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Letter from the editor

Brandon Foster • February 28, 2012

I remember the first time I saw downtown Columbia. For some reason, I thought it would be a skyscraper-filled metropolis like Chicago or something, so I was seriously disappointed. I think I was about...

Bank of America continues to solicit alumni

Allison Prang • February 28, 2012

**Correction appended** MU 2008 graduate Shannon Jewitt started receiving credit offers through Bank of America after she graduated and never knew why. She hadn’t provided them with her personal information...

True/False Film Fest draws crowds into Columbia businesses

Savannah Kannberg • February 28, 2012

Columbia’s sidewalks will become a little more crowded this weekend as the True/False Film Fest draws people downtown. The influx of festival-goers spending time and money downtown helps out local businesses,...

Blunt Introduces amendment to senate highway bill

Matthew Flores • February 28, 2012

With gas prices skyrocketing this month, Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., introduced an amendment to the Senate's transportation bill that would relax current restrictions on “boutique fuels,” special blends...

March March ‘mini circus’ to start off True/False weekend

Alicia Tan • February 28, 2012

People on floats, unicycles or their own two feet make their way down the streets of downtown Columbia, donning their handmade props and costumes in a [55-second video](http://vimeo.com/8937623) on the...

‘This Means War’: 3 out of 5 stars

Lauren Hill • February 28, 2012

At first glance, I probably would not have wanted to see “This Means War.” It's a typical girl-choosing-between-two-guys-who-happen-to-both-be-perfect-in-every-way movie, adding in some famous comedians...

Behind the screens: Volunteering at True/False

Caitlyn Gallip • February 28, 2012

For the past eight years, thousands of film lovers have descended on Columbia and participated in a weekend of live music, zero sleep and truly exceptional films during the True/False Film Fest. This...

Fun. – ‘Some Nights’: 5 out of 5 stars

Christine Cauthen • February 28, 2012

"Some Nights" is the sophomore album from indie-pop band Fun. The band is made up of Nate Ruess, former vocalist of The Format, Jack Antonoff of Steel Train on guitar and trumpet and Andrew Dost of Anathello...

True/False Film Previews

Brandon Foster, Dylan Chapman • February 28, 2012

True/False Film Previews Editors Picks *Director will be in attendance 1/2 Revolution Directors: Karim El Hakim* and Omar Shargawi* 9:45 p.m. Thursday, March 1, at The Blue Note 9 p.m. Saturday, March...

Stephens College dance company steps into MU

Caitlyn Gallip • February 28, 2012

The Dimensions Repertory Dance Company from Stephens College performed Thursday at Stotler Lounge. The performance was presented by the MU’s Unions Arts Council, a group that brings art events to Memorial...

Capacity limitations a growing concern for Faculty Council

Caroline Bauman • February 28, 2012

At the Faculty Council meeting last week, chairman Harry Tyrer asked faculty to look for subtle implications of issues created by classroom capacity limitations. “The Faculty Council wants to know if...

Eliot Battle’s documentary ‘Battle: Change From Within’ played at MU

Clare Ngai • February 28, 2012

Local civil rights leader Eliot Battle sat with his hands folded in his lap in the first row of Bush Auditorium at MU and awaited to see the documentary that tells the story of his continuous fight in...