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Judge dismisses lawsuit against CID sales tax

Thomas Oide • March 9, 2016

A Boone County Circuit Court judge dismissed a lawsuit regarding the December sales tax election conducted by the Business Loop Community Improvement District in court yesterday. Jen Henderson, a resident...

‘Homeland’ puts faces to Iraq War

Morgan Magid • March 8, 2016

In a stunning six-hour homage to his family and the place of his birth, Iraqi-French director Abbas Fahdel presents a critical message about the tangible consequences of unchecked American foreign policy...

Missouri legislature passes $1 million in cuts to MU

Amos Chen • March 8, 2016

Missouri House legislators passed a proposal Tuesday to eliminate $1 million in state funding from MU. The amendment to [House Bill 2003](http://www.house.mo.gov/billsummary.aspx?bill=HB2003), an appropriations...

Click supports AAUP’s investigation of her dismissal

Anna Sutterer, Kyra Haas • March 8, 2016

The American Association of University Professors announced Monday that it will send a committee to MU to conduct a formal investigation of assistant communication professor Melissa Click’s termination,...

MUPD reports stolen catalytic converters

Andrew Frein • March 8, 2016

The MU Police Department has received seven reports of catalytic converters being stolen from vehicles in various parking lots around MU, [according to a news release Tuesday](http://mupolice.missouri.edu/pr/archive/2016/4-2016.php)....

Explaining the UM System

Claire Mitzel • March 8, 2016

After the resignations of former Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin and former UM System President Tim Wolfe in November, questions have been raised about how the UM System operates and the roles of its president,...

Experience True/False through the lens of a first-timer’s Snapchats

Katherine White • March 8, 2016

Going into True/False Film Fest for the first time, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. Now that it’s over, I’ve completely fallen in love with it, and I already can’t wait for next year. As my...

Start your engines, and may the best single win

Anna Maples • March 8, 2016

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” is widely known as the most irreverent and outrageous reality show on television, and has spread the art of drag to a wider audience by giving drag queens a larger spotlight. In...

True/False: ‘All These Sleepless Nights’ is artsy but blank

Katie Rosso • March 8, 2016

When I went to go to “Secret Screening Tangerine” late Sunday night, one of the last films of the True/False Film Fest, it was announced that it was no longer a secret screening. Rather, it was a film...

Girls on the Run prepares for April 5K race

Anna Sutterer • March 8, 2016

Over 100 young girls will finish 10 weeks of emotional, interpersonal and physical training at the Heart of Missouri Girls on the Run council’s 5K race on April 30. Council Director Cheryl Unterschutz,...

Kathryn Chval named College of Education dean

Nancy Coleman • March 8, 2016

Kathryn Chval was named dean of the College of Education by Provost Garnett Stokes and interim Chancellor Hank Foley in a [news release Tuesday afternoon](http://munews.missouri.edu/news-releases/2016/0308-provost-interim-chancellor-name-chval-permanent-dean-of-education/)....

‘Weiner’ offers humor, insight

Morgan Magid • March 8, 2016

In the world of politics, some names seem to precede themselves. Think of those graced with Kennedy or Roosevelt or Adams. With names like those, how could they be anything but powerful, long-term politicians?...