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Rage cover band whips The Blue Note into a frenzy

Daniel Shaper • February 3, 2012

On Jan. 28, Killing in the Name, a Rage Against the Machine cover band, played in front of a packed house of Rage fans at The Blue Note. After opening act Logos, a grungy/classic rock act, departed the...

First Aid Kit hardly a fix

Miles Dobis • February 3, 2012

First Aid Kit-_The Lion’s Roar_-4.5 stars out of 5 If there is one word to describe the music of First Aid Kit, it would be openness. The Swedish duo’s music is rich to match the vast open spaces...

Awkward encounters of the male kind

Emma Woodhouse • February 3, 2012

Of course I was sporting sweats with my “Mizzou Agriculture” shirt and carrying a box of Zebra Cakes, a bag of pretzels and a ukulele when I happened to run into Ringo (No, not the Beatle. It’s a...

Shit MOVE Says: Enough!

Jimmy Hibsch • February 3, 2012

So far, 2012 has completely gone to Shit. Gov. Jay Nixon proposed mega-cuts to the UM System. Etta James died. Nicole Scherzinger quit The X Factor. But perhaps the worst of them all? “Shit ___ Say”...

One Mizzou celebrates Black History Month

Ciera Velarde • February 3, 2012

The One Mizzou campaign is working on an “I Celebrate Black History” campaign during the month of February to help raise awareness and prevent hate crimes that have occurred the past two years during...

Word 4 Word

Clare Ngai • February 3, 2012

**MOVE asks, “What’s the best concert you’ve ever been to?”** **The Swell Season** “It was the best because it was a smaller venue, so it was pretty intimate. And when you know all the songs,...

‘Are You There, Chelsea?’ — 2.5 out of 5 stars

Angie Andera • January 31, 2012

NBC’s new sitcom “Are You There, Chelsea?” has left me asking at the end of each episode, “Are you there, comedy?” Despite being based off the hilarious memoirs of comedian Chelsea Handler,...

Organizations begin campaign to raise minimum wage

Sam Rourke • January 31, 2012

Two organizations began a joint campaign effort Saturday at the Boone County Commission Chamber to raise the Missouri minimum wage and cap payday-lending rates. Give Missourians a Raise is proposing an...

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Replica given to MU

Seung Ah Lee • January 31, 2012

Columbia residents gathered Wednesday night to hear comedian Larry Wilmore give a speech honoring Martin Luther King Jr. The event took place on Wednesday in the Missouri Theatre. Wilmore is also a writer...

Peace Corps expands at MU

Taylor Irwin • January 31, 2012

The Peace Corps has announced a large expansion to MU's Paul D. Coverdell Fellows program. The program offers financial assistance to returning Peace Corps volunteers and places them in professional internships...

Winter art season welcomed with pushed horizons and provoked emotions at art galleries in Columbia.

Alfie Cox • January 31, 2012

The artists of Columbia have had many opportunities to showcase their work and to push themselves to a higher level this winter. Columbia is now home to many new gallery openings during this winter season,...

MU announces free delivery for prescriptions

Vineeta Tan • January 31, 2012

MU Health Care will be delivering prescriptions to patients for free on MU's campus beginning Feb. 1. Offered to all MU students and employees, patients will need to call either Smiley Lane Pharmacy or...