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Organization Resource Group attends OrgSync Connect in Texas

Hayden Lewis • July 10, 2012

The Organization Resource Group went to Richardson, Texas, June 21 to 23 to attend OrgSync Connect, OrgSync's first annual user conference. "We thought the conference would be a really good way to learn...

Reel Reviews: New decade, new Spider-Man

Josh Sipp • July 10, 2012

"The Amazing Spider-Man" swung into theaters just in time for the Fourth of July, which awkwardly fell on a Wednesday this year. One would assume a holiday centered on blowing things up and drinking wouldn’t...

IFC recruitment brings in record number of rushees

Jill Deutsch • July 10, 2012

The Interfraternity Council formal recruitment weekend begins the process of matching men with a fraternity, and this year, it did so in record numbers. Recruitment, which was held June 29 to 30, is intended...

Minus the big label machine

Paige Carlson • July 10, 2012

Following the successful release of the 2010 album _Feeding the Wolves_, hard rock band 10 Years is out on the road again. The group also recently broke from its record label to form its own: Palehorse...

MU Health System awarded $13.3 million to help aid patients

Carley Meiners • July 10, 2012

The MU Health System recently received an award of $13.3 million from the Health Care Innovation Awards in order to better its primary care for patients who have Medicare and Medicaid. The award will be...

One Step at a Time: No more eating like Michael Phelps

Abbie Wenthe • July 10, 2012

My name is Abbie, and I am a food addict. Wow, it feels good to finally get that off my chest! Actually, anyone who has spent about 10 minutes with me knows I am hopelessly addicted to food, thanks to...

Lambda Theta Phi stresses brotherhood, culture, service

Jill Deutsch • July 10, 2012

As the Latino fraternity Lambda Theta Phi creates a colony at MU, members hope to establish it as a different type of fraternity. With just 11 members, the fraternity is small — a quality its members...

Bits and Bytes: Because of ‘Dead Space,’ ‘Tomb Raider’ and ‘The Last of Us,’ survival horror is on the rise.

Brendan Wray • July 10, 2012

I am a bit of a coward. Whether it be scary movies the likes of _The Ring_ - a movie I consider to be the spawn of hell - or real-life stressful situations, I freak out. That is why, when it comes to...

Injured ‘Hacky Sack Guy’ to be back and kicking by fall

Connor Voss • July 10, 2012

Speakers Circle celebrity Derrick Fogle is taking a hiatus from Hacky Sack. “Basically, it’s looking like I have the equivalent of tennis elbow on my right knee,” he said. “It was becoming more...

Mark your iCal now for these super-local and legendary fairs, festivals and flings.

Victoria Ross • July 10, 2012

As amazing as MU is, sometimes all a student needs is some off-campus fun. This list consists of the 10 coolest festivals in central Missouri, most of which are right here in Columbia. Worried about stretching...

NASE member and scholarship recipient manages own business

Alex Stewart • July 10, 2012

Senior Ben Seidel is not the type of guy to spend his summer napping at the pool and mastering the next level of "Call of Duty" — one is much more likely to find him in front of a computer running his...

Affordable Care Act

Matthew Flores • July 10, 2012

With its 5-4 decision June 28, the Supreme Court upheld a majority of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, one of the cornerstones of Obama’s presidency. The law has faced scrutiny and criticism...