Community members and students packed into a small classroom Wednesday night to hear former NASA Jet Propulsion Lab scientist Phil Knocke. Knocke worked on the Mars Exploration Rover Mission that featured...

Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., gave a speech Tuesday afternoon at Middlebush Hall to a packed room of MU students and other politically active members of the community on issues such as the increasing cost...

The heat wave that recently swept through Columbia induced early dismissals for a few local junior high schools. Temperatures soared into the high 90s soon after classes began. Jefferson Jr. High School...

When updating the Presidential Election Handbook for the Missouri Students Association 2012 election, the Board of Election Commissioners had two goals in mind: organized campaigning and simple rules. “The...

The Women’s Center held a discussion Tuesday about black feminism led by women’s and gender studies assistant professor Treva Lindsey. “The underlying identity of black feminism is equality,”...

"[The Queen of Versailles](http://www.magpictures.com/thequeenofversailles/),” a success at last year’s True/False Film Fest, premiered at Ragtag Cinema this past week. The documentary is centered...

The Roots 'N' Blues 'N' BBQ Festival here in Columbia is about more than some rippin’ guitar riffs and beefy brisket — it's about community. Thumper Entertainment is backing a project with local artists,...

**Dennis Murphy** Dennis Murphy draws his inspiration for his storm drain from predators. His design originally started out as a shark, but then he switched it to be a throwaway bottle that resembles...

An internal investigation launched by the Columbia Police Department has determined no CPD officers were involved in a controversial police union fundraiser. On June 29, an anonymous letter sent to local...

There are many ways in which humans are similar to other animal species on the planet. To name a few, we are protective of our young. Some people are hunters, some gatherers, and we all have an inherent...