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“For me, the Black Lives Matter march was important because, while Mizzou claims it thrives on
diversity and inclusion, it don’t show support for the Black Lives Matter movement,” Hayes said.
CAMPUS LIFE CONTINUES AMID COVID-19
We gave cameras
to freshmen and
asked them to tell
the story of fall
2020 for themselves.
They gave us these
pictures.
AMY SCHAFFER
“I was not dissuaded by the
slice of cheese pizza floating
on the water’s surface or the
fact that dozens of other sweaty
bodies had dunked themselves
before me or the fact that cam-
pus police could come by and
get me in trouble — I was going
to jump in the Speaker’s Circle
fountain no matter what.
“My senior year of high school
had ended with a series of can-
celled traditions and ‘noes.’ No
prom, no real graduation, no
proper goodbyes to my favorite
teachers. But as I submerged
my head under the disgusting,
unfiltered, lukewarm fountain
water, and as I heard my friends’
muffled cheering from above, I
felt the universe grant me a long
overdue ‘yes.’ The world’s prob-
lems seemed to drift away. I was
baptized as a Mizzou kid.”
“Beep boop, skating is hard,” Nate Forck said after skating. “Our friend group started at Virginia Ave. parking garage. We would always
go to the top when it was warm to skate, dance, relax and celebrate birthdays. Imagine the breeze blowing past as you skate, hoping you
don’t fall on the way down. You hear Two Door Cinema Club’s ‘Undercover Martyn’ humming in the background,” Wade said.
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ALANA HAYES
“Nothing could have prepared me to start college in a
new state during a global pandemic. I had always expected
to be sitting in a massive auditorium learning journalism,
having massive tailgates for home football games and
going to get coffee with new friends at my side while we
stress over an exam.
“However, I’ve had to adjust to remote learning on Zoom
and socially distant dining halls and football games. While
this may not be ideal, I’ve found ways to make the best of
my first year. I’ve already made a solid group of friends,
and we found unique ways to have fun around Columbia.
ALANA HAYES “Even though sometimes it feels like COVID stole pre-
cious memories from me, I know that as long as I have my
friends with me, I’ll be just fine.”
ANASTASIA BUSBY
When I packed my backpack on the first day of classes, I
decided to keep masks, sanitizer and wipes in it.
JACKSON ESTWANICK
Marta Mieze and Estwanick
relax on a park bench Sept.
3 in Traditions Plaza before
a tarot card reading. Wind
blew the cards away before
Estwanick could receive a BRAIDEN WADE
full reading. They’ve been Wade remembers Rae Stecker yelling “Braiden, take my picture!” at him. Looking back, he remembers her saying,
dating for almost one year. “I was in a lot of pain. Not only did I have the cast, but my shoulder was wrapped in gauze cause of an asphalt burn.”
SOPHIE CHAPPELL
“Most people aren’t going to
want to remember this year.
There are certain parts I would
love to forget as well. But there
are so many memories I’ll cher-
ish for the rest of my life.
“My roommate, Anastasia,
and I were a random pairing,
and I don’t think I’ve ever
lucked out more in my life. We
have spent countless nights
stuffing ourselves with bags of
popcorn and watching movies.
“I’ve sat at tables in the Law
Library for whole afternoons,
watching the sun dance across
the sky while I completed copi-
ous amounts of homework. I
joined The Maneater from the
comfort of my bed and made my
way up to university news edi-
tor. I fell in love with myself and
life again, all the while finding
my second home at Mizzou.
“Most people aren’t going to
want to remember this year.
But I will never forget all the
AMY SCHAFFER AMY SCHAFFER joy I found within these past
Liz Cahalan, Schaffer’s dorm neighbor, falls back with open arms into a fountain Aug. 23 near the MU Student Center. Jumping in this fountain is a tradition for MU freshmen, even though the school charges a fee to people they catch swimming in it. MU students gather Sept. 2 outside Jesse Hall to protest racial injustice. “This protest, organized by the Mizzou few months.”
Black Student Athlete Association, was my first experience with activism at MU,” said Schaffer.
WENDELL SHEPHERD
“I envisioned running through the columns surrounded
by thousands of my classmates during the Tiger Walk. I
was ecstatic about meeting my Welcome Week group and
meeting others in my dorm hall. Instead, I awkwardly ran
through the columns with 12 other people and am forbid-
den from visiting others. Instead of the week which I so
looked forward to, my first week on campus was dreadful.
“The pandemic has truly reshaped every part of life on
campus. Social encounters have been made more awk-
ward. Instead of focusing on getting to know the person,
I’m more worried about whether I’m too close to them or
whether or not they can hear me through my mask. I want
to go to group events or join clubs or sports teams. Instead,
I am resigned to my dorm room, where I am left to face a
flurry of online assignment deadlines.”
PRODUCED BY JACOB MOSCOVITCH & TRISTEN ROUSE
SOPHIE CHAPPELL
Anastasia Busby and Chappell attended the first Mizzou College
Democrats meeting from their dorm room in Hatch Hall.
BRAIDEN WADE
OWEN ZILIAK
Thomas Jamison, Matthew Newkirk and Mason Arneson relax in August in Jamison and Ziliak’s room. “We spent a lot of time together at
the beginning of the semester, as we didn’t have the opportunity to meet many other students due to COVID-19” said Ziliak.