, performs “I’m Here” at the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Observance.
Austin Stevenson won two individual races and was part of the men’s swimming team’s winning 200-yard medley relay team Friday in a dual meet against Washington University.
New international students listened intently Monday morning at the University of Missouri–St. Louis during UMSL Global’s International Student Orientation.
Jalysa Stokes led a hot-shooting performance by the women’s basketball team, which connected on 8 of 11 3-pointers in an 80-68 victory over Maryville.
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The fifth-ranked men’s basketball team improved to 12-0 and got some national attention for Victor Nwagbaraocha’s highlight reel dunk in a victory over Wisconsin-Parkside.