Mizzou puts on a spectacular light show on Francis Quadrangle, illuminating the iconic Columns and telling the story of the burning of Academic Hall. The ceremony, narrated by professor Clyde Ruffin and Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin, celebrates Mizzou's 175th anniversary.
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