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Students, faculty inducted into MU’s six secret societies during Tap Day ceremony

Jack Howland • April 23, 2013

There was an air of secrecy in Jesse Hall on Friday. A select group of students and faculty wearing hooded robes walked into a packed Jesse Auditorium in two winding lines. The group’s identities were...

Veterinary school to study therapeutic riding for military veterans

Hanna Jacunski • April 23, 2013

A new MU study will focus on the effects of therapeutic horseback riding on veterans. The study will be funded by a $50,000 grant from the Horses and Humans Research Foundation (HHRF) awarded to the MU...

Greek Week ends, winners announced

Desiree Seals • April 23, 2013

After almost a month of performances, services and a blood drive, the Greek Week winners were announced Monday night on the steps of Jesse Hall. The overall first place winners are Kappa Kappa Gamma,...

Professor to head American College of Physicians

Lakshna Mehta • April 23, 2013

A professor in the MU School of Medicine has been elected president of the largest medical specialty group in the U.S. Professor of Medicine David Fleming will serve as president-elect of the American...

Fall Out Boy – ‘Save Rock and Roll’: 5 out of 5 stars

Liz Brown • April 23, 2013

After a four-year hiatus, the Chicago alternative rock band Fall Out Boy is back with another smash hit, _Save Rock and Roll_. Fall Out Boy’s comeback album proves that members' brief solo careers have...

MU strategic five-year plan focuses faculty, interdisciplinary research

Katie Pohlman • April 23, 2013

Efforts are underway to chart a strategic five-year plan that details MU's objectives as a university. Some of the steps outlined to meet the goals include hiring 100 tenure-track faculty along with 100...

Pat Summitt –’Sum It Up’: 4 out of 5 stars

Alyssa McKee • April 23, 2013

After almost 1,100 wins, a 100 percent player graduation rate and a spot on the women’s Olympic basketball team, ex-head coach of the University of Tennessee Lady Vols basketball team, Pat Summitt, was...

Locals fight Boy Scouts’ exclusion of gay members

Beatriz Costa-Lima • April 23, 2013

Hallsville resident Karen Birk's son loves being a Boy Scout. He looks forward to spending time outdoors and learning with his fellow scouts. But this leaves Birk conflicted. While her son loves the scouts,...

Kid Cudi – ‘Indicud’: 3 out of 5 stars

Jessica Allison • April 23, 2013

If you like Kid Cudi already, you’ll like _Indicud,_ but if you haven’t gotten into his music, his newest release isn’t going to catch your attention. According to Billboard, Kid Cudi wrote the...

Eat of the Week: The Pretty Salad

Griffin Matis • April 23, 2013

As spring slowly arrives, I came to the conclusion that I cannot use winter as an excuse to eat everything anymore. I threw together a bright, springy salad to help start the slow adjustment to a diet...

CPD officers selected to join SWAT team

Katherine Fallon • April 23, 2013

The Columbia Police Department has been selecting new members for its SWAT team this month. SWAT stands for Special Weapons and Tactics. Captain Brad Nelson, SWAT/CNT Commander, said that CPD and its...

Pedestrian killed on I-70

Lakshna Mehta • April 23, 2013

A car crash on Interstate 70 early Monday morning fatally injured a pedestrian but left the driver unharmed. According to a Columbia Police Department news release, Robert W. Berst, 55, was traveling...