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Bill could change law for Missouri driving permit holders

Margaret Gallagher • March 9, 2012

A new bill, which would be put into effect Aug. 28, could loosen the current restrictions on who is allowed to accompany a driving permit holder. The law currently states permit holders can only drive...

Supreme Court could reverse affirmative action

Lizzie Johnson • March 9, 2012

A Supreme Court revision might reverse a University of Michigan case and eliminate the use of race as a factor in admissions decisions, according to an article in the New York Times. Affirmative action...

Kemper lecturer discusses mentoring and teaching

Savannah Kannberg • March 9, 2012

Dr. Deborah Hanuscin, an associate professor of science education at MU, did not intend to become a science teacher. Yet now, a 2011 recipient of the William T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching promotes...

NPC program teaches PHA community ‘Something of Value’

Katie Yaeger • March 9, 2012

Panhellenic Association officers and members became closer when posed with a difficult hypothetical situation Saturday in Conservation Auditorium. As the result of a proposal made during the National...

Skip Harvey: geek from conception

Megan Lewis • March 9, 2012

A Superman trick-or-treating bucket sits on the bar, brought into focus as the bartender flicks on the tribal mask lamp on the alcohol display behind it. It is 8 o'clock on a Wednesday night at Eastside...

Fruits of labor: Local photographer holds exhibit at Main Squeeze

Alicia Tan • March 9, 2012

Photographs dot the right wall of Main Squeeze Natural Foods Café on Ninth Street, each image displaying some aspect of agriculture — organic black lentils escaping between a farmer’s fingers or palms...

Independent review finds CPD culture in disarray

Ian Servantes • March 9, 2012

Members of the Columbia Police Department fear that current conditions might lead to injuries or death, according to an independent review of the police department. The city of Columbia called for the...

‘Zelda’ holds its original magic after 25 years

Lucia Lee • March 9, 2012

“The Legend of Zelda” franchise has accompanied gamers through the early years of video games, starting its debut on the Nintendo Entertainment System with “The Legend of Zelda” and making its...

Invisible Children MU responds to Kony 2012

Ciera Velarde • March 9, 2012

"Kony 2012," a short film produced and shot by Invisible Children, has flooded Facebook and Twitter feeds during the past few days, shining light on the issue of child soldiers in Uganda. The 27-minute...

A True/False retrospective

Dylan Chapman • March 9, 2012

The film projectors have been taken down and put into storage, the banners and artwork are gone from our streets, the churches that were temporarily theaters are churches once again and the out-of-town...

MU students to bring TED speakers to campus

Batul Hassan • March 9, 2012

Following a successful live streaming of Technology, Entertainment, Design Full Spectrum, the TEDxMU organizing team is bringing 11 speakers from around the world to MU on Saturday, April 14. The first...

From Broadway to CoMo: CEC presents ‘Bent’

Greta Weber • March 9, 2012

While the terrors of the Holocaust centered around the persecution of Jews, there were also other minorities that faced widespread imprisonment and death, one them being homosexuals. This often-overlooked...