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Three separate bills considered to regulate TNCs

Ruth Serven • April 22, 2015

After a rocky start in Columbia, ride-sharing company Uber’s operations in the city are finally stable and legal. But proposed legislation in Jefferson City may challenge local control and upset the...

Missouri Promise aims to pay tuition for some students

Paige Lalain • April 22, 2015

In January of this year, President Barack Obama proposed a rollback of a total of 529 college savings plan tax benefits. In February of this year, Missouri Treasurer Clint Zweifel opposed the rollback...

Lawmaker looks to get treatment of eating disorders covered by health plans

Dalvin Parker • April 22, 2015

The diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders could be covered under health benefit plans in Missouri. House Bill 262, a bill sponsored by Rep. Keith Frederick, R-Rolla, would require plans to cover...

Student Center, Memorial Union evacuated after bomb threat

Maggie Stanwood • April 22, 2015

UPDATE: At about 7:01 p.m. on April 22, MUPD received a report from a worker in the Student Center that a male had called in a threat for a bomb for the coffee shop, according to an MUPD news release. A...

Greek Week blood drive misses goal by almost 200 pints

Karlee Renkoski • April 22, 2015

The Columbia community and MU students participated in Greek Week’s annual blood drive, which kicked off at 11 a.m. April 14 in the MU Student Recreation Complex. The Greek Week blood drive committee’s...

Greek Week drive nets more than 23,500 cans

Karlee Renkoski • April 22, 2015

Vehicles stopped in front of the MU Student Center to unload cans upon cans of food for Greek Week’s Grouping Donation and Can and Food Drive from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 16. This year, the food drive...

Meet the Legion of Black Collegians’ 2015 executive board

Waverly Colville • April 22, 2015

The Legion of Black Collegians’ 2015 executive board was announced April 10. LBC’s mission this year is “reaffirming our future by investing in our present.” With this new goal in mind, LBC wants...

Low state revenue stymies 50-50 fund match program

Quinn Malloy • April 22, 2015

MU administrators and Missouri legislators gathered on campus April 13 to break ground on Lafferre Hall, the first state-funded capital project on MU’s campus in 12 years. Lafferre Hall [has been in...

Roots N Blues N BBQ announces first round of artists

Taylor Ysteboe • April 22, 2015

Music festival season is upon us, and with SXSW and Coachella out of the way, we can focus on a festival in our own backyard: Roots N Blues N BBQ. On April 21, the festival held two events, one in Columbia...

MUPD investigating assault on campus

Hailey Stolze • April 22, 2015

A female reported being assaulted by a man at 1:38 a.m. Wednesday, according to an MUPD Clery release sent out April 22. The assault took place in a parking lot on Tiger Avenue and Stadium Boulevard....

Freshman arrested in connection to anti-Semitic vandalism

Hailey Stolze • April 21, 2015

UPDATE: Becker posted bond on April 21 at 4:59 p.m., according to the Boone County Jail records. The MU Police Department arrested freshman Bradley Becker at 2:22 p.m. April 21 in connection with vandalism...

Abuse of an unborn child bill considered by Missouri legislature

Maddi Doering • April 21, 2015

Missouri legislators are considering making it a felony if a woman uses narcotics or controlled substances while pregnant. The proposed bill would create the crime of abuse of an unborn child. HB 1284,...