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MUPD arrests suspect in MU shooting incident

Kyra Haas • June 8, 2016

MU police arrested 22-year-old Tyree J. Reed Thursday afternoon on suspicion of armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. The arrest was in relation to a shooting incident in early May on campus. At...

A summer welcome to the foods of Columbia

Bianca Rodriguez • June 7, 2016

To my mother, a trip isn’t based on what you do but what you eat. Therefore, during your summer trip to your soon-to-be home, you have to taste great food while enjoying great company. Summer Welcome...

Man Seeking Movies: ‘Green Room’ is a gruesome, gripping thriller

Jack Cronin • June 7, 2016

Many horror films have one main problem: a lack of empathy toward their protagonists. For various reasons, viewers have difficulty investing in characters because they are unable to place themselves in...

Department of Residential Life targets current students in residence hall advertisements

Megan Dollar • June 7, 2016

“Financial aid coming in late? Payments to MU can wait. A landlord won’t!” a sign inside residence halls reads, encouraging students to return to residence halls instead of turning to Columbia’s...

Gary Myers to step down as School of Law dean after four years

Claire Mitzel • June 5, 2016

School of Law Dean Gary Myers announced in an email to faculty May 27 that he will step down from his position to return to teaching, effective Aug. 14. Myers said in his email that the decision comes...

College of Arts and Science Dean Michael O’Brien to leave MU

Claire Mitzel • June 5, 2016

After working at MU for close to 40 years, College of Arts and Science Dean Michael O’Brien is leaving to become interim provost at Texas A&M-San Antonio, effective July 15, according to an email Tuesday...

Committee releases proposed policy about free expression and public spaces

Claire Mitzel • June 5, 2016

The Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Protests, Public Spaces, Free Speech and the Press released [a draft policy](http://committees.missouri.edu/protests-free-speech/docs/recommended-policy-use-of-university-ground-05-2016.pdf)...

Column: How college towns helped bands like MuteMath and Twenty One Pilots make it big

Zach Stoner • June 4, 2016

Between a No. 1 hit, an Album of the Year candidate and a Grammy Award nominee, the rock bands MuteMath and Twenty One Pilots made their respective names in places like Columbia. Just one year ago, for...

Nerd Report: Fun sci-fi films to ease you into summer

Gabriela Velasquez • June 4, 2016

Science fiction has long been a form of escape from the troubles in our world in favor of wild, fantastic worlds far away. As we really get into the swing of summer, take some time to yourself and enjoy...

Explainer: MUPD, CPD follow different procedures for marijuana possession

Brandon Buscher • June 1, 2016

When MU Police Department officers pulled over then-freshman football player Terry Beckner Jr. on Jan. 20 for not having his headlights on, they discovered Beckner Jr. to be in possession of less than...

Meet the men of ‘The Bachelorette’ Season 12

Katie Rosso • May 31, 2016

Another season, another group of good-looking, odd men. This season, Jojo Fletcher has 26 men trying to win her heart, but with so many, it’s sometimes hard to keep track. Here is your weekly updated...

Rose Watch: ‘The Bachelorette’ episode 2 is overly Chad-centric

Katie Rosso • May 31, 2016

“Bring on the men.” If you watched the first episode of “The Bachelorette” last Monday, that phrase seemed to be Bachelorette Jojo Fletcher’s catchphrase as tight-suited weirdos emerged from...