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Dream Outside the Box places sixth in White House competition

Michele Robotham-Smith • March 6, 2012

An MU senior's project, Dream Outside the Box, made it to the final 15 in the first ever Campus Champions of Change Challenge, hosted by the White House. The brain child of homecoming queen and senior...

Black History month at MU ends with HERstory event

Alfie Cox • March 6, 2012

Uplifting messages for young black women in college were on display Tuesday for the Black Women in History and Culture: HERstory event. The event was held in the Walt Disney Room at Memorial Union. The...

Folk-Weber elected RHA president, vice president

Alex Stewart • March 3, 2012

Candidates Zack Folk and Lindsay Weber were announced the winners of the 2012 Residence Halls Association presidential election Friday at the RHA Ball. A record 748 residents cast their votes Thursday,...

On Campus, Around the Nation

Caroline Bauman • March 2, 2012

**Kasich recognizes victims of Chardon High School shooting** OHIO UNIVERSITY — After the announcement of a second death following Monday morning's Chardon High School shooting, Ohio Gov. John Kasich...

Columbia man pleads guilty to possession of 60 images of child pornography

Dani Kass • March 2, 2012

A Columbia resident pled guilty Monday to possession of child pornography. On March 2, 2011, more than 60 images of pre-pubescent children were seized from Joseph Kreiser's residence during a court-ordered...

Athletic organizations sponsor Nixon’s plan for Joplin

Sean Na • March 2, 2012

About two and a half hours before the men’s basketball team thrilled students with a dramatic win against KU at the Mizzou Arena on Feb. 4, Gov. Jay Nixon announced the 2012 Governor’s Joplin Habitat...

Boy bands back, all right!

David Adams • March 2, 2012

In the immortal words of Prince, I think it’s time to party like it’s 1999. Pop music has reached a new renaissance, and it’s all thanks to the epic return of the boy band. With the recent crossover...

Shakespeare’s to serve up third Columbia location this summer

Jeremy Truitt • March 2, 2012

Shakespeare’s Pizza is planning a large expansion this summer, including a new restaurant in south Columbia that will add a party room to seat 175 people, co-owner and manager Kurt Mirtsching said. With...

Video games and violence under trial

Lucia Lee • March 2, 2012

The games industry has been around for more than 30 years, yet the rise of the popularity of games has only happened recently. Although this allowed gamers to enjoy wider varieties of quality games, it...

Peeping incident at sorority house raises safety questions

Matt Ingram • March 2, 2012

A Columbia man was arrested outside of the Delta Delta Delta house after police reported he was caught peeping into the sorority’s windows. The man, 20-year-old Andrew Keys, was charged with two counts...

Body found Thursday afternoon in Capen Park off Stadium Blvd.

Jeremy Truitt • March 2, 2012

The Columbia Fire Department responded to a report of a dead body found at Capen Park near College Avenue and Stadium Boulevard on Thursday afternoon. Officials said suicide was the cause of death. The...

Renovation, increased student population challenge on-campus housing capacity

Britney Lim • March 2, 2012

MU Residential Life offered about half the amount of contracts for the 2012-13 school year to students currently living in the residence halls compared to last year. There were only about 1,000 students...