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Forum Blvd. closed for 40 minutes after head-on collision

Lakshna Mehta • March 12, 2013

Two drivers were taken to the University Hospital on Thursday following a head-on collision. Neither of the drivers sustained fatal injuries. The accident occurred at 2:05 p.m. on the 3000 block of Forum...

$1.4 million donation to MU School of Music announced at Chancellor’s Concert

Sean Nelson • March 12, 2013

The MU School of Music received a large monetary donation at the 10th annual Chancellor’s Concert Monday night in Missouri Theatre. Jeanne and Rex Sinquefield of Westphalia gave $1.4 million to the...

McCaskill works to end in-flight electronics ban

Claire Boston • March 12, 2013

Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., announced recently she would begin drafting legislation to loosen restrictions on using portable electronic devices on airplanes. The Federal Aviation Administration requires...

Attorney general denies Ryan Ferguson of habeas corpus

Lakshna Mehta • March 12, 2013

The Missouri Attorney General’s office opposed Ryan Ferguson’s petition for habeas corpus last Tuesday. In February 2011, supporters of Ferguson petitioned for habeas corpus, which would have required...

Craft Studio hosts ceramic event

Caele Pemberton • March 12, 2013

The Craft Studio hosted an event Sunday that allowed students to create ceramic sushi sets. Bill Wilkey, a graduate student, taught the class. He teaches Pottery One in the Craft Studio to beginners. Wilkey...

Dance Marathon raises record amount

Hannah Reese • March 12, 2013

After 13.1 hours of dancing and months of preparation, Mizzou Dance Marathon participants’ efforts were rewarded with the announcement they had raised $152,402.44 on Sunday in the MU Recreation Center. “The...

MSA organizes Engineering Week advocacy rally in Jeff City

Matthew Flores • March 12, 2013

Almost a year after MU students marched on Jefferson City to make their voices heard during the More for Less campaign, a different group of students rallied at the capitol to catch lawmakers' attention. About...

MU senior to join U-23 National Open Team

Kendyl Kearly • March 12, 2013

Jay Froude has always been an athlete, busying himself with basketball, soccer, volleyball and pretty much any sport MU has to offer. But when he started looking for something new, he fell in love with...

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)...

Winner of Food Fight will be revealed this weekend

Thom Carter • March 8, 2013

Shortly before the MU men’s basketball team shut the doors on the Razorbacks on Tuesday night, the Food Fight versus the University of Arkansas and MU shut its own. Beginning on Feb. 27, the Food Fight...

City Council to hire consultant for possible airport expansion

Beatriz Costa-Lima • March 8, 2013

The Columbia Chamber of Commerce submitted a report to City Council on Monday night detailing a project to improve Columbia Regional Airport. The Chamber of Commerce found that only 8 percent of the 440,000...