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MU office addresses off-campus housing complaints

Maggie Stanwood • September 25, 2013

Residents at two student housing complexes, Timber Ridge and Copper Beech, have complained of spider infestations at the townhomes. However, managers and owners do not take college students seriously,...

Brother Jed might star in CMT reality show

Claudia Guthrie • September 25, 2013

“Brother” Jed Smock, a longtime Speakers Circle fixture who left Columbia at the end of last year, created a new stir Sept. 18 with the announcement of a possible TV show centering around his family. Hollywood...

MU researchers awarded grants from the Coulter Partnership

Natalia Alamdari • September 25, 2013

MU biomedical research teams received six grants totalling approximately $600,000 on Sept. 18. The grants came from the Coulter Translational Partnership Program. Partnering with the School of Medicine...

Police blotter

Pranav Shastry, Mara Somlo • September 25, 2013

####1. Man arrested for swerving between lanes Rigoberto Martinez-Murillo, 22, was arrested at 1:32 a.m. Sept. 15, at the corner of South Providence Road and Elm Street. He was arrested for a failing...

Healthy food panel questions healthy eating

Sarah Wynn • September 25, 2013

At a healthy foods seminar hosted by the MU Extension, a panel of five speakers discussed what constitutes healthy foods Tuesday night at Memorial Union. All of the speakers had varied responses as to...

Missouri Tech Expo showcases inventions, research

Covey Eonyak Son • September 25, 2013

Researchers and professors from UM System schools attended the 2013 Missouri Technology Expo on Sept. 19, where they pitched their inventions and research breakthroughs to potential investors. The expo...

Provost Brian Foster announces retirement

Ashley Ulsh • September 25, 2013

As a first-generation college student, Provost Brian Foster never imagined his career playing out as it did. “I went to undergraduate school in my late 20s, and I had no idea what I was getting into,”...

MU increases two scholarships, adds new award

Crystal Duan • September 25, 2013

MU announced Sept. 6 the class of 2018 would see increases in two scholarships and an additional award. The university will increase the Curators Scholars Award for Missouri residents from $3,500 to $4,500...

Multicultural Center searches for new coordinator

Jeanne Alexander • September 25, 2013

The Multicultural Center is in the process of hiring a new full-time coordinator. Senior Anthony Simpson, a Multicultural Center student coordinator, said the center is doing well without a permanent...

MU Campus Gallery and Museum Crawl ready to travel the world

Tess Hart • September 24, 2013

The Art-i-Fact MU Campus Gallery and Museum Crawl will be back for its eighth year Thursday from 4-8 p.m. and will have an “Around the World, Around Campus” theme. The event will offer art, food,...

Not so Starbucks: Alley A’s hidden gem

Alex Leininger • September 24, 2013

Although Ryker Duncan, owner of Frequency Coffee, has been in the coffee business for a long time, it wasn’t always his plan to come to Columbia. “When it came time to buy the building I was looking...

For the record: Ready for The Weeknd

Meghan LeVota • September 24, 2013

I must admit, I thought my hip-hop/R&B phase was over in middle school. Been there, done that, right? It took me a little bit to get on board with The Weeknd, mostly because I was content with not branching...