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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...

Proposed bill could make lying to police about identity illegal

Kelsey Maffett • March 2, 2012

A new bill in the Missouri House of Representatives could make lying to a police officer about your name or age a state-level crime. “Currently under statute, I could falsely identify myself to a police...

FEMA to grant more than $3.5 million to Joplin rebuilding efforts

Matthew Flores • March 2, 2012

In a Tuesday news release, Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., announced the appropriation of $3,587,943 to help the Joplin School District and Mercy Health pay for their temporary locations as they rehabilitate...

Police Blotter

Turner Johnson • March 2, 2012

1. CPD arrest man on arson charges Officers were dispatched Monday at 4:31 p.m. to the 2600 block of Oakland Ridge Road after receiving a call about a disturbance. The officers were told that Dean Paris,...

Spring awakening: Prepare for the new season

Kayla Elam • March 2, 2012

Despite the ever changing weather of the past couple of weeks, spring is indeed on its way and you know what that means: a brand new wardrobe. Chances are you are still in “winter mode” and have not...

Artistic MU students share, inform at Political Expressions

Bailey Otto • March 2, 2012

MU students presented current political issues and opinions through diverse artistic mediums at Political Expressions, held in The Shack on Thursday night. Mizzou Change Today hosted the artistic showcase...

MU might cut tenure-track faculty as current budget stands

Savannah Kannberg • March 2, 2012

In attempt to close the budget gap at MU, tuition has been raised and hopes are high for an increase in enrolled students. The gap MU is facing is $22.5 million, MU spokesman Christian Basi said. “(That...

Columbia’s boutiques are ready and armed for spring

Kayla Elam • March 2, 2012

It is my own personal disease that keeps me shopping _everywhere_. Red lights, classrooms, basically anywhere you have every paused in your daily lives I have added another bill or shopping cart. Like...

Jane Eyre: prude ‘n’ proud

Claire Landsbaum • March 2, 2012

Music thumps, the air stinks of beer and sweat, bodies are packed together. Features are indistinguishable in the half-light, but this doesn’t stop girls from smearing on bronzer and clumping on mascara....

RHA’s Iron Chef competition challenges chefs’ creativity with ‘secret ingredient’

Alex Stewart • February 29, 2012

The Residence Halls Association, in collaboration with Campus Dining Services, hosted an Iron Chef competition in the MU Student Center on Wednesday night. The competition was one of the many events occurring...

Director Robert Greene speaks about ‘Kati with an I’

Kelsey Wingo • February 29, 2012

The True/False Film Fest will take off in only a few hours, and the buzz has already swept the town of Columbia with fervor. On Wednesday, at the Columbia Public Library, award-winning filmmaker Robert...

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,...