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Sophomore among two suspects arrested in Aspen Heights shooting

Paige Lalain September 30, 2014

Local law enforcement officers responded Sept. 27 to early morning reports of gunfire on property at the Aspen Heights housing complex. According to a Columbia Police Department news release, officers...

Trudy Lewis to publish novel, “The Empire Rolls”

Trudy Lewis to publish novel, “The Empire Rolls”

Stevie Myers September 30, 2014

Trudy Lewis, professor and director of creative writing, will release her second novel this fall. The novel, “The Empire Rolls,” takes place in Boonslick, Missouri, and centers around a woman who...

Traveling exhibit on Lincoln, Civil War comes to MU Law Library

Esther Seawell September 30, 2014

MU is hosting a traveling exhibit by the American Library Association called “Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War” through Oct. 31. The exhibit opened Sept. 24 and is free and open to the...

‘Road Show’ to premiere at Rhynsburger Theatre

Elana Williams September 30, 2014

When curtains open to a simple set of white-washed milk crates, furniture legs and other miscellaneous wood scraps towering over the stage as two makeshift walls, “Road Show” will have ample opportunity...

Professor sues MU officials over denial of tenure

Annabel Ames September 30, 2014

Dylan Kesler, assistant professor of fisheries and wildlife, filed a lawsuit against senior university officials Sept. 24 after he was denied tenure for reasons unknown to him. Kesler’s suit names the...

Pop Culture Shock: ‘Rich Kids’ set a bad example

McKenna Bulkley September 30, 2014

Earlier this week, I was trolling E! News’s website to find something interesting to write about in my column. Scrolling past a story for "Rich Kids of Beverly Hills," I decided to click. What could...

MU committee considering options to replace Blackboard

Isabella Alves September 30, 2014

MU is evaluating whether it should continue using Blackboard as a campus-wide learning management system or replace it. The university plans to reach a decision by December. Technology Resource Director...

App helps students report bullying anonymously

Paige Lalain September 29, 2014

Though bullying in schools is nothing new, the way in which students are able to report and conquer incidents of wrongdoing by and to their classmates has seen a number of updates. App updates, that...

Hits at Hitt: #MOVEgoeslong No. 2

Patrick McKenna September 28, 2014

In a college town, it seems like a given to find certain culturally “hip” places where young adults can bask in the uniqueness of these understated alcoves while searching for their identities. Whether...

Green Dot Conference encourages preventing red dots

Isabella Alves September 28, 2014

The Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention Center hosted a Green Dot Conference on Saturday to educate students, faculty and staff about preventing sexual and relationship violence. More than 30...

Arrest made in connection to Hawthorn fire

Covey Eonyak Son, Aaron Reiss September 27, 2014

Sophomore Keiser A. Witte, a member of the Missouri men’s swimming team, was arrested by MUPD around 8 p.m. on Saturday and charged with two counts of first-degree arson. MUPD spokesman Scott Richardson...

Meet the Presidents day encourages students to get involved

Jessica Karins September 26, 2014

Representatives of some of MU’s largest student organizations gathered in Tiger Plaza on Sept. 24, for Meet the Presidents Day, an event intended to give students an opportunity to meet student leaders...