Campus Life

As part of a capstone project, senior computer science major Zachary Locke launched a smartphone application called "SEMO Underground.” The app SEMO Underground supplements applications on SEMO’s portal system and is based on the design of the previous SEMO app.

F-1 visas, OPT and CPT … do these terms look familiar? If you are a working domestic student, probably not. But for international students employed at SEMO, these terms are vital to understand. Director of International Education and Services Kevin Timlin handles international student affairs and shared some insight about the hoops international students must jump through in order to work while studying in America.

The Show-Me Gold program offers Army National Guard students an opportunity to pursue their degree as they prepare for Officer Candidate School (OCS). In the military, they learn valuable skills that prepare them for college and their professional careers.

Jobs within the humanities and social sciences field deal directly with people, their problems and how to help solve them. The faculty in the Department of Criminal Justice, Social Work and Sociology work to prepare students for success through adjunct faculty, internships, and promoting cultural and self-care.

What is burnout, and how does it relate to stress?

Many college graduates anticipate leaving their university to start a new life and career. But for one Southeast alumna, college became a forever home away from home, for both herself and many international students she has helped through her work.

SEMO students in the Harrison College of Business and Computing have the opportunity to start their own business while pursuing an education.

Redhawks Against Sexual Assault (RASA) hosted a Unity Walk for Sexual Assault Awareness Month on Wednesday, April 27, in front of Kent Library from Noon to 2 p.m. The event began with students making signs and signing poster boards for those joining the walk.

Student Missouri Teachers Association (SMSTA) coordinated a literacy walk service project at Franklin Elementary School’s cafeteria in Cape Girardeau from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday, April 22. The walk provided students with reading materials they could bring home.

Throughout the years, information technology and cybersecurity have always been a male- dominated workforce. In recent years, the number of women in the industry increased the workforce by 20 percent since 2019, according to cybercrimemagazine.com.

All around the world, people celebrated our planet Earth on April 22, 2022. Earth Day is an annual event that demonstrates support for environmental protection. On SEMO's campus, students celebrated with displays and tables dedicated to the history and preservation of Earth from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Magill Hall.

A Henderson Street Subs pop-up took place from 4 to 6 p.m. on April 14 at Houck’s Place. New dining options and meal plan changes are coming to SEMO’s campus in the fall semester.

The end of the semester is full of projects, final exams and assignments. For some students, there can be a little extra going on in the form of an academic distinction project.

SEMO mathematics professor Daniel Daly calls himself a pure mathematician. For Daly, research in mathematics means proving theorems, properties and statements in mathematics no one has solved before.

School district nurses support students from the moment they enter the school system in kindergarten until they graduate from high school. They become familiar with their students and the ways to assist with different types of problems. To learn the most recent ways to handle delicate and difficult situations, they can attend conferences.

Southeast is introducing a new online anthropology class in the fall called AN355 Cold Case Anthropology. During the online, full-semester class, students will learn the basics of forensic anthropology while studying the methods and techniques used to gather information on cold cases.

Students in Greek Life at SEMO gathered Sunday, April 10, in Academic Hall to celebrate the end of Greek Week in a traditional all-Greek chapter meeting. Greek Week took place from April 3 through 10.

The annual “Walk a Mile in Their Shoes” Greek Week event raises awareness about sexual violence on the SEMO campus. At the event, students of Greek Life walked a mile around the SEMO campus and watched a Greek Connections presentation.

Southeast HIV Hepatitis STI Prevention will be hosting an event at the Southeast Missouri State University for STD testing from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 6. The testing is free and will be held in the University Center Ballroom.

Every year, students at SEMO vote on who will represent them as Student Government Association (SGA) president, vice president and treasurer. This year, two campaigns are running with a total of six candidates for three available positions.

The shuttle tracking service application will be down for the rest of the semester, assistant vice president of Information Technology (IT) Floyd Davenport said. He said the Department of Public Safety (DPS) is trying to replace it this summer with a new third-party application.

Think back to your high school spirit week. Now, imagine that spirit week raising thousands of dollars for nonprofit organizations in your community. This is a good idea of what Southeast’s Greek Week is all about.

Spring break is a time for students and faculty to refresh before finishing the remaining weeks of the semester.

