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Capitol Wrap-Up: Week of Sept. 22

Daniel Henderson • September 23, 2013

**State Representative weighs possibility of marijuana reform** Two Missouri democratic legislators were in Columbia on Sept. 19 attending a forum discussing the possibility of reforming Missouri laws...

Food Dialogues tackle animal welfare, farming practices

Kayla Goldfarb • September 21, 2013

Experts from the fields of agriculture, animal welfare and biotechnology gathered for two panel discussions Thursday as part of the Food Dialogues, hosted by Missouri Farmers Care and the U.S Farmers and...

Wellness Center, MSA team up to simplify off-campus housing search

Steven Chaffin, Jr. • September 20, 2013

The Wellness Resource Center is leading an effort to make selecting off-campus housing an easier process. The Missouri Students Association, led by Sen. Christopher Kemp, has been collaborating with the...

Album review: ‘MGMT’

Patrick McKenna • September 20, 2013

Full-throttle psychedelic music has the capability of making listeners connect to the sound on an unimaginably concrete level. Equally possible? A listener becomes confused, feels disinterested or even...

Columbia Fire Department hosts ‘Room Burn’ demonstration in Speakers Circle

Micheala Sosby • September 19, 2013

Within about 90 seconds, smoke and flames completely engulfed a model dorm room in front of the eyes of spectators at Speakers Circle on Wednesday. For 13 years, the Department of Residential Life, Department...

TriCo, RSVP discuss domestic violence in LGBT relationships

Elizabeth Loutfi • September 19, 2013

The Triangle Coalition partnered with the Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention Center to co-sponsor an event to educate students on domestic violence within the LGBT community Wednesday night. Domestic...

Meera Chandrasekhar selected as finalist for Cherry Award

Pranav Shastry • September 18, 2013

Meera Chandrasekhar is scheduled to give a speech on optics Oct. 28 as one of three finalists in line for the 2014 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching. Six hundred teachers across the nation...

Deaton signs resolution to expand School of Medicine

Marek Makowski • September 18, 2013

In June 2006, the Association of American Medical Colleges issued a call to arms in the medical field. “There’s a physician shortage in Missouri, and … the Association of American Colleges call(ed)...

Stand-up economist comes to Columbia

Marek Makowski • September 18, 2013

When: 7 p.m. Wednesday Where: Leadership Hall When economics professor Jeff Milyo heard his colleague rave about an econ cartoon guide, he knew he needed the guide’s author to come to Columbia. “I...

Alternative Winter Break expands abroad

Maggie Angst • September 18, 2013

MU’s alternative breaks program is projected to be the largest in the country this year. Last year, MU’s Alternative Break Program was the fourth-largest alternative break program in the country in...

Police blotter

Pranav Shastry • September 18, 2013

The following investigations are in progress, and the following people were arrested or issued summons, according to police reports. **1. Student arrested for driving intoxicated** Freshman Nathaniel...

Truman’s Closet chooses first executive board

Steven Chaffin, Jr. • September 18, 2013

Truman’s Closet, launching Oct. 1, selected its first executive board. The executive board, consisting of six students led by [recently appointed Coordinator Kathleen Kowalsky](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2013/8/28/kathleen-kowalsky-head-trumans-closet/),...