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McCaskill waits tables in Columbia to emphasize importance of student loans, other issues

Beatriz Costa-Lima • October 16, 2012

As sophomore Mitchell Perne and sophomore Brady Finn sat at their table at Flat Branch Pub & Brewing on Tuesday morning, instead of the usual waitress, Sen. Claire McCaskill, D.-Mo., arrived to take their...

MU researcher finds possible key to interstellar travel

Andrew Beasley • October 16, 2012

Exact interstellar measurements might now be possible, thanks to the work of an MU researcher. Sergei Kopeikin, a professor of physics and astronomy in the College of Arts and Science, solved an anomaly...

Obama, Romney argue foreign and domestic issues in second debate

Rachel Brooks • October 16, 2012

The second presidential debate, held Tuesday at Hofstra University in Hempstead, Ny. and moderated by CNN’s Candy Crowley, was presented in a town-hall format, with undecided voters chosen by the Gallup...

TAPP, ASUM, MSA host presidential debate watch parties

Andrew Graham • October 16, 2012

Tigers Against Partisan Politics, the Missouri Students Association and the Associated Students of the University of Missouri will be hosting their second presidential debate watch party at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday...

Graduate Jan Coffman’s paintings on display in Ellis Library’s Bookmark Café

Liz Brown • October 16, 2012

On display in Ellis Library’s Bookmark Café are 16 paintings by Jan Coffman, a 2001 MU graduate. Coffman said she finds inspiration for most of her paintings from nature. “I love to walk in nature...

Veterans memorial proposed for Memorial Union archway

Cassa Niedringhaus • October 16, 2012

The Alumni Association Student Board and the Missouri Students Association Secretary of Auxiliaries, Lauren Damico, have begun a joint initiative to install a physical memorial to be placed beneath the...

MSA presidential slates discuss sustainability initiatives

Thom Carter, Jill Deutsch, Cassa Niedringhaus • October 16, 2012

**Droege/Beattie** The Droege/Beattie slate looks at sustainability in two ways: environmental sustainability and Missouri Students Association sustainability. In regard to the environment, Droege/Beattie...

Black and Gold Run adds color to game day

Andrea Gonzales-Paul • October 14, 2012

Participants showed their spirit Saturday before the Missouri versus Alabama game at the Ultramax Sports and Clear 99 Black and Gold Run. “We decided that we wanted to do something this year to celebrate...

MU student wins People’s Choice Award at St. Louis Fashion Week

Lindsay Stevens • October 13, 2012

On Oct. 9, fashion-forward guests poured into the St. Louis Science Center anticipating the start of one of the most coveted weeks of the year: Fashion Week. Models walked the runway in front of a full...

MU computer science team receives $1.4 million grant for protein structure prediction

Joyce Peng • October 12, 2012

A team from the MU Department of Computer Science received a $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health this summer to help fund protein structure prediction research. Professors Dong Xu...

MSA presidential slates clash over money and accountability

Jill Deutsch • October 12, 2012

n the Missouri Students Association’s second presidential debate hosted by the MSA Board of Elections Commissioners, candidates clashed over the MSA budget, the attainability of campaign goals and MSA’s...

Style Files: Finding the best of online style

Claire Boston • October 12, 2012

Let’s be honest: On days when you’re sitting in those boring lecture classes and cursing the fact that you forgot to bring your laptop, staring at the Internet activity of the people in front of you...