Peyton Zigrang tested positive for COVID-19 in early September. A university van picked her up to take her to the University-chosen hotel. The…

Tristen Rouse
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Tristen Rouse is a statehouse photojournalist and a photo editor at the Columbia Missourian. He can be reached at tristenrousephoto@gmail.com or on Instagram @tristenrouse
Megan Matty rode to quarantine housing in the back of a friend’s SUV. When she got a call from a contact tracer, informing her someone she had…
Colby Thornton never tested positive for COVID-19. The MU junior first went into quarantine in his dorm room in late August when a university …
"I felt like I was in a horror movie," said one Indiana University student of her time in quarantine.
“When you’re around 49 other dudes every day, ... obviously it’s gonna spread pretty quickly in the house.”
Bringing students back for in-person required significant changes and a nimble response for institutions entrenched in long-standing policies and procedures.
"I remember when I watched it this morning — my parents had turned it on — and I was just so excited," Hickman senior Brianna Jackson said of …
President Joe Biden's swearing into office Wednesday marks a time of celebration for some — but for others, it is a major setback. The Missour…
"It's very inspiring, not only for women but women of color, to see someone in office," Isis Thompson said Wednesday in downtown Columbia. Kam…
"It's obviously an amazing day in American history," Fatima Bhaiwala said on Kamala Harris' swearing into the vice presidency Wednesday. "I ho…