Rebecca Smith “Becky” passed away on January 20 at the age of 92, after a long illness. She was a registered nurse and a Captain in the Air Force, stationed at Loring Air Force Base, Strategic Air Command in Limestone, Maine. For the last 40 years, she ranched in Alpine. She is survived by a longtime friend and partner, Cathy Fortenberry, nephews Nathan Smith and Jeff Porter, first cousin Joy Robinson, numerous extended family, and a multitude of close friends. She is preceded in death by her mother and father, Marie Smith, and Clarence Smith. Her three brothers and a sister, Tommy, Robert, Mickey, and Pat, close friend, and mentor Perry Cartwright. A private memorial will be held at a later date. She will be missed by all.
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Students protested in Traditions Plaza over MU s planned restructuring of the campus social justice centers on April 19, 2021
This is a developing story and will be updated.
A group of more than 100 MU students, faculty and advocates gathered this morning at MU s Traditions Plaza to protest a planned restructuring of key campus social justice organizations.
Campus centers affected by the changes are reported to be the five organizations in the social justice department on campus - including MU s Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center, the Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention (RSVP) Center, the LGBTQ Resource Center, the Multicultural Center (MCC), and the Women s Center.
Updated at 1:45 p.m. to include details from a staff meeting about the reorganization.
Coordinators at MUâs Department of Social Justice centers were told last week their positions would no longer exist as of July 1, part of what an administrator called a ârestructuringâ and âreimaginingâ of the department.
The overhaul will see the department move away from individually functioning centers focused on providing specific resources to students to a âcollectiveâ and âcommunityâ focus. MU will conduct open searches to fill new positions in place of the currently existing coordinator roles. The physical resource center spaces will remain on campus.