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Column: ‘Separation’ without equal

Dylan Chapman • March 16, 2012

In Tehran, Iran, a woman, Simin, wants a divorce. It’s not that she doesn’t love her husband, Nader, or that he treats her badly. And it’s not the she’s cheating on him, or vice versa. No, nothing...

MSA, GPC to form committee to discuss possible library student fee

Elise Moser • March 16, 2012

The Missouri Students Association and the Graduate Professional Council are putting together a committee to meet with library staff regarding a possible student fee. In order to maintain the current services...

Column: Don’t obsess, de-stress

Claire Landsbaum • March 16, 2012

Every passing week brings them closer. They lurk on the horizon, waiting to pounce when you’re most vulnerable. They rob the week before spring break of its bubbly anticipation — midterms. Devil’s...

Column: How to satisfy my undying love of the undead

Lucia Lee • March 16, 2012

If you’ve ever seen me walking around campus, you might notice how my gaze shifts from the tops of structures, down the winding paths between buildings to how the architecture inside the MU Student Center...

Transit system search concludes in Champaign on Friday

Sam Rourke • March 13, 2012

Columbia city officials, alternative transportation advocates and student representatives traveled to Champaign, Ill., Friday for the last of three trips taken to explore bus systems in other Midwestern...

How to not be blatantly offensive

Ian Servantes • March 13, 2012

The morning after the 2007 Women’s Basketball National Championship, a nationally syndicated radio host tried his hand at analyzing the game. The conversation soured quickly, as the host and his producer...

‘Mass Effect 3’: 4 out of 5 stars

Rexly Penaflorida II • March 13, 2012

The story of Commander Shepard comes to a close with the release of Mass Effect 3. Earth is overrun with the deadly and towering Reapers and it’s up to Shepard to traverse the galaxy and acquire as...

Andrew Bird — ‘Break It Yourself’: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Alicia Tan • March 13, 2012

In the past, multi-instrumentalist genius Andrew Bird has recorded songs that have had sheer layers and layers of sounds, with violin strings on top of guitar strings on top of dense percussion claps,...

MU holds third annual Mizzou Idol competition

Briana Brooks • March 13, 2012

Whitney Houston and Michael Jackson both made appearances last Thursday night, at least in musical form, at the third annual Mizzou Idol competition. MU held its very own edition of the hit television...

New York Times best-selling author David Finch shares struggles with Asperger syndrome

Cait Campbell • March 13, 2012

David Finch, author of New York Times bestseller "The Journal of Best Practices," spoke March 5 in Fisher Auditorium about the struggles of living with Asperger syndrome. The presentation, which was part...

Senate bill would require student vote on University Board of Curators

Jeremy Truitt • March 13, 2012

Three bills aiming to appoint a student member to the UM System Board of Curators failed in the House last week. A similar Senate bill is still active and mirrors the three House bills, which would require...

Missouri counties look to recover after tornadoes

Crystal Thomas • March 13, 2012

Gov. Jay Nixon declared 18 counties to be in a state of emergency Feb. 29, after tornadoes, hail, high winds and heavy rain tore through Missouri, according to a news release. “I woke up to, and I know...