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Behind-the-scenes at Missouri Contemporary Ballet

Claire Landsbaum • October 12, 2012

You’re standing innocently on a street corner in New York City waiting for the light to change. Next to you is a statue. At least you think it’s a statue … until it grabs your shoulder. These street...

$1.3 million gifted to School of Medicine

Andrew Beasley • October 12, 2012

More than $1.3 million worth of estate gifts have been bequeathed to the School of Medicine by George and Melna Bolm, Chancellor Brady Deaton announced Thursday. The gift includes $250,000 as an endowment...

One Step at a Time

Abbie Wenthe • October 12, 2012

“I’m going on a diet.” How many times have we heard this from the lips of our friends and family and even ourselves? Diets are seen as the quick fix to all our weight problems and even all our problems...

Rising country band Josh Abbott Band bring their small town to ours

Alex Bond • October 12, 2012

When: 8 p.m. Wednesday Where: The Blue Note Sometimes, jamming with your fraternity brothers can turn into a prosperous career. OK, there’s no evidence to suggest that dropping out of college to pursue...

MSA presidential slates clash over money and accountability

Jill Deutsch • October 11, 2012

In 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...

Missouri family donates $1.3 million to School of Medicine research

Andrew Beasley • October 11, 2012

More than $1.3 million worth of estate gifts have been bequeathed to the School of Medicine by George and Melna Bolm, Chancellor Brady Deaton announced Thursday. The gift includes $250,000 as an endowment...

SSION brings unconventionally good time to Mojo’s on Thursday

Victoria Ross • October 11, 2012

[SSION](http://ssion.com) shook the crowd when they took the stage at Mojo’s a little after midnight Thursday. Vocalist Cody Critcheloe leads SSION, a pop punk group that formed in Kansas City in 1996....

West Broadway Subway shop robbed at gunpoint

Claire Boston • October 8, 2012

A man robbed a Subway sandwich shop at Crossroads Shopping Center on West Broadway on Saturday. Police were dispatched to the scene at approximately 1 p.m., according to a Columbia Police Department news...

Fundamental Firsts hosts inaugural spelling bee

Catherine Cojocaru • October 8, 2012

The recently formed student group Fundamental Firsts held its first spelling bee on Monday night to raise awareness about the group. The on-campus spelling bee attracted seven contestants. Senior Ashlee...

MSA might establish formal fee request process

Jill Deutsch • October 8, 2012

Every year, the Missouri Students Association creates a student fee proposal for the Student Fee Review Committee. This year, a proposed bylaw change could make the details of the process official. “Preparing...

Anthropologist compares tribal warfare to modern violence

Jack Howard • October 8, 2012

In 2002, the Ache tribe lined up its bowmen to defend territory against landless peasants armed with pistols and old shotguns. Outnumbered, the peasants fled. “It was scary,” assistant professor...

Muse — ‘The 2nd Law’: 4 out of 5 stars

Josh Matejka • October 8, 2012

If ever there were ever a band built for the big stage, it would be Muse. Honestly, it’s nearly impossible to describe this band any other way. Everything about the band evokes a sense of wonder, from...