Ben Bolin wants to know how you’d defeat a Balrog. It’s the first question on Bolin’s application for next year’s Academic Affairs committee chairperson. As the outgoing Senate speaker for the...

The University of Missouri Police Department is currently investigating a “strong armed robbery,” according to [MU Alert](http://mualert.missouri.edu/). The robbery occurred by the sand volleyball...

The Columbia Police Department is investigating an alleged home invasion that occurred inside the Phi Delta Theta house at 101 E. Burnam Rd. on Tuesday morning, [MU Alert reported to students.](http://alert.missouri.edu/). Students...

MU will implement a pilot program for Instructure Canvas, a new learning management system that could eventually replace Blackboard Learn by 2016. Provost for Academic Affairs Garnett Stokes approved...

For some people, the term “ham radio” conjures up mental images of a grandpa in a dark basement, fiddling with knobs, trying to pick up a staticky signal. The Mizzou Amateur Radio Club is back from...

The Missouri General Assembly is beginning to move forward on bills aimed at creating equal pay in Missouri, a state ranked 24th by the American Association of University Women in equal pay for full-time...

A bill introduced in the state Senate on Jan. 27 is making progress within the General Assembly in an attempt to alter the script on sexual assault and stalking. Senate Bill 321 aims to enact 14 new sections...

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...

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...

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...

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...