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Steines named MU Health CFO

Marilyn Haigh • January 16, 2015

MU Health Care and School of Medicine named Brian Steines as the new chief financial officer Thursday. As CFO, Steines will be responsible for MU Health System’s financial management, financial planning...

Curators discuss supplemental fee increases

Covey Eonyak Son • January 15, 2015

MU will be seeking several supplemental fee increases when the UM System Board of Curators convenes in February. UM System President Tim Wolfe told the board during a special session Thursday that the...

Chadwick resigns to allow special election in April

Hailey Stolze • January 7, 2015

First Ward councilwoman Ginny Chadwick announced her resignation during Monday’s regular City Council meeting, after a recall petition garnered the requisite number of signatures. Chadwick said she...

Nixon appoints two new members to Board of Curators

Taylor Blatchford • January 3, 2015

Gov. Jay Nixon appointed two new members to the UM System Board of Curators on Friday. The appointees, Maurice Graham (D-Clayton) and Phillip Snowden (D-Kansas City), were tapped to replace [outgoing...

‘Bitcoin Baron’ claims credit for City of Columbia, KOMU DDoS attacks

Carlie Procell • December 29, 2014

An individual is taking credit for the distributed denial of service attacks on the websites of the City of Columbia and KOMU-8 on Friday. KOMU posted about the attack on its [Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/komu8/posts/10152888535007557)...

Senior Alex Noonan gives back with games

Derek Hawley • December 27, 2014

Roughly two weeks ago, senior Alex Noonan created Games4Good, a charity that collects video games and video game consoles that people no longer want and donates them to children who can not afford them. Noonan...

From party to critical condition: MU student recovers from two-story fall

Hailey Stolze • December 18, 2014

MU freshman Jack Lipp from Illinois reportedly fell off a two-story building during a party in the early hours of Dec. 13. Officers were dispatched to the 500 block of S. 4th Street at around 2:30 a.m....

City Council passes Tobacco 21

Hailey Stolze • December 16, 2014

Sales of tobacco are now restricted to people over the age of 21 in the city of Columbia. The Columbia City Council met Dec. 15 in City Hall for public comment and to vote. The council voted 6-1 to limit...

Demonstrations arise after Roxy’s wristband deemed “offensive”

George Roberson • December 13, 2014

The night began at 9:00 p.m. with embraces in Speakers Circle among the 20 student protesters gathered there, ready to march into downtown. Within the hour, the protesters, chanting "Black lives matter,"...

Be The Change Volunteers uses education to change lives

Stevie Myers • December 12, 2014

Immediately after Jimi Cook went on his first volunteer trip with his wife Cristi for Habitat for Humanity, he knew this was something he wanted to do for the rest of his life. The Cooks, professors at...

Students, community members stand in solidarity for students in Mexico

George Roberson • December 12, 2014

More than 60 students and community members holding candles stood at the Hispanic American Leadership Organization’s Wednesday night vigil in Speakers Circle in recognition of the 43 Mexican students...

Curators discuss university leadership, alternative revenue

Taylor Blatchford, Esther Seawell • December 12, 2014

The UM System Board of Curators reconvened Friday morning to discuss university leadership and alternative forms of revenue. ####President’s report UM System President Tim Wolfe presented a report...