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American Airlines flights face delays after technicalities, weather

Beatriz Costa-Lima • April 19, 2013

Due to technical complications with their reservation system, American Airlines experienced a system-wide ground delay Tuesday until 4 p.m. The airline tweeted that it was having technical problems early...

Blunt proposes avoiding essential worker furloughs

Claire Boston • April 19, 2013

Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., introduced legislation this week to prevent “essential” federal employees from facing furloughs as a result of the March 1 sequestration. Blunt unsuccessfully tried to have...

Capitol Wrap-Up: Week of April 15

Bell Johnson • April 19, 2013

#### House approves new legislation House Bill 787 was referred to the Senate Transportation and Infrastructure committee on Thursday. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Todd Richardson, R- Butler, prohibits...

Master’s student part of Pulitzer Prize-winning team

Lauren Rutherford • April 19, 2013

When Charles Minshew began his internship at The Denver Post last summer, he never expected to report on a tragedy like the Aurora theater shooting, let alone win a Pulitzer Prize for his contribution. “I’m...

Pairing disqualified from Greek Week after alcohol violation

Desiree Seals • April 19, 2013

One Greek Week pairing — Delta Gamma, Pi Kappa Phi and Phi Delta Theta — was notably absent from Fling preliminaries in Jesse Auditorium on Wednesday. As a result of the disqualification from Greek...

TAPP, Sustain Mizzou co-host environmental discussion

Joyce Peng • April 19, 2013

Tigers Against Partisan Politics and Sustain Mizzou collaborated to host the Environmental Policy and Sustainability Discussion on Thursday in the St. Louis and Kansas City rooms. It was part of Sustainability...

Table Tennis Club places in national competition

Ashley Szatala • April 19, 2013

The Mizzou Table Tennis Club competed at the national championship in Rockford, Ill. last weekend, placing 22nd out of 24 total teams. The team moved up the rankings one spot, beating the 17th seed in...

Young Americans for Liberty discuss asset forfeiture

Katherine Knott • April 19, 2013

Civil asset forfeiture is an issue that impacts every college student, Patrick Nolan from Americans for Forfeiture Reform said at a discussion Thursday. Young Americans for Liberty hosted the asset forfeiture...

Nixon announces end to scanning, storage of gun permits

Matthew Flores • April 19, 2013

Gov. Jay Nixon and the Department of Revenue announced Tuesday that the department would stop keeping electronic copies of Missourians' concealed carry weapons (CCW) permits when applying for a driver's...

Running from the finish line

Claire Boston • April 19, 2013

####Shelly Frazier Before she made it to the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon, Shelly Frazier, assistant clinical professor at the MU School of Medicine, already knew she wasn’t proud of her...

LBC continues Black Love Week events

Caele Pemberton • April 19, 2013

The Legion of Black Collegians’ Black Love Week continues with events that draw in other minority groups across campus. The organization hosted an event Tuesday called “Do You Love You?: Self-Hate...

RHA seeks approval for more sex health products in halls

Paul Albani-Burgio • April 19, 2013

The Residence Halls Association is in the process of seeking approval from hall governments to install sexual health and safety product dispensers where they are not already available. Halls with governments...