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Couch Potato: If TV were more like True/False

Jack Howland • March 7, 2013

“Reality TV” has become a dirty term in our culture. It brings to mind celebrity dance competitions with aged stars as irrelevant as a 1980s Walkman. It’s synonymous with the Kardashians and/or dead...

Q&A with Paper Bird

Hunter Woodall • March 7, 2013

_When: Monday at 9 p.m._ _Where: Mojo's_ Paper Bird tries to keep things internal. When the seven-piece band is recording, its members avoid listening to other musicians so that their sound isn’t altered....

Pop track: Hollywood’s girl on fire

Joyce Peng • March 7, 2013

So, I've finally hopped on the Jennifer Lawrence bandwagon. I first got a taste of Lawrence’s work in “The Hunger Games," where she portrayed the rebellious heroine Katniss Everdeen. I thought she...

CPD arrests man after shots fired on Elm Grove Drive

Lakshna Mehta • March 5, 2013

After receiving calls about shots being fired from a vehicle on Elm Grove Drive, Columbia police officers arrested a 25-year-old man Thursday on charges of unlawful use of a weapon and possession of drug...

Students petition to keep Honors College graduation on the Quad

Andrew Beasley • March 5, 2013

MU Honors College students are petitioning to keep the Honors Graduation Ceremony in its traditional location on Francis Quadrangle. The petition, created by senior Michelle Fiesta and posted online on...

Sequester threatens MU research, student financial aid

Claire Boston • March 5, 2013

MU is expected to lose approximately $17 million in funding after sequestration cuts took effect Friday. Cuts to the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense and...

Bailey Erwin leaves Missouri softball

Matt Muenzberg • March 5, 2013

Just ten games into the season, sophomore pitcher Bailey Erwin has left the Missouri softball team and will transfer from MU. "I can confirm that Bailey Erwin is no longer a member of our program. We...

Month-long events to celebrate Women’s History

Liz Brown • March 5, 2013

"Women inspiring innovation through imagination" is the national theme of Women’s History Month, which emphasizes celebrating women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The MU Women’s...

MU professor awarded $3.4 million grant to research HIV

Katherine Knott • March 5, 2013

An MU professor was awarded a $3.4 million five-year grant for his research to stop a genetic mutation that allows HIV to evade potential treatments. Stefan Sarafianos, associate professor of molecular...

Farley, Dawson elected as RHA president, vice president

March 5, 2013

The election of Jackson Farley and Shannon Dawson as Residence Halls Association president and vice president was announced Friday evening at the annual RHA Ball. Farley and Dawson, both freshmen, defeated...

House reauthorizes Violence Against Women Act

Bell Johnson • March 5, 2013

After nearly a yearlong delay, the U.S. House of Representatives gave approval to a renewal of the Violence against Women Act on Thursday. The Senate successfully passed the measure earlier this year...

FAA plans to close air traffic control tower at Columbia Regional Airport

Beatriz Costa-Lima • March 5, 2013

The city manager and staff members urged Columbia's congressional delegation to prevent the closure of Columbia Regional Airport's traffic control tower Monday at a City Council meeting. In order to deal...