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Q&A with Sam Bush

Sarah Leituala • September 21, 2012

**[MOVE]**: So what has your Roots 'N' Blues experience been like? **[Sam Bush]**: Last year was a really fun year, because I was basically supplying the St. Louis Cardinals' pep rally, and no one believed...

Counseling Center, Suicide Prevention Task Force sponsor depression screenings

Beatriz Costa-Lima • September 21, 2012

MU students underwent depression and anxiety screenings at 11 on-campus sites Thursday. The screenings were sponsored by the MU Counseling Center and the Suicide Prevention Task Force. Students took the...

Concert Preview: Dr. Dog is coming to The Blue Note

Zach Sullentrup • September 21, 2012

When: Tuesday, Sept. 25 Doors: 8:30 p.m., Show: 9:30 p.m. Where: The Blue Note Price: $15 But really, who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks? With well over a decade of experience under their...

Emergency response team trains for disaster

Katherine Knott • September 21, 2012

In the event of natural disaster and when the Columbia Fire Department is overwhelmed, the city can call on a group of volunteers trained to assist firefighters known as the Community Emergency Response...

Feedback: So close, but so far away

Jackson Farley • September 21, 2012

There are some albums you just really, really, _really_ want to like when you first listen to them. Sometimes, you're blown away at the start. Sometimes it takes a few listens to build that acquired taste,...

McCaskill Internet bill endorsed by Foreign Relations Committee

Caele Pemberton • September 21, 2012

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee endorsed a bill sponsored by Sens. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., and Marco Rubio, R-Fla., on Wednesday. Co-sponsored by 35 senators, the bill aims to prevent foreign...

Gubernatorial, senatorial candidates square off in Columbia

Andrea Gonzales-Paul • September 21, 2012

On Friday, the Missouri Press Association hosted two debates. The first was among incumbent Gov. Jay Nixon, Republican challenger Dave Spence and Libertarian candidate Jim Higgins. The candidates deliberated...

‘TAPP into Democracy’ event series a big hit

Jack Howard • September 20, 2012

Tigers Against Partisan Politics doesn’t want students to tune out of the 2012 presidential election. They want you to watch "Saturday Night Live." MU political science professor Bill Horner said watching...

The Avett Brothers — ‘The Carpenter’: 4.5 out of 5 stars

Josh Matejka • September 18, 2012

Move over, Mumford & Sons. Make way, Florence + The Machine. There’s a new (but not so new) name taking center stage in folk music. The Avett Brothers (literal brothers Scott and Seth Avett) released...

Ticket fraud reports down from Georgia game

Tracy Cook • September 18, 2012

A week after event staff recorded more than 400 "missed scans" at Memorial Stadium, the ticket fraud problem virtually disappeared for Saturday's game against Arizona State University. Reports of fraudulent...

MU’s anthropology department holds Archeology Month events

Yuna Park • September 18, 2012

September marks the 16th annual Archaeology Month. As a celebration of the anniversary, the anthropology department will throw Missouri Archaeology Month’s Sweet 16 Party and several other events for...

City Council approves roll-cart pilot program

Scott Delhommer • September 18, 2012

The Columbia City Council approved a pilot program for the controversial roll-cart system Monday night. The proposed pilot system was met with opposition from several city council members based more on...