Tim Rutili and Califone brought guitarist William Tyler into Columbia for one of the most unassumingly excellent shows I’ve experienced. Both are folk acts that dabbled in the babbling joy of distorted...

After months of public hearings and debate between council members and vocal citizens, the Columbia City Council voted Tuesday evening 6 to 1 to approve creation of an asphalt pedestrian shoulder along...

In his State of the State speech Tuesday, Gov. Jay Nixon said he knows there isn’t much he and Missouri lawmakers can agree on. But that didn’t stop Nixon from expounding upon what he considered universal...

Columbia avoided the worst of early January’s polar vortex, but December temperatures were, on average, colder than last year. According to the National Weather Service statistics, Columbia’s average...

**Tax cuts** A state representative’s tax relief proposal comes fresh off the heels of conflict surrounding similar legislation last year. But this time, that representative says the chances of his...

Just days after [the death of senior Jarrett Mosby](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2014/1/11/students-remember-jarrett-mosby-kindness-determina/), a memorial benefit was held to raise money for his...

In the summer of 2012, medical anthropologist Allison Kabel came across a study that explored how paper hospital gowns affect the way patients are treated by doctors. Kabel said this led her to wonder...

With the Missouri Students Association presidential inauguration in two weeks, a new set of executive members will accompany juniors Mason Schara and Kelsey Haberberger to dictate the direction of MSA’s...