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Parson, Pfeffer win 2014 Geyer Award

Jennifer Prohov • January 21, 2015

A state senator and a legislative advocate were named as recipients for the Mizzou Alumni Association’s 2014 Geyer Awards on Jan. 12. The two men, Wally Pfeffer and Missouri Sen. Mike Parson, R-Bolivar,...

Tobacco 21 petition efforts stirring

Hailey Stolze • January 21, 2015

Anger and disappointment arose from many students and Columbia residents almost as soon as City Council passed the Tobacco 21 initiative on the evening of Dec. 15. If current petition efforts are successful,...

Uber’s arrival in Columbia stirs up controversy, backlash from city

Ruth Serven • January 21, 2015

After four Uber drivers were arrested in December for operating without proper licensing, city officials have been scrambling to craft new regulations that will accommodate Uber without alienating existing...

Spain-Johanson report targets Missouri tuition

Taylor Blatchford • January 21, 2015

Missouri legislators are making higher education a lower funding priority and causing students to contribute more to increasingly expensive tuition, based on recent research by an MU administrator and...

ProtoCall enables after-hours counseling, crisis intervention

Alana Saad • January 21, 2015

The MU Counseling Center launched a new after-hours crisis hotline Tuesday to make assistance available to students 24 hours a day. The center is contracting with ProtoCall, a company that specializes...

Faculty Council spring agenda eyes diversity, Title IX, raises

Quinn Malloy • January 21, 2015

Faculty Council will kick off the spring semester at its first public meeting of the year Thursday. Council members said they plan to continue discussions on a myriad of issues impacting faculty and students...

Mani-up: Get your nails done in Columbia

Natalie Harshman • January 20, 2015

Winter break has come to an end and students will once again populate Mizzou’s vast campus to start the new semester. While getting back into the groove of things, you might miss those lazy days of break...

Single Girl Diaries: Eurotrip: A shy girl’s journey across a big pond.

Ellise Verheyen • January 20, 2015

I can’t think back to the first time wanderlust struck me. I’ve always dreamed of adventure and the big world that few attempt to see. I’m from a small town in southern Missouri, so I grew up knowing...

Done Wars: Harold’s and Strange open up shop

Shatya Intharaphet • January 20, 2015

Long johns, bismarcks, and fritters, oh my! Columbia is finally getting its own local doughnut shop — make that two. Though Harold’s Doughnuts and the St. Louis-born Strange Donuts became staples of...

‘The Long Now’ art exhibit at Imago

Faith Salamon • January 20, 2015

The True/False Film Fest is partnering with Imago Gallery and Cultural Center to give the people of Columbia an art exhibit composed of 14 pieces that embody the theme of this year’s festival, “The...

Beats and Eats: Casual date night at Flat Branch

George Schramm • January 20, 2015

_Welcome back to the books, and school, and studying. We are now working towards spring break and fighting for those spring break bodies. To me, it sounds like the perfect opportunity to start writing...

Pass the Popcorn: Cooper shines in ‘American Sniper’

Caleb Bishop • January 20, 2015

“American Sniper” is a profoundly poignant character study on Chris Kyle, a bear of a man from Texas credited with over 160 kills as a Navy SEAL. Not to spoil anything, but it should be mentioned that...