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Leading environmentalist calls MU to action

Hanna Jacunski • November 2, 2012

Bill McKibben, the founder of 350.org and a leading environmentalist, urged students to take charge of their generation’s planet during a speech Wednesday night. The anti-coal student organization Coal...

Diversity Summit concludes with Mizzou Human Library Project

Beatriz Costa-Lima • November 2, 2012

As students and staff ventured into Memorial Union's Alumni-Faculty Lounge on Tuesday, they encountered a different kind of library. Instead of stacks of books, this human library featured people willing...

Spooktacular skit talks Social Security and Medicare

Jennifer Beatty • November 2, 2012

Grass Roots Organizing, a community-based nonprofit, performed an original skit, “Witch Will It Be: Trick or Treat,” portraying various threatened social programs, such as Social Security, Medicaid...

Newly promoted captain, deputy chief take on positions

Daniela Sirtori Cortina • November 2, 2012

After a nationwide search, newly appointed Deputy Chief Dianne Bernhard has settled into the role of second-in-command of the Columbia Police Department. "We will work together to plan for the future...

Campaign spending fuels Missouri races

Chris Jasper • November 2, 2012

As the end of the campaign season draws closer, challengers and incumbents alike are making a final push to win their races. Dave Spence, the Republican challenger to Gov. Jay Nixon’s incumbency, gave...

Presidential debates educate first-time voters on issues

Rachel Brooks • November 2, 2012

Amid floods, power outages, gas leaks and the destruction of millions of homes and lives, the presidential election is still close to the forefront of many Americans’ minds. After three presidential...

Feedback: Shiny Toy Guns re-found their “shine”

Jackson Farley • November 1, 2012

Reunions are a beautiful thing. A soldier returning from war to see his family. Christmas dinner with the extended family (although some would argue about how "beautiful" that really is…). Peanut butter...

MU sophomore and Josh Fagin shows off DJ-ing prowess on national tour

Katherine Knott • November 1, 2012

MU sophomore Josh Fagin looks like your typical college student sitting in Memorial Union, but in reality, he is far from ordinary. Just this past Monday, Fagin left Columbia for Las Vegas to kick off...

Amanda Mae generates success with ‘Love Again’ and Mae-niac Music

Kendyl Kearly • November 1, 2012

[Amanda Mae](http://www.youtube.com/user/WATCHAMANDAMAE) has always had a strong voice. She began singing and recording at the age of 5. Now, the independent singer and songwriter Amanda Mae Wells has...

Patchwork Project Profile: Well Hidden Wolf ready to unleash sound

Alex Bond • November 1, 2012

This Well Hidden Wolf is ready to break out of its cage. The second of the Patchwork Project’s five bands, Well Hidden Wolf, consists of vocalist and guitarist Jarrod Turner, lead guitarist Bryan Degase,...

Patchwork Project Profile: The Wet Dream you won’t forget

Mollie Barnes • November 1, 2012

For The Wet Dream, competition at the Patchwork Project finale will be … _stiff_, to say the least, since vocalist Jenny Teeter will be squaring off against her boyfriend and Emigrate band member, Cy...

Reel Reviews: at least it wasn’t longer

Josh Sipp • November 1, 2012

My time is not very valuable. I spend multiple hours a day watching TV and staring at my fantasy football team, hoping that somehow the combined force of all of the minutes I stare at players' names will...