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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...

Missouri Contemporary Ballet to perform ‘Connectivity’ at Missouri Theatre

Sara Higginbotham • March 7, 2013

_When: Tonight at 8 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m._ _Tickets: $19-20 adults, $14 students, $12 kids 12 and under_ _**Student tickets are 75% off regular price for Friday's performance. Tickets...

Loud Minded: Neo-soul, ULTRA

William Schmitt • March 7, 2013

It has been more than a decade since the heyday of Britney Spears, the Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC — an era of perfectly coiffed, impeccably presented pop stars composed in some studio for public enjoyment. Even...

Mary and the Giant prepare for first album release

Lauren Rutherford • March 7, 2013

The guys of Mary and the Giant aren’t 10-foot tall, 2-ton monsters, but they might as well be when they attempt to squeeze into their closet-sized, barely-lit practice room. It’s basically a soundproof...

Film studies 101

Julia Bush • March 7, 2013

_The Breakup: "The Social Network"_ If you need to end it with your computer nerd significant other, head to The Heidelberg like Zuckerberg and his girlfriend in "The Social Network" to cut it off. The...

The best and worst albums of early 2013

Alex Leininger • March 7, 2013

**The Good:** _Wolf’s Law_ by The Joy Formidable Genre: Alternative rock Released: Jan. 18 Label: Atlantic Records Ritzy Bryan can really play the guitar, you guys. When listening to “Cholla,"...

Ciao for now: Playing with Firenze

Mollie Barnes • March 7, 2013

This past weekend, I went on a trip to Firenze (aka Florence) for my friend Sarah’s birthday. When booking the trip, I had no worries about planning for a group of eight girls to stay in two hostel rooms...

The Viewing Room: ‘Jack,’ the giant letdown

March 7, 2013

It would seem that Hollywood’s most popular trend of late is taking children’s stories and attempting to dramatize and darken them. It’s been done to "Snow White," "Hansel and Gretel" and now "Jack...

Tongue in Chic: Getting a grip on bicycle fashion

Madison Feller • March 7, 2013

Last semester, I had the unfortunate luck of having an 8 a.m. every day, all the way across campus (damn you, economics). Although walking the 20 minutes from my dorm to class every morning was surely...

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...