CASE Underground

In this episode, hosts Braiden Wade and Royce Griffin talked to Gabriella Nechita, the president of the University of Missouri's Filipino Students Association. They talk about her work with Mizzou E-Sports, Disney Land and Marvel.

Welcome back, CASE family, to another episode of BriefCASE. For the third episode of our presidents' series, Braiden Wade and Ryce Griffin interviewed Joanna Rodelo. Rodelo is the co-president of the Association of Latin American Students (ALAS) at the University of Missouri. She talks about her experiences as a member of MU's Latin American community, joining Tour Team and her life as a Latina in the business school.

Welcome back to CASE Underground and the second episode of our series BriefCASE where we highlight the presidents of diversity organizations at the University of Missouri.

For this episode of BriefCASE Braiden Wade and Royce Griffin interviewed Amari Foster. Foster is a master's student at MU's School of Journalism studying Strategic Communication and the president of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ). Amari talks about growing up in Bartlett, Illinois and her trip to New York City with Marching Mizzou.

Welcome back to CASE Underground and our new series: BriefCASE!

For our new series, we'll be interviewing the presidents of diversity organizations at MU. In the first episode of BriefCASE, Royce Griffin and Braiden Wade interviewed freshman Kymon Warman, President of the Freshmen Action Team (F.A.T.). Kymon is a Kansas City, Mo. native majoring in journalism. Listen to hear more about his role in F.A.T., his love for documentary journalism, and his first-year journey at MU.

**Trigger Warning: Brief mention of sexual assault and related topics

Welcome back host and creator of CASE Underground, Braiden Wade! For the last episode of Lower CASE, Braiden and Royce interviewed Donovan Flagg. Donovan is a sophomore at MU studying physics. He talks about his involvement on campus and the opportunities he's found in the field of physics.

We're switching it up again for this episode of Lower CASE with Christian interviewing his fellow co-host Royce Griffin. Griffin is a sophomore at MU from Jackson, Mississippi. Griffin talks about his background, his involvement at MU and his possible future goals.

Royce and Christian chat with sophomore Bethany Cates about her time at Mizzou, her involvement on campus such as NABJ and being a journalism ambassador and her career aspirations.

CASE interns Royce and Christian introduce a new segment called "Lower CASE" which features Black underclassmen stories. To kick off the new series, the two hosts chat with sophomore Kaleb Anderson who films for MU's football team and interned with USA Today.

We continue our Faces of CASE series as CASE marketing interns Christian McDonald and Royce Griffin sit-down with the man behind the creation of the CASE Underground podcast, Braiden Wade. Braiden is a junior journalism student who serves as a photographer and social media content creator on the CASE marketing intern as well as a Diversity Award scholar. He opens up about his childhood, the forms of art he utilizes as an outlet, the tough lessons he's had to learn throughout his time at Mizzou, how he found a sense of belonging on campus, and much more!

On this episode of CASE Underground, we continue our Faces of CASE series by putting co-host Christian McDonald in the hot seat. Christian is a Brooks Scholar, MU j-school student and of course, a CASE marketing intern. Find out how being "fired" from the marketing team his freshman year was beneficial for his growth. Plus, Christian shares advice and provides tips for other students of color on what it takes to be successful at a PWI and the top journalism school in the country.

That and much more!