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Local firefighter hosts dance party in efforts to rebuild home after Joplin tornado

Carleigh Cavender • October 30, 2012

At 9 p.m. Monday, CoMoGloSho will take over Roxy’s with an 18+ black light and glow dance party. It’s not just to celebrate the end of another Monday, though. The $5 encouraged donation at the door...

Professor to establish Terrorism and Disaster Center

Cassa Niedringhaus • October 30, 2012

Assistant professor Brian Houston was awarded a $2.4 million grant through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to establish a Terrorism and Disaster Center at MU. A member of...

Reel Reviews: Cross Out ‘Alex Cross’

Josh Sipp • October 30, 2012

Typecasting exists for a reason, and that reason is a damn good one. Some people simply fill certain roles so incredibly well that they should never be placed in any other role, ever. Seth Rogan is always...

Campus blotter

Ally McEntire, Tess Catlett • October 30, 2012

####1. Three arrested on drug charges Police arrested Brandon Federighi, 18, Grant Wildfang, 19, and Bradley Ledo, 18, early Wednesday morning in Parking Structure #7, located at 1001 Monk Drive. The...

Feedback: Taylor Swift’s love life: round 4

Jackson Farley • October 30, 2012

"Love is a ruthless game unless you play it good and right." So says Taylor Swift in "State of Grace," one of the tracks off her new album, _Red_. When it comes to Taylor Swift, some would argue that...

Free Homecoming concert on Rollins Street features Imagine Dragons

Madison Feller • October 29, 2012

The first-ever Homecoming concert took over Rollins Street on Friday night, when alternative rock band Imagine Dragons played outside the MU Student Center to a full crowd. “We decided a free concert...

Godwin draws on astronaut experience as professor

Catherine Cojocaru • October 26, 2012

Linda Godwin has had a whirlwind career, and it began right here in Missouri. Godwin, a physics and astronomy professor and a native of Cape Girardeau, attended Southeast Missouri State University after...

LBC ‘Demands’ event focuses on the organization’s founding

Caele Pemberton • October 26, 2012

The Legion of Black Collegians hosted an event Wednesday to discuss the demands of the organization and how students feel about being a minority on campus. The event took place in the Gaines/Oldham Black...

Helen Anthony resigns from City Council

Jill Deutsch • October 26, 2012

The drive to St. Louis was one-and-a-half hours, the time flying to the East Coast was about four hours and the time away from family was just too much for Fifth Ward City Councilwoman Helen Anthony. On...

Ashland gas main leak disrupts locals, businesses

Katie Pohlman • October 26, 2012

City crews hit an unmarked, abandoned gas main Wednesday in Ashland, Mo., causing it to leak. Fire and police departments evacuated the residences and businesses in the surrounding area. The main was...

Steering Committee carries SEC ‘momentum’ into Homecoming

Hanna Jacunski • October 26, 2012

The past two Homecomings have been ones for the record books: rushing the field after defeating the Oklahoma Sooners in 2010 and commemorating 100 years of the tradition in 2011. Despite the daunting...

Fight to the finish in Greek Life Homecoming Talent competition

Desiree Seals • October 26, 2012

The final night of the Homecoming Talent competition took place Wednesday in Jesse Auditorium. After three nights of skits and musical performances, the judges must now decide who will win the competition. Zeta...