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New library student fee proposed

Elise Moser • January 27, 2012

The Missouri Students Association will entertain a proposal from the library for an increase in student fees to pay for more library features. The library will present the proposal in early February. The...

Mary & The Giant keys up

Megan Lewis • January 27, 2012

For music-loving natives of Columbia, and even for those who have recently joined the scene, the band name Mary & The Giant is probably not entirely unfamiliar. Describing their sound as “colonial pop,”...

That’s haute

Kayla Elam • January 27, 2012

Hand painted silks, free-falling chiffon ball gowns and crocodile dresses all signaled that — economic downturn be damned — couture (real haute couture that is, not a mention of Juicy or Christian...

Rec Center sees increased visits in winter months

Megan Lewis • January 27, 2012

With the beginning of the year and an abundance of New Year’s resolutions, January — or at least, the beginning of it — is a time when getting fit is a priority in the minds of many. Recreation...

When games should go beta or see you lata

Lucia Lee • January 27, 2012

In the wide realm of video games, there is a trend I have been noticing that is not beneficial to the industry as a whole. I’m in economics, so I understand the principles of supply and demand. And trust...

Guided By Voices’ newest is short, not to the point

Miles Dobis • January 27, 2012

For first-time listeners, _Let’s Go Eat The Factory_ might seem like a strange name indeed for a rock album, but upon even a cursory listen it's an apt label for a release that seems like a work in progress....

RHA makes plans for extra social fee funds

Alex Stewart • January 27, 2012

In December, the Residence Halls Association voted on changes to the current distribution of the Residential Life $15 per-semester social fee to make better use of the money. Previously, there was an...

Dirty Disco DJ mixes business with pleasure

Angie Andera • January 27, 2012

Working at Columbia’s Dirty Disco might sound like an all-night party, but Adam Boisclair knows how to get his hands, well, dirty. The resident DJ at Eastside Tavern recently took on the role of bar...

MU to begin biggest transit change in school history

Emmy Boyd • January 27, 2012

Columbia Transit will be discontinuing shuttles to off-campus housing in May, but MU is taking transportation matters into its own hands. "If you've lived in Columbia for the last five years, you would...

Dirty Disco turns 2

Angie Andera • January 27, 2012

On any given Friday night, downtown Columbia is packed with students looking to get down and dirty — at the Dirty Disco, that is. Eastside Tavern’s weekly dance party has become many students’ go-to...

Columbia business fails underage alcohol check

Amanda Svoboda • January 24, 2012

Eight of nine businesses in the Boone County area passed an alcohol compliance check conducted by the Boone County Sheriff’s Department on Friday, according to a news release. To check for compliance,...

Man pleads guilty after soliciting sex from teen

Elissa Chudwin • January 24, 2012

A 40-year-old man pled guilty to attempted enticement of a child after law enforcement posed as a 14-year-old girl on a chat room and the man solicited sex