Nearly 600 students at the University of Missouri–St. Louis will receive a coveted gift Saturday, one they’ve been working on for years. Three commencement ceremonies will be held at 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Dec. 15 in the Mark Twain Athletic & Fitness Center on the university’s North Campus.
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