num_pages: 180
description: Introduction from the Author The state of Missouri is like an eccentric old cantankerous on the surface, deeply complex internally. After all, the state is constitutionally mandated to deliver affordable education, even though its citizenry only wants to pay a miniscule amount of money to fund the ordeal. That type of intriguing doublethink carries over to its flagship university—the University of Missouri-Columbia. I came to "Mizzou" as an outsider—a person with no firm social structure or friends to immediately turn to when I needed help. But, after spending my first few days screwing around in my residence hall, and then joining the student newspaper, the Maneater, that initial isolation soon vanished. Soon, I was diving into everything—sports, parties, the social scene, the grueling grind of class work, the good, the bad, and the ridiculous; all of it seemed to go by in a blur. And yet, it stayed inside me. The simple pleasures of reading one of the campus’ newspapers, or reclining against an old tree planted across from the Columns, are the kinds of memories that will stay for the rest of your life. Excluding the spacious grounds of Francis Quadrangle and the subtle charm of downtown Columbia’s beautifully constructed churches, perhaps the most amazing sight at Mizzou is the ceaseless hurly-burly of students who have decided to spend the best years of their lives living, learning, loving, failing, thinking—and possibly succeeding—in the middle of Missouri. But, perhaps I’m remembering things through rose-colored glasses. It would be a complete lie to say that everything at Mizzou is perfect. But, not everything is terrible either. The attitude you decide to take is up to you, and in order to make the all-important decision of whether or not to attend the University, you should know everything about it. Hopefully, this will be a useful guide for your journey toward making your final choice. It is full of insight, information, and introspection; along with a dose of irreverent humor. You will delve into everything that encompasses Mizzou. But, most importantly, you will be shown where the fun things happen. And without fun, college would just be a long and confusing introduction to adulthood. Jason Rosenbaum, AuthorUniversity of Missouri
language: English
title: University of Missouri 2007 (College Prowler)
titlecomplete: University of Missouri 2007 (College Prowler) (Off the Record)
publisher: College Prowler