A new ‘vintage and cozy’ 1920s-themed coffee shop called Speakeasy Coffee Co., will be opening up at 811 Broadway St. in downtown Cape Girardeau at the end of April.

In December 1975, the then-Capaha Arrow described cheerleader Linda Webb as “enthusiastic.”

Assistant professors of psychology and counseling George Yancey and Lesly Krome are industrial-organizational psychologists. Last year, they completed a study about the ways companies across America dealt with or are dealing with COVID-19 in terms of employees' health, their customers and the Black Lives Matter movement.

SEMO and Ameren Electric Company announced their newest updates on the solar panel project located in the parking lot of the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau on March 10.

Cape Girardeau celebrated the grand opening of a new Department of Veterans Affairs building at 711 S. Mount Auburn Rd on Feb 26.

Ukrainian students met Sunday, Feb. 27, in front of Academic Hall, displaying their country's flag and a heart with the same colors to pray for peace.

Social media is a commonplace for sharing information, both in the personal and professional worlds.

For the first time since 2019, the National History Day Regional Contest will hold in-person competitions at the University Center on March 11.

Each year, the TRIO/McNair Program recognizes students in each cohort for their achievements. **The three scholars chosen for the prestigious award this year are seniors Camille Shoals, Delaney Adams and Mya Weakley.

Social media can be a breeding ground for rumors. With platforms such as YikYak, anonymous allegations can be made pertaining to Student Code of Conduct violations. While student violations are protected under FERPA, student organizations are not. Students can verify the truth of organizational allegations by checking university-approved sites.

As graduation and summer internships approach, some students may be looking for ways to stand out from others in the job field.

Since its start in 1991, the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education’s (AACTE) Holmes Program has served as a “pipeline” for minority students looking to enter the field of education.

The Southeast campus closed early on Feb. 23 and remained closed on Feb. 24 due to inclement weather. The winter storm left a healthy covering of ice across the area.

The Southeast campus closed early on Feb. 23 and remained closed on Feb. 24 due to inclement weather. The winter storm left a healthy covering of ice across the area.

For many, comments from others, media and the world about what a body “should” look like are a regular part of life. These comments are not innocuous. They can be the start of a mental illness that, according to anad.org, takes 10,200 lives per year: an eating disorder.

Keith Robinson spoke at the annual Michael Davis Lecture in the Rust Center for Media at 6 p.m. Feb. 22. It was a hybrid event, with Robinson speaking over Zoom and students watching together in-person or online.

In the previous years, Southeast Office of Military and Veteran Services (OMVS) students and veterans were auto-verified for attendance pertaining to the Post 9/11 bill.

Food. No one can survive without it. Optimally, you don’t have to give it much thought, but adequate nutrition, or the lack thereof, has the power to dictate someone’s entire livelihood.

The International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) Club is one of just two active programming-related clubs on campus. ICPC gives computer science, cybersecurity and any other interested majors the opportunity to hone their programming skills and put them to the test in annual competitions.

The Student Activities Council (SAC) wrapped up their “Love Week” on SEMO’s campus with the “Love Everyone Dance” on Feb. 18.

The Student Activities Council (SAC) and Redhawks Rising raised awareness about sexual violence during Love Safe Day in the UC Ballroom Feb. 17. The event was part of SAC’s celebration of Valentine’s Day, which they hosted activities for throughout the week of Feb. 14 through 18.

SEMO hospitality professor Nicholas Johnston gave a presentation about the power of perception and its influence on purchase decisions on Feb. 16 at Ebb & Flow Fermentations in Cape.

The musical “Cinderella” opened their first performance at 7:30 p.m. on Feb 16 at SEMO’s River Campus.

The first rule of Wordle is you don’t talk about Wordle.

Southeast Missouri State University is part of an organization known as the Missouri Language Consortium. The agreement states faculty from five Missouri universities will work together to provide distance education to upper-division French and German students.

University administrators held an open forum for students at the University Center Feb. 15, following student concerns over proposed meal plan changes.

From learning to breathe underwater to taking trips to Florida, Southeast’s Scuba Club offers lots of opportunities for adventure. SEMO’s Scuba Club hosted its Discover Scuba Club event at the Southeast Aquatic Center Saturday, Feb. 12.

Southeast Missouri State University’s Black Student Union (BSU) hosted a “The 1st to Ever Do It” Jeopardy event in Dempster Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 9. This was BSU’s first of many planned events for the month of February.

Many students have begun voicing their frustrations with the proposed changes to meal plans, in which Chartwells will change how the meal system works, as well as add and take away specific dining facilities.

Last week as temperatures dropped, students who rely on SEMO’s transit routes may have been frustrated by malfunctions with the shuttle tracking app.

Southeast Missouri State University’s main and regional campuses closed on Thursday, Feb. 3 and Friday, Feb. 4 due to inclement weather. Students used their days off to catch up on work, relax and sled in the snow.

Students and faculty at Southeast Missouri State University are concerned about what challenges Winter Storm Landon will have on them in the following days. All Southeast campuses closed at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 2, and remained closed for the rest of the week due to winter weather.

The Southeast campus was closed on Feb. 3 due to inclement wintry weather.

SEMO’s University Center will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. tomorrow, Feb. 3, despite the winter storms.

The Intermediate Creative Writing class (EN375) is testing a new course format in hopes to give students a better understanding of the relationship between image and text in comics.

For the past 40 years, the English department has encouraged young writers through the Katherine Hinchey Cochran Writing Achievement Awards. The program collects written work from fourth through twelfth graders in local schools.

A daily rise in COVID-19 cases and temporary school closings across Cape Girardeau County have impacted SEMO education majors in their student teaching assignments.

SEMO’s Art and Design department held an open house Jan. 28 to showcase their new ceramics building located on the corner of Morgan Oak and Frederick St. near the River Campus. Students enrolled in the spring semester were the first to get to use the new facilities.

TRIO Student Support Services is a program focused on assisting under-represented college students due to economic need, family educational background or other institutional criteria.

Southeast faculty and students, along with members of the community, celebrated the 17th annual Martin Luther King Jr. dinner with keynote speaker Brian S. Miller on Jan 26. Miller is a veteran, lawyer, judge, president of Centennial Church Foundation, husband and father.

Southeast students showcased their singing skills as they stepped up to the mic to audition for Southeast Missouri State University’s Glee Club. The organization held two-day auditions for any upcoming new members in the UC Monday, Jan. 24, in the Redhawk Room, and Wednesday, Jan. 26, in the Tribute Room, from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m.

When students leave his classroom, director of Jazz Studies Joseph Jefferson said he hopes they leave with a sense of collaboration and curiosity. Earlier this month, Jefferson was named the 2022 Ellis Marsalis, Jr. Jazz Educator by the Jazz Education Network.

Southeast Missouri State University will host the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Dinner Jan. 26 to commemorate Dr. King's fight for equality — a fight that is personal to many students. Michelle Irby, director of Campus Life and Event Services, says the theme of “CommUNITY: Justice. Equity. Love.” reflects progress made toward King's goal of a fair and equal world.

As Christmas break draws near, SEMO improv group Dramatically Incorrect Comedy Club hosted a show at the River Campus.

The historically-dreaded finals week is coming up for Southeast Dec. 13 to 17. People prepare for finals differently, whether that be studying into the late hours of the night or getting a good night’s sleep the whole week.

What is better than a three-day break from school? An extended, week-long break.

The demolition of Houck Stadium began Wednesday, Dec. 8, signifying the end of almost 100 years of Southeast history. The construction started at approximately 9 a.m. and continued until approximately 5 p.m.

Laughter, multicultural discussion and the smell of traditional dishes filled the air of the University Center Ballroom for the Muslim Student Association Dinner and Henna Night Dec. 3.

The Step Into The Light Tour made a stop at the Show Me Center on Saturday, Nov. 12, at 7 p.m.

On a chilly night, music permeated the air as the stage of Shuck Recital Hall was filled with color, choreography and drag queens for the first time ever.

Crunch, crunch, pop, ka-CHUNK! Those were just a few sounds attendees heard on Family Lego Day Saturday, Nov. 13, at Crisp Museum. The event was for all ages and featured 11 different stations, a scavenger hunt and a screening of “The Lego Movie.”

Contactless student identification could be a reality for Southeast students in coming years, student government’s Student Issues Committee Chair Abbey Hammack said.

Principles of entrepreneurship students get more than a taste of real-world experience, as they’re tasked with starting and running their own business for one semester. This fall, Steven Stovall’s section of ER361 started a sustainable candle and wax melt business, SEMO Scents. There is one catch for the group: They were given $200 by the chair of the management department Kevin Dickson and must return $400 by Nov. 23.

Southeast Missouri State’s goal of 70% on-campus vaccination was met on Oct. 29, resulting in a full-week Thanksgiving break from Nov. 22-26.

After years of classes in Serena and River Campus, the Southeast painting and ceramics programs were gifted two new buildings for student classes. The buildings are located at the corner of Morgan Oak and Frederick Street, near SEMO’s River Campus. The project has been in the works for almost three years and will officially be ready for student and faculty use during the Spring 2022 semester.

Some SEMO students celebrated this Halloween by dressing up and enjoying a Halloween party hosted at the Towers Complex.

When SEMO alumni Kweku Arkoful, Cantrell Andrews, Wyky Jean and Aaron Adeoye started the Honorable Young Men's Club at Cape Girardeau Public Schools years ago, they could only hope for the impact it would have. Now, years later as they plan to expand their reach across the country and hopefully to Africa by 2022, they remember where the club started and how it grew to help those in Cape Girardeau.

As Domestic Violence Awareness month draws to a close, a fall festival on SEMO’s campus reminded everyone of the importance of being healthy and happy in all aspects of life.

The SEMO Redhawks take on the Eastern Illinois Panthers in SEMO's homecoming football game. Arrow Homecoming Coverage brought to you by First State Community Bank.

Following SEMO's Homecoming parade, fans participated in a tailgate for the Homecoming football game. Arrow Homecoming Coverage brought to you by First State Community Bank.

Current students, SEMO alumni, and Cape Girardeau residents gathered to watch the Homecoming Parade. Arrow Homecoming Coverage brought to you by First State Community Bank.

Current students, SEMO alumni, and Cape Girardeau residents gathered to watch the Homecoming Parade. Arrow Homecoming Coverage brought to you by First State Community Bank.

Current students, SEMO alumni, and Cape Girardeau residents gathered to watch the Homecoming Parade. Arrow Homecoming Coverage brought to you by First State Community Bank.

In an Oct. 29 email from the President’s office, Carlos Vargas announced the 70% vaccination level among students has been reached. In an Aug. 26 email, Vargas stated reaching a 70% vaccination level would result in a full-week Thanksgiving break. The Oct. 29 email states classes will be cancelled and campus offices will be closed from Nov. 22 through Nov. 26...

The Black Faculty and Staff Alliance (BFSA) hosted an open conversation for students and staff about mental health awareness, focusing on the mid-semester blues on Thursday, Oct. 21.

Every year, Southeast honors students with the chance to receive the title of Man or Woman of the Year. From Southeast athletics to Student Government Association (SGA), this year's finalists for the Man and Woman of the Year participate in a wide variety of roles on campus...

As communications major Connor Mobley stood alone at the peak of a 14,000 foot-tall mountain he had summited minutes before, he had a deeper understanding of Professor Tom Holman’s advice he shared with the group enrolled in RC 350. The advice was simple, but also all-encompassing: “Eat the full meal.”...

The International Student Association (ISA) held its annual prom on March 22 at the new International Village. The theme of the prom was a Starry Night. This event was an opportunity for international students to get a taste of American culture. It was also an opportunity for international students to dress up...

Freshman Lainey Edwards is creating Southeast’s first Feminism Club in efforts to give the word “feminism” a more positive interpretation. As president of the club, her goals are focused on changing people's perspectives on this topic and rise above the stereotype. Edwards said feminism has a negative word association...

The Southeast Missouri State University's Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity organized a black panel presentation Monday, Feb. 25. named,"Living While Black" to share stories, experiences and struggles about being African-American and have a conversation that most are scared to have...

At its first meeting of the semester, Student Government Association had a guest to discuss enrollment issues, passed two by-laws and approved funding requests Monday, Jan. 28. Guest speaker Debbie Below gave a presentation about the decline in enrollment and the need to focus on graduation, business, education and health programs at the university...

LGBTQ+ Resource Center, PRIDE, the LGBTQ1A Employee Alliance, Delta Sigma Theta and Butler County Health Department sponsored World AIDs Day on Monday, Dec., 3 in the University Center’s Indian Room. According to the event’s pamphlet, World AIDs Day, held on Dec. ...