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Mizzou On Your Own expands on audio tour program

Mizzou On Your Own expands on audio tour program

Alex Bond October 5, 2012

Mizzou On Your Own, formerly known as Mizzou Audio Tours, is planning to expand its self-guided tour program to incorporate more sites on campus. The groups involved in Mizzou On Your Own are planning...

Columbia ranks 10th on list of best college towns in the nation

Columbia ranks 10th on list of best college towns in the nation

Sara Naatz October 5, 2012

The American Institute for Economic Research named Columbia the 10th-best college town in the nation in the College Destinations Index for the 2012-2013 school year. The study divides the top 75 college...

MSA and ASUM host Tobacco Tax Forum

MSA and ASUM host Tobacco Tax Forum

Ymani Wince October 5, 2012

The Missouri Students Association and the Associated Students of the University of Missouri gathered Wednesday night in Wrench Auditorium to host a forum about the tobacco tax. The Tobacco Tax Forum featured...

MSA installs comment boxes in MU Student Center

MSA installs comment boxes in MU Student Center

Jill Deutsch October 5, 2012

The Missouri Students Association’s Campus and Community Relations Committee is making an effort to hear students’ ideas with its newly installed comment boxes in the MU Student Center. Students can...

Willcox to return to UM Press as editor-in-chief

After a five-month controversy, Clair Willcox will return to the University of Missouri Press as the editor-in-chief and an associate director. Willcox will begin his duties effective immediately, which...

Obama, Romney battle it out in first debate

Bita Eghbali October 5, 2012

America watched Wednesday night as the two presidential candidates debated challenging questions that had the potential to sway the votes of undecided voters. President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney...

Bits and Bytes: chatting about games isn’t as easy as it should be

Brendan Wray October 5, 2012

It’s painfully obvious because I’m writing a weekly video game column, but video games hold a special place in my heart. However, I very rarely express that love outside of the realms of the Internet...

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

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...