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Debate shuts down student loan bill, interest rates now doubled

Shannon Shaver • July 17, 2013

United States Senate members voted down the Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of 2013 at last Wednesday’s vote, the final count being 49-51. Instead, federally subsidized student loan interest rates...

Pitchfork preview: part three

Ryan Berry • July 16, 2013

Sunday, July 21, the third and concluding day of [Pitchfork Music Festival](http://pitchforkmusicfestival.com/) will feature some of the weekend’s biggest names (i.e. R. Kelly and M.I.A.), and much of...

Say ‘guten tag’ to Günter Hans

Claudia Guthrie • July 16, 2013

Have a craving for genuine European cuisine? Spare yourself the hassle of overseas travel. Just a short walk down Hitt Street will take you to Günter Hans, an upcoming café featuring authentic European-style...

Movie review: ‘Pacific Rim’

Crystal Duan • July 15, 2013

If "Transformers" is the Pokemon of the robot world, where humans have personal fighting companions to duke out their animalistic urges and/or save the world, then "Pacific Rim" is its underrated Digimon...

Search committee formed to find Deaton’s successor

Catherine Cojocaru • July 14, 2013

With the search for a new MU chancellor underway, members of the MU Faculty Council are working to make sure the decision is made with great care. Faculty Council Chairman Harry W. Tyrer Jr. explained...

Kirksville City Council votes 3-2 against Human Rights Ordinance

Joe Clougher • July 11, 2013

After more than an hour of heated deliberations, the Kirksville, Mo. City Council made its position clear: not all will be fully protected from discrimination under local law. That’s because the council...

City officials seek student input for transit improvement

Daniela Vidal • July 11, 2013

What began as a set of doodles on a map a few months ago has become a proposal for a more effective and fiscally and socially responsible public transportation system in Columbia. The proposed system,...

For the record: These New Puritans bring on the pure emotion

Meghan LeVota • July 11, 2013

I am in love with music, the only thing that never ceases to be there for me in this crazy world. I can’t walk to class, drive anywhere or study without it. I have become addicted to the high that musical...

RHA turns trees into art for new Residence Hall

Pranav Shastry • July 10, 2013

The Residence Halls Association is partnering with multiple departments across campus to remove trees that stand in the footprint for the Virginia Avenue South Residential Hall project. But the trees...

Astronomy club looks to gain members

Claudia Guthrie • July 10, 2013

The Student Astronomical Society is a new and relatively small organization at MU, but this group of amateur astronomers is making plans for growth. Amber Sheppard joined SAS her freshman year, and she's...

Sous chef Jeremy Elmore prepares for national competition

Claudia Guthrie • July 10, 2013

After earning a gold medal at the National Association of College and University Food Services Midwest Regional competition, Campus Dining Services sous chef Jeremy Elmore is preparing to compete at the...

New website showcases MU social media

Katherine Knott • July 10, 2013

Web Communications unveiled a redesigned [missouri.edu](http://missouri.edu/) earlier this month, along with a brand new experiment: [socialmedia.missouri.edu](http://socialmedia.missouri.edu/). The new...