Pumpkin-flavored coffee isn’t the only way to get into the fall spirit. Southeast Missouri State University holds a number of fall events to make students feel festive. There are many upcoming on- and off-campus events to celebrate the fall season. Here’s a can’t-miss list of fall traditions at SEMO and in the Cape Girardeau area...

National Brave Day (Sept. 22) is meant to shine a light on women who lift each other up, rescue each other and make each other brave. The Sweetlife Women founded National Brave Day in 2017 in honor of their founder, Kaci Stewart. The goal of this day is to seek out tangible ways to encourage women to keep moving forward and be brave...

Southeast Missouri State University provided Arrow with an updated statement on Sept. 20 regarding the LGBTQ+ resource center, stating the center has reopened due to community and volunteer support. The statement reads as follows: The LGBTQ+ Resource Center located in the University Center recently closed due to a lack of staffing to operate the center, coupled with low student usage. ...

The Student Government Association received a funding request for the upcoming homecoming. The SGA executive committee requested $1,500 for t-shirts that will be given away to students for free at the event. Representative Morgan Goad said while the organization is working with the university to get the shirts ready, a communication issue between the two has caused a delay in the official design for the shirts...

Hundreds of students and community members expressed concern over SEMO’s recent decision to close the LGBTQ+ resource center, prompting university officials to express regret with their lack of communication regarding the sudden change. The center provided the SEMO LGBTQ+ community with a physical space where individuals could receive advice from peer educators, resources and a sense of belonging. It opened in 2014...

In honor of National Positivity Day on September 13, it is time for SEMO students to reflect on how they can increase positive energy, while shooting down the negative thoughts that infiltrate the mind. Negative thinking is becoming more and more evident as Americans check their phones, on average, 144 times a day (Fortune Well). ...

Whether it’s a restaurant, bar or coffee shop, tipping your server is not just seen as an act of appreciation; it is expected by the consumer. In a survey done by Bankrate it is stated “Gen Zers are significantly less likely than Baby Boomers to always tip when they eat at a sit-down restaurant (35% compared to 83%).”...

It is no secret higher education is an expensive endeavor. According to SEMO’s website the price of one year of tuition is $9495. With the added costs of housing and meal plans, the amount jumps to nearly $20000 per year. There is another cost associated with education. Books...

Miss SEMO 2022 Aubrie Sullivan was involved in a hit and run accident while traveling to crown Miss SEMO 2023.

The Office of Military and Veterans Services at Southeast Missouri State hosted the annual Patriot Day service gathering in front of Academic Hall at 7:40 a.m. where nearly 3,000 American Flags were placed.

Today is National Beer Lover’s Day. As beer continues to evolve, Many Good Things Brewing partnered with SEMO Athletics to create SEMO Red, an Irish Red Ale. According to VinePair, red ale is an American-style beer combined with malts and caramel to produce a hoppy flavor and red color.

As new students and returning students make their way back to SEMO’s campus they might need a refresher on certain campus policies. With the popularity of partying at college, students may need to become familiar with SEMO’s alcohol policy. The university is considered a dry campus, and according to BestColleges.com, “Dry colleges do not permit or serve alcohol on their campus.” The reasoning behind the rule mostly points towards the most common age of students living in dorms being under 21...

SEMO Dining announced three new dining restaurants for students on campus: Smoothie Lab at St. Vincent Commons, Paper Lantern at Tower’s Landing and Redhawk Ramen at Houck’s Place. Every semester Houck’s Place and St. Vincent Commons have a student choice option where students are able to vote for what restaurants they would like to have on campus. Students are able to vote by completing the Voice to Vision survey...

Bid Day takes over SEMO’s campus on Aug. 27 as the seven sororities invite their newest sisters home. Bid Day is the last day of formal recruitment for sororities in which potential new members are invited to join. Executive chapter advisor for Alpha Delta Phi, Whitney Choat attended the Bid Day festivities and welcomed new members to their new home...

The 10th annual LGBTQ+ Ally Picnic helped the SEMO campus connect with the LGBTQ+ community through food and merchandise at Kent Library on Aug. 23. The event was organized by PFLAG and the LGBTQ+ Resource Center. The picnic returned to campus, bringing support and awareness to the LGBTQ+ ally community. PFLAG support group coordinator Lisa Dale said the goal of the picnic is to get together with different organizations to bring members of the community together...

Whether a small business has been around for 23 years or one; when students leave for the summer, small businesses in college towns struggle to keep profit coming in. These small businesses that surround SEMO’s campus have become dependent on college students because the students have helped them flourish...

Copper Dome Whiskey is a 100% Missouri-grown, 7-year aged blend bottle of whiskey curated by and for SEMO alumni and the Cape Girardeau community. Nobletons Distilling House is an independent Missouri distillery where Copper Dome Whiskey is produced from barrel to bottle.

The United States has had a strained relationship with cannabis throughout the past century, but in the past five years, public attitudes have been shifting.

Southeast Missouri State University Board of Governors met to discuss the FY24 budget, the Lift for Life partnership, changes to course fees for students and the progress of construction projects on the main campus on June 20. The board approved a budget of $152.9 million for the 2024 fiscal year, a $6.6 million increase from the 2023 fiscal budget...

Pride in the Park’s fifth annual celebration, sponsored by Rivervalley Craft Club LLC, will start at 10 a.m., Sunday, June 4 at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau.

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Telling the stories of those who have experienced history first-hand is a part of the journey of diversity. For students at Southeast Missouri State University, they had a chance to hear about the Emmett Till Project held April 12 and 13 and the events that unfolded surrounding Till’s murder...

SEMO students may be seeing empty shelves at the grocery store where strawberries would usually be stocked. Stores, restaurants and farms are struggling with shortages after rains flooded many of the strawberry fields in California throughout March and April...

Greek Life students and the chapter pairings between the fraternities and sororities at SEMO, carried bags full of clothing items into the University Center for the Greek Week Clothing Drive. In the Terrace Room, several Greek Week executives and Steering Committee members, a committee made to plan and promote the events of Greek Week, sorted through the mass amounts of clothing that had been collected for weeks. ...

College students who are members of the LGBTQ+ community have statistically higher rates of reporting incidences of sexual victimization, according to the CDC’s National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS).