Sections Options Links Classifieds InteractiveChanging schools is a big pain. Not only do transfer students have to learn a whole new campus, meet whole new people and get used to a whole different academic environment, they also have to hope all the time they spent at that other school won't have to be repeated at the new one.
The Internet classified site ULoop.com recently added Missouri State to its buying and selling community. Missouri State students, staff and faculty can now list and find available housing, jobs and other local items on ULoop. The site, designed for colleges nationwide, is similar to Craigslist.
Josh Booker, physical education, junior "It was closest to home and one of the top schools for my major." Kayla Gilbert, chemistry, junior "Because I like the Springfield area, and a lot of my friends come here. It's also affordable." John Malone, material science, graduate student "I was already coming to Springfield, so it was just easiest.
The struggling economy may hit closer to home for Missouri State students in the next year as the university's investments dwindle and state funding is cut. The Department of Higher Education said in an e-mail, the state is requesting impact statements for the fiscal year 2010 from all public universities for core cuts of 15, 20 and 25 percent by Dec.
Missouri State University was recently ranked as one of the top 20 universities in the nation in a contest to end worldwide poverty. Missouri State outranked Notre Dame and Ivy League schools such as Harvard and Yale in the campus challenge held by The ONE Campaign.