Most of the people in the state at the outset of the war were in favor of preserving slavery and keeping the country together. Because of this the Union army in Missouri tried to play a neutral role regarding slavery. As the war went on, views on slavery in Missouri […]
O’Fallon is very safe and has a very low crime rate that’s about one-third that of Missouri and about half the U.S. average! It’s even been ranked as one of America’s Safest Cities. What is the crime rate in O’Fallon Missouri? O’Fallon has an overall crime rate of 12 per […]
The Mizzou Effect: Some Colleges Struggle to Recover from Protests Sparked by Racial Tensions. By Mariah Bohanon – June 25, 2018. A 35 percent decrease in freshman enrollment over the span of two years. What was one effect of the Missouri Compromise? Enacted in 1820 to maintain the balance of […]
The most popular majors at University of Missouri include: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Health Professions and Related Programs; Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs; Engineering; Social Sciences; Psychology; Biological and Biomedical Sciences; Education; Agricultural/Animal What is the most common bachelor’s degree at? 1. Business. Business majors are among […]
The Graduate School considers grades of C+, C and C- as passing grades; however, grades in the C range may not be acceptable for specific program-matic requirements and may result in the student being unable to maintain a 3.0 cumulative average. What is a C at Mizzou? A +/-, B […]
Bowling. Missouri Baptist University’s men’s bowling team competes in the United States Bowling Congress as an emerging sport in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, under first-year head coach Steve Solovic. Throughout the year, the team competes alongside NAIA and NCAA Divisions I-III schools. What conference is Missouri Baptist in? […]
Our students receive six years of outstanding clinical training that sets them apart from other medical school graduates. This in-depth training offers our students greater opportunities to evaluate problems from multiple perspectives, and to identify appropriate and rational solutions that addresses those problems. What is the University of Missouri medical […]
3,800 ghost towns. There are some 3,800 ghost towns in the United States, most abandoned in the 19th and early 20th centuries in favor of bigger cities, or casualties of changing industry. Some languish as ruins, others are designated as national parks. And a rare handful are in the midst […]
The end of political Reconstruction in 1877 and the rise of the Ku Klux Klan in the south compelled southern blacks to migrate north to cities such as St. Louis. Most famous, perhaps, were the Exodusters of 1879, so named for their exodus to what many of them thought was […]
Now, many have been untouched for over a hundred years (yet some still have a ton of historic buildings somehow still standing). There are ghost towns all over the U.S., if you’re brave enough for a visit. They’re located in Pennsylvania, Wyoming, Montana, Alaska, New Mexico, New York, West Virginia, […]
The Love Canal area was originally the site of an abandoned canal that became a dumping ground for nearly 22,000 tons of chemical waste (including polychlorinated biphenyls, dioxin, and pesticides) produced by the Hooker Chemicals and Plastics Corporation in the 1940s and ’50s. What happened at Love Canal in 1978? […]
Of the 129,000 total properties in the City of St. Louis, approximately 25,000 are considered vacant and abandoned. Why does St. Louis have so many abandoned houses? Louis? Poverty, a lack of investment, and a history of government policy that plainly supported suburbanization are the causes of hundreds of abandoned […]
The 5 largest ethnic groups in St. Louis city, MO are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (44.9%), White (Non-Hispanic) (44.5%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (3.44%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.54%), and White (Hispanic) (2.33%). What is the majority race in St. Louis? White: 46.53% Black or African American: 46.41% Asian: 3.36% Two or more […]
So yes, (1) it’s hard to get a job in journalism, (2) most entry-level jobs are temporary and underpaid, and (3) a large segment of outlets that were once destinations for young journalists are either out of business or cannot afford to hire them. But, that’s industry movement. Is a […]
St. Louis is known for the Gateway Arch, the tallest monument constructed in the United States at 630 feet (190 m). The Arch pays homage to Thomas Jefferson and St. Louis’s position as the gateway to the West. What does St. Louis famous for? Louis is known for steamboats, the […]