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Cultural Bricolage Conference features work of Cuban artists

Katie Pohlman • November 13, 2012

The Cultural Bricolage Conference regarding Ediciones Vigía books will focus on the artwork of Rolando Estévez Jordán and his fellow artists. The conference began Saturday and will run through Tuesday. Located...

Student photography showcased at 67th College Photographer of the Year competition

Leslie Howard • November 13, 2012

In a small dark room between Gannett Hall and Neff Hall, a small group of student coordinators, noteworthy judges and student onlookers preview more than 1,000 photographs classified as news features in...

Police Blotter

Veronike Collazo • November 9, 2012

####One arrested after 'smiley face' graffiti found downtown Several locations downtown were victim to a tagger. The incidents continued until a Columbia woman filed a report after finding her car tagged...

Four crime scenes under investigation in northeast Columbia

Laurien Rose • November 9, 2012

Columbia Police Department investigators were called to four different crime scenes Tuesday night after gunshots were reported. Three men were wounded. “The four crime scenes (were marked by) bullet...

After candidates state their case, IFC elects 2013 executive board

Thom Carter • November 9, 2012

Members of the Interfraternity Council elected next year’s executive board Sunday. Seven positions were looking to be filled. According to a press release, the candidates were given four minutes to...

Reynolds Journalism Institute guaranteed funding through large gift

Andrew Beasley • November 9, 2012

Chancellor Brady Deaton announced a $30.1 million gift from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation on Thursday. The donation will go toward the establishment of an endowment benefitting the Reynolds Journalism...

Students watch elections in Hatch Hall

Elise Schmelzer • November 9, 2012

Tubs of cookie dough, discussions of the Hunger Games and serious intellectual debate accompanied the Tuesday night election watch party of students on the sixth floor of Hatch Hall. When President Barack...

The proposed tax hike failed by less than 43,000 votes statewide.

Claire Boston • November 9, 2012

Proposition B, a $0.73 cigarette tax hike that would have increased revenue to Missouri schools and smoking cessation programs, failed by a narrow margin Tuesday. Missouri voters turned down Prop B by...

Denver shares Navy SEAL experience with audience

Katherine Knott • November 9, 2012

As zombies hunted humans around Jesse Hall, Rorke Denver talked inside Jesse Hall to audience of ROTC members, veterans and civilians about a different kind of battle. Denver, a former Navy SEAL, spoke...

MSO hosts Scarves for Solidarity

Caitlin Kerfin • November 9, 2012

The Muslim Student Organization held a panel discussion about the Islamic tradition of hijab during Scarves for Solidarity. Scarves for Solidarity was an event for Islam Awareness Week. Women who do not...

Columbia Police Department searching for suspect in east Columbia shooting

Kyle Lock • November 9, 2012

Columbia police are searching for a suspect in a shooting that left a 17-year-old wounded Tuesday. At 2:10 p.m., police were dispatched to the 3600 block of West Sugar Tree Lane in east Columbia for several...

Scriven speaks as part of Black Culture Awareness Week

Vivian Qian • November 9, 2012

As a part of the Black Culture Awareness Week at MU, Dr. Darryl Scriven, co-founder of the African American Family Enrichment Institute, came to The Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center to make a presentation...