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On Campus, Around the Nation

Taylor Fox • April 10, 2012

**Bomb threats continue at University Of Pittsburgh** PENN STATE — Capping off a week of repeated bomb threats, the University of Pittsburgh dealt with one that evacuated four buildings Thursday morning. So...

15-year-old arrested in connection with weekend homicide

Lizzie Johnson • April 10, 2012

A suspect was arrested at 5:30 a.m. Saturday in connection with the homicide of a 17-year-old Columbia man. The victim, Bryan Rankin, 17, suffered a gunshot wound to the body after a disturbance at a...

Binge drinking on campus: 167 alcohol overdoses reported to hospital in 3 months.

Christina Haser • April 10, 2012

The MU Police Department responded to 310 arrests for liquor violations this past calendar year. Emergency medical services responded to 167 calls for alcohol overdoses within a 3-month span from August...

Columbia Public Library offers alternative study space to Ellis

Alfie Cox • April 10, 2012

The opportunity to rent out books from Roald Dahl, Zora Neale Hurston and CDs from Ke$ha or Ella Fitzgerald has been a big enough incentive to have Columbia residents clamoring for more. The Daniel Boone...

Farmers market route provides transportation for at-risk communities

Alfie Cox • April 10, 2012

Breakfast and the purchase of farm fresh eggs, apples, oranges and tomatoes just got much easier for the Columbia community. Starting April 7, the Columbia Public Works Department will fund a seasonal...

‘Mad Men’: 4 out of 5 stars

Rexly Penaflorida II • April 10, 2012

The times are changing, and the employees of Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce are changing along with them. The fifth season of “Mad Men” has returned to AMC, and with four episodes in the bag this might...

Shinedown – ‘Amaryllis’: 4 out of 5

Ryan Shiner • April 10, 2012

Shinedown has been known for making songs that are easy to enjoy, and _Amaryllis_ shows that it is continuing this trend. The album begins with the song “Adrenaline,” which, as its title suggests,...

Vehicle fire extinguished outside Laws Hall

Dani Kass • April 10, 2012

Correction appended: The Columbia Fire Department responded Monday afternoon to a vehicle fire on Tiger Avenue outside Laws Hall. Freshman Rebekka Shay, who lives on the eighth floor of Laws Hall, said...

Nick Offerman performs at MU’s Jesse Hall

Megan Suddarth • April 10, 2012

Offensive profanity and vulgarity galore. The lights come up and a half-naked Nick Offerman darts to center stage, pauses and then darts across the rest of the stage to disappear. Then, after a couple...

Abortion-inducing drug safety is aim of new House bill

Jeremy Truitt • April 10, 2012

The Abortion-Inducing Drugs Safety Act is a current bill in Missouri seeking to place tight restrictions on abortion-inducing drugs; meaning it could be tougher to obtain a medically induced abortion in...

Trudy Rogers-Denham’s ‘Residuum’ leaves George Bingham Gallery

Cade Cleavelin • April 10, 2012

One week of preparation and 1,700 pounds of sand and soil were devoted to MU graduate student Trudy Rogers-Denham’s "Residuum," an exhibit that broke down the illusive nature of domesticity. The George...

MU professor Stephen Ball wins Kemper Fellowship

Hunter Woodall • April 10, 2012

While working toward his master’s degree as a student at MU, Stephen Ball had the opportunity to teach an undergraduate laboratory class. At first the experience was terrifying, but he soon realized...