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Ana Popovic brings her Serbian blues to Columbia

Haris Fazlic • July 10, 2012

Ana Popovic might be well known for her endless array of licks and her heated blues solos that bear traces of Stevie Ray Vaughan, T-Bone Walker and others, but the star has had a long journey from beautiful...

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...

Joplin receives $12 million grant from U.S. DoT

Brent Pearson • June 30, 2012

Aid for Joplin continues to roll in more than a year since a tornado ravaged the community. The U.S. Department of Transportation announced the approval of the Transportation Investment Generating Economic...

‘Snooki & JWoww’: 0 out of 5 stars

Stephanie Bray • June 27, 2012

Look out, New Jersey: newly engaged Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and Jennifer “JWoww” Farley decided to embark on one last adventure before finally growing up. Many critics have dubbed "Snooki & JWoww"...

UM Press proponents protest Board of Curators meeting

Jad Sleiman • June 26, 2012

About two dozen faculty, students and alumni gathered at a UM System Board of Curators meeting Tuesday to show their support for the University of Missouri Press less than a week before its annual $400,000...