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The Chart publishes dated stories, and the dates shown on its homepage run into 2026 — so the site is actively updated rather than an archive of old material. The catch is that "current" applies per article, not to the site as a whole: the homepage mixes fresh news with event recaps, press releases, and story updates, so the publication date on each individual piece is what tells you how timely it is.
What the dates on the homepage show
The Chart is the student news site of Missouri Southern State University. Its recent stories carry both a date and a named byline, which makes it easy to see how recently each item was filed. Examples visible on the site:
| Story | Date | Byline type |
|---|---|---|
| Communications Department Names New Department Chair | September 14, 2026 | Reporter (Jaelyn Waters) |
| Missouri Southern To Honor Late Professor | September 8, 2026 | Reporter (Nickhai Howard) |
| Route 66 Balloon Festival Returns to Missouri Southern | September 1, 2026 | Reporter (Nickhai Howard) |
| MSSU Students Praise New Coffee Shop | August 30, 2026 | Reporter (Jaelyn Waters) |
| Communications Awards Highlight Student Achievement | May 12, 2026 | Reporter (Itati Cruz) |
| No. 7 MSSU Softball Wins MIAA Championship | May 11, 2026 | Press Release |
| The Future is Now: The Roy Blunt Health Science Building Nears Completion | May 11, 2026 | Reporter (Kandice Williams) |
Two things stand out. First, the newest items cluster in late August and September 2026, which suggests the site picks up as the semester gets underway. Second, the byline type varies — most stories are reported by named student journalists, but at least one is labeled a press release, which means it originated with a university or athletics source rather than the newsroom.
Why "current" depends on the article, not the site
A homepage that shows a September 2026 story at the top can still contain older material further down, and some items are explicitly framed as updates rather than new reporting. The memorial service story, for instance, carries a "STORY UPDATE" note explaining that MSSU would close early on Friday, Sep. 11, and cancel classes from 2:45 PM — a change appended to an earlier report. If you read only the headline, you'd miss that the schedule details were revised.
The practical rule: check the date and the label on the specific article you're reading. A press release from May tells you what the athletics department announced in May, not what is happening now.
How to judge whether a story is still timely
- Find the date. Each story shows a month, day, and year next to the byline. Compare it to today's date before treating the content as current.
- Check the byline type. A named reporter indicates original student reporting; "Press Release" indicates submitted or institutional content.
- Look for update labels. Phrases like "STORY UPDATE" signal that the original article was amended, so read to the end for the revised details.
- Match the story type to your need. Breaking campus news (a department appointment, a memorial service, a building milestone) tends to be filed close to the event. Event recaps and award announcements are inherently retrospective — a May awards story is accurate about May, not about the fall semester.
What this means if you're using The Chart for campus updates
If your goal is to know what's happening at Missouri Southern right now, The Chart is a reasonable starting point because its newest stories are dated within days or weeks of the events they describe. But it is a student news site, not a live feed: coverage volume follows the academic calendar, and some entries are institutional press releases rather than independent reporting. For anything time-sensitive — a closure, a schedule change, a service update — confirm against the university's own channels, since a student article may lag or be superseded by an official notice.