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New record shop opens up for local vinyl collectors

Chantelle Moghadam • October 6, 2012

After walking up the wooden steps into Hitt Records, you'll see a room full of new and old vinyl alike and hear records playing from the in-store stereo. The record shop opened up hardly three weeks...

Ragtag Cinema raises funds to keep up with industry demands

Madison Feller • October 6, 2012

Oh, autumn. The time of year for sweaters, bonfires and nervous first dates with that cute kid in Chem 1100 you finally got up the courage to flirt with (here’s looking at you, guy in the second row)....

Justin Timberlake previews a video for the new Myspace

Shannon Greenwood • October 6, 2012

Justin Timberlake may be taking his role in the "The Social Network" a little too seriously with his attempt to revamp Myspace. The singer-turned-actor-turned-unofficial SNL cast member tweeted a link...

Power to the People renewable energy event keeps it cool

Lauren Rutherford • October 6, 2012

Believe it or not, the Earth is in need of a Band-Aid, and we’re at fault. “If creation had a voice, it would say one word: 'ouch,'” says the Rev. Clifford Cane, one of the speakers at Renew Missouri's...

Reel Reviews

Josh Sipp • October 6, 2012

After talking with writer/director Rian Johnson last week about “Looper,” I went in expecting greatness and wasn’t disappointed. “Looper” was everything Johnson claimed it would be, and more....

MOVE chats with the band Stars’ Amy Millan

Maya Garnaat • October 6, 2012

When: 9 p.m. Saturday Where: The Blue Note The Canadian band Stars will be stopping by Columbia this weekend as part of what vocalist Amy Millan calls their “epic world domination tour.” Concertgoers...

MU Global Connect certificate to be available in spring semester

Beatriz Costa-Lima • October 5, 2012

MU Global Connect, a new undergraduate certificate in "Digital Global Studies," will be available to undergraduate students for the first time this spring. Administered under the auspices of the MU Center...

One Step at a Time: getting fresh

Abbie Wenthe • October 5, 2012

Back home in West Des Moines, Iowa (yes, people actually live there and enjoy it), we have a smoothie shop called Fuel. It has all-natural frozen yogurt and toppings; pre-workout and post-workout protein...

New class gives students chance to succeed in farm business

Vivian Qian • October 5, 2012

Less and less young people are willing to regard farm business as their future career and more than one-third of farmers nationwide are 65 years old or older, according to a recent survey. Kevin Moore,...

New documentary “Radio Unnameable” and its directors visit Columbia on Oct. 7

Emerald O’brien • October 5, 2012

“Radio Unnameable,” the new documentary about legendary radio host Bob Fass, begins with silence — a strange occurrence for a radio program. There is nothing to supplement the silence, nothing to...

Engine compartment sparks fire in Virginia Avenue garage

Brent Pearson • October 5, 2012

Just before noon on Thursday, the Columbia Fire Department responded to a car fire inside the Virginia Avenue parking structure. A campus facilities employee alerted authorities after hearing a noise...

Still, Schaefer debate at MU

Sam Rourke • October 5, 2012

Missouri Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-District 19, and State Rep. Mary Still, D-Columbia, met Tuesday night at MU in a debate hosted by the university’s chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science...