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Board of Curators student representative continuing duties; Nixon yet to name successor

Crystal Duan • February 17, 2014

UM-Kansas City senior Amy Johnson will continue to serve as student representative to the UM System Board of Curators until Gov. Jay Nixon announces her successor. Johnson's term expired Jan. 1, but she...

Full cast of characters turns out for ‘Stand with Sam’

Aaron Reiss • February 16, 2014

Members of Westboro Baptist Church stood at the corner of Stadium Boulevard and Providence Road on Saturday. They were there for Michael Sam. Sam, the 2013 Southeastern Conference co-defensive player...

Students ‘Stand with Sam’ against Westboro Baptist

Jacob Bogage • February 15, 2014

MU students and Columbia residents formed a line half a mile long between Stadium Boulevard and Tiger Avenue on Saturday in response to a protest by members of Westboro Baptist Church. The church brought...

CPRB discusses police officer shortage, task force

Jackie Olson • February 14, 2014

A police officer shortage and plans to further a Mediation Task Force for the Columbia Police Department were discussed at Wednesday night’s Citizen’s Police Review Board meeting. Sgt. Chad Craig,...

Faculty Council says snow days will not be made up, discusses campaign against sexual assault

Crystal Duan • February 14, 2014

Faculty Council voted to not make up the two MU snow days that occurred last week. Faculty Affairs Committee chairwoman Nicole Monnier said having an even number of snow days meant there was no compelling...

Board of Curators assign investigation to Dowd Bennett Law firm

Katie Pohlman • February 14, 2014

The Dowd Bennett Law Firm will conduct an independent investigation on how MU responded to the Sasha Menu Courey case. The UM System Board of Curators announced Friday that the law firm will be in charge...

Sustain Mizzou turns 10

Maddie Magruder • February 13, 2014

Sustain Mizzou celebrates its 10th birthday on MU’s campus this month. The nonpartisan, student volunteer-run organization was started in 2004 after several students branched off from a previously existing...

175 years

Reilly Manz • February 12, 2014

A select group of citizens from Boone County made a contribution to education 175 years ago that would affect the lives of millions to come. Their resulting donation led to the founding of the first public...

Mold destroys 600,000 library books

Ellie Papadakis • February 12, 2014

The MU Libraries have more than 3 million books in their collections, and they ran out of space to store those books years ago. Recently it was discovered that 600,000 books, approximately 20 percent...

J-School introduces new documentary journalism program

Austin Dubinsky • February 12, 2014

The School of Journalism announced it is adding yet another program to its curriculum: documentary journalism. The $6.7-million grant to kick off the program was gifted from Jonathan Murray, a 1977 journalism...

Senate Committee rejects Nixon’s Board of Curators appointment

Jessica Karins • February 12, 2014

A deadlocked 5-5 vote resulted in the rejection of one of Gov. Jay Nixon’s appointments to the UM System Board of Curators last week. Two Democrats joined three Republicans to vote down the appointment...

What to do if you’re stopped by a cop

Brad Spudich • February 12, 2014

Sophomore wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham was arrested Jan. 11 on suspicion of possession and intent to distribute less than five grams of marijuana. [According to nfl.com](http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000323476/article/dorial-greenbeckham-cooperating-in-marijuana-investigation),...