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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...

Coalition Against Rape & Domestic Violence to host first ‘Light the Night’ event

Lisa Conley • October 12, 2012

The Coalition Against Rape & Domestic Violence will host its first "Light the Night" on Friday at the Missouri School for the Deaf. "Light the Night" is an event in which participants pledge a number...

Catchy beats to cure growing apathy

Alex Leininger • October 12, 2012

As the temperature plummets and the leaves fall, the excitement and optimism that came with syllabus week quickly turns into a complete lack of interest for anything resembling productivity. Why go to...

Biden, Ryan square off in VP debate

Rachel Brooks • October 12, 2012

In the only vice presidential debate of the 2012 election, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., and incumbent Democrat Joe Biden faced off Thursday at Centre College in Danville, Ky. The debate was moderated by ABC...

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....

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...

Columbia organization serves vegan, vegetarian food for hungry

Carleigh Cavender • October 8, 2012

Every Monday, volunteers from Food Not Bombs, a local service organization, come together in Café Berlin’s kitchen to prepare vegetarian food and serve it free of charge to the community. They prepare...