{"id":12456,"date":"2025-12-05T13:45:32","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T19:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/blog\/?p=12456"},"modified":"2025-12-05T13:45:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T19:45:32","slug":"deck-the-columns-spreads-mizzou-cheer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/blog\/2025\/12\/05\/deck-the-columns-spreads-mizzou-cheer\/","title":{"rendered":"Deck the Columns spreads Mizzou cheer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/20251204_OP_Deck-The-Columns-027-1988x1326-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1988\" height=\"1326\" src=\"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/20251204_OP_Deck-The-Columns-027-1988x1326-1.jpg\" alt=\"The College of Veterinary Medicine Mule Team outside Jesse Hall.\" class=\"wp-image-12466\" style=\"width:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/20251204_OP_Deck-The-Columns-027-1988x1326-1.jpg 1988w, https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/20251204_OP_Deck-The-Columns-027-1988x1326-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/20251204_OP_Deck-The-Columns-027-1988x1326-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/20251204_OP_Deck-The-Columns-027-1988x1326-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/20251204_OP_Deck-The-Columns-027-1988x1326-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1988px) 100vw, 1988px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The College of Veterinary Medicine Mule Team outside Jesse Hall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Yesterday, we hosted our fifth annual campuswide holiday celebration, Deck the Columns. Despite cold weather moving some activities inside Jesse Hall, we still welcomed hundreds of Mizzou students, faculty, staff and families for festive food, music and fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Highlights included classic seasonal songs performed by Mini Mizzou, a holiday photo opportunity with Truman the Tiger and wagon rides around Francis Quadrangle courtesy of the <a href=\"https:\/\/cvm.missouri.edu\/college-of-veterinary-medicine-mule-team\/\">Mizzou College of Veterinary Medicine Mule Team<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deck the Columns is also about giving back to others. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwheartmo.org\/mu\/\">Mizzou United Way Campaign<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tigerpantry.missouri.edu\/\">Tiger Pantry<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/tigerpantry.missouri.edu\/trumans-closet\/\">Truman&#8217;s Closet<\/a> were on-site to collect donations and share their mission to support our community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We were proud to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with fellow Tigers. Thank you to all who attended, and to the many volunteers who made this year\u2019s Deck the Columns such a success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Mun<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, we hosted our fifth annual campuswide holiday celebration, Deck the Columns. 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