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‘Oz the Great and Powerful’: 3 out of 5 stars

Alex Leininger • March 12, 2013

There are two things we can learn from director Sam Raimi’s latest film “Oz the Great and Powerful.” First, James Franco should probably never play a wizard ever again, and second, humor should...

MU Quidditch hosts Yule Ball and Spring Breakout tournament

Beatriz Costa-Lima • March 12, 2013

The MU Quidditch team hosted a Yule Ball on Friday night to raise funds and welcome other teams to MU before the Spring Breakout Quidditch Tournament on Saturday. The Yule Ball, modeled after a formal...

Shots fired on Bethany Drive

Lakshna Mehta • March 8, 2013

The people responsible for shooting into a Bethany Drive residence at 1 a.m. Wednesday are still at large. The Boone County Sheriff's Department received several phone calls from neighbors who reported...

Police Blotter

Tess Catlett • March 8, 2013

####Man runs red light, arrested on DWI charge Police arrested Marcus Williams, 23, at College Avenue and Walnut Street early Monday morning. Williams was pulled over after running a red light, MU Police...

Dancers team up with Miracle Children in support of Mizzou Dance Marathon

Alyssa Nielsen • March 8, 2013

Dance Marathon began in 1991 at Indiana University after the death of Ryan White, an Indiana teenager who was HIV-positive. Since then, the event has grown into a nationwide movement in which the events...

House bill could move sex offenders out of regular polling places

Bell Johnson • March 8, 2013

If passed, House Bill 587 would designate all county clerk’s offices as the polling places for registered sex offenders in the state of Missouri. If any person were unable to make it to their designated...

MSA discusses changing at-large senator election process

Jill Deutsch • March 8, 2013

Differing views about the current at-large senator election process were discussed at the Missouri Students Association committee meetings Tuesday night. Currently, a full Senate can hold 70 senators,...

Historic Greek houses faced with renovation or demolition

Katherine Fallon • March 8, 2013

The Historic Preservation Commission debated the destruction of the Delta Delta Delta Annex on Tuesday in City Hall. The sorority's annex, where many sisters reside, is located in Greektown at 500 Burnam...

Mizzou Stand for Freedom stands for 27 hours to protest human trafficking

Jeanne Alexander • March 8, 2013

Students on campus stood in Speakers Circle from noon Thursday to 3 p.m. Friday to join a nationwide protest of human trafficking. Stand for Freedom, an event sponsored by the International Justice Mission,...

Mizzou Advantage study finds dogs beneficial to children with autism

Katie Pohlman • March 8, 2013

A Mizzou Advantage study discovered that families with children with autism spectrum disorders benefit from the presence of a dog in the house. Pet dogs can have a calming effect on households affected...

National Center for Soybean Biotechnology maps genetics of soybeans

Hanna Jacunski • March 8, 2013

Corn is king and soy is queen. It’s the queen of the economy, of agriculture and of the Molecular Genetics and Soybean Genomics Laboratory, senior research scientist Dr. Tri Vuong said. The laboratory...

Lt. Gov. Kinder seeks meeting with Nixon over privacy concerns

Katherine Knott • March 8, 2013

Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder hand-delivered a letter Tuesday to Gov. Jay Nixon, requesting a meeting to address the privacy concerns of Missourians. These privacy concerns were sparked by a [lawsuit](http://www.mofirst.org/docs/CCW-PETITION-FINAL.pdf)...