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Renovations complete on Mark Twain Hall, dining facility

Mark Kim • August 8, 2013

The new Mark Twain Hall and The MARK on 5th Street dining facility will open their doors to incoming students Aug. 12. The residence hall consists of seven stories and 380 beds. It returns to service...

Acoustic Columbia showcase to sing out for Blues in the Schools

Crystal Duan • August 8, 2013

When: 7:30 p.m., Saturday Where: The Blue Note Tickets: $3 Math, science, writing and history were not the only subjects we learned as kids — we could also look forward to learning how to sloppily...

Album Review: ‘The Civil Wars’

Morgan McPartland • August 7, 2013

Perhaps most publicly recognized for their collaboration with Taylor Swift on "The Hunger Games" soundtrack in 2012, the American folk duo of Joy Williams and John Paul White has come a long way in the...

Morli Wilcox makes her large canvas debut

Lauren Rutherford • August 7, 2013

The art of Morli Wilcox is rooted in origins — even down to the molecular basis of life itself. In juxtaposition, Wilcox will reveal her largest work to date this weekend, courtesy of a new workspace...

MU student to compete in Miss Teen USA pageant

Claudia Guthrie • August 6, 2013

Junior Brenda Smith-Lezama will represent Missouri in the Miss Teen USA pageant on Aug. 10. Originally from Georgia, Smith-Lezama said she competed in pageants throughout high school and won her division...

Pitchfork in review

Ryan Berry • August 6, 2013

More than two weeks have passed since the end of Pitchfork Music Festival 2013, and the lasting impressions have finally begun to set in. Throughout the weekend, surprise followed surprise as the lineup...

Missouri campuses host nuclear research consortium

Ross Terrell • August 5, 2013

MU will partner with the Missouri University of Science and Technology, the Ameren Corporation, and the Westinghouse Electric Company in an effort to conduct research to benefit the nuclear energy field. The...

Movie review: ‘2 Guns’

Claudia Guthrie • August 4, 2013

Robert “Bobby Beans” Trench (Denzel Washington) and Michael Stigman (Mark Wahlberg) seem like average, run-of-the-mill criminals. They rub elbows with drug lords, hit on women and rob $3 million in...

UM System benefits package extended to same-sex couples

Ross Terrell • August 3, 2013

The UM System reached a unanimous decision to change its employee benefits package earlier this summer. The package will now be expanded to sponsored adult dependents and same sex couples, giving them...

Three suspects arrested in The Greens apartment complex robbery

Mark Kim • August 2, 2013

The Columbia Police Department arrested three suspects in a home invasion that occurred Wednesday at The Greens apartment complex on 5100 Clark Lane. CPD officers were flagged down at 10:08 a.m. by the...

CPD arrests suspect for Conley Road homicide

Joe Clougher • August 2, 2013

A third arrest was made early morning Aug. 2 for the June shooting and killing of 25-year-old Anthony Unger in a parking garage on Conley and Brickton roads, according to a Columbia Police Department news...

Aspen Heights’ construction delays continue

Jill Deutsch • August 1, 2013

While about 300 students moved into their units at Aspen Heights on July 31, almost 600 students were unable to do so. Due to construction delays, almost 600 tenants' units were unavailable said Stuart...