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Pass the Popcorn: “Avengers” is flawed but fun

Caleb Bishop • May 5, 2015

In the interest of full disclosure, it should be noted that I have never so much as picked up a comic book in my life, so this review is coming from the basis of seeing the other movies in the Marvel Cinematic...

CoMo Girls Rock! teaches positivity through performance

Patrick McKenna • May 5, 2015

As summer approaches, Columbia’s adolescents will have a plethora of camp options to choose from. Some will attend workshops on how to improve their batting swing while others will learn to hone their...

MU brainstorms uses for Blair’s $1 million estate gift

Maddie Foster • May 5, 2015

Missouri alumni Timothy Blair recently donated $1 million to the journalism school. The money is intended to support education and research about how journalists cover LGBT issues. Blair said he spent...

Judah & the Lion to play Mizzou-A-Palooza

Corin Cesaric • May 5, 2015

For some bands it’s all about fame, fortune and the craziness that accompanies the two, but Judah & the Lion seem to be striving for much bigger things. “We just want to make music that people can...

Single Girl Diaries: So long, farewell, auf wiedershen, goodbye

Ellise Verheyen • May 5, 2015

After two days in my homeland, I’ve managed to muster just enough energy to move a total of 83 feet. I’m currently sitting on the floor of my parents’ bedroom binge-watching “Friends” while one...

Legislation to punish those using other people’s IDs

Maddi Doering • May 5, 2015

Fifty-one percent of underage college students thought obtaining alcohol was “very easy” and 18 percent had obtained alcohol with a fake ID, according to a study by the National Institute on Alcohol...

Eight residents of Domain forced from apartments

Ruth Serven • May 5, 2015

Since April 12, Ria Knapp has lived in a hotel room. On April 8, she and seven other residents of The Domain apartments, located on East Stadium Boulevard, were told that they would have to relocate due...

Professor Zezong Gu and research team finds antioxidant properties in garlic

Anna Sutterer • May 5, 2015

Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, along with other neurodegenerative aging and diseases, could potentially be prevented by simple dietary measures, MU School of Medicine researchers found in March. A research...

Memorial service held at Speakers Circle in remembrance of the Nepal Earthquake

Sean Na • May 4, 2015

More than 500 candles were placed in Speakers Circle with the signs “MU Loves Nepal,” “Stay Strong Nepal” and the Nepalese national flag during the memorial service on May 1 to raise awareness...

Nicole Galloway sworn in as Missouri State Auditor

Jennifer Prohov • May 3, 2015

Nicole Galloway, the Boone County Treasurer, was sworn in as the new Missouri State Auditor on Monday. Kay Murray was then sworn in as the interim treasurer for the county. Gov. Jay Nixon announced April...

MU student dies in car crash

Hailey Stolze • May 3, 2015

A vehicle crash took the life of MU freshman Elizabeth Upton early Sunday morning. Twenty-seven-year-old Bradley Gilman from Fulton was driving a blue 1999 Chevrolet Camaro on Creasy Springs Road and...

MU Improv performs for 12 hours to raise money for Active Minds

Waverly Colville • May 3, 2015

The oppressive heat didn’t stop MU Improv, the improvisational comedy group, from performing for 12 hours straight in Speakers Circle on Friday to raise money for Active Minds, an organization that promotes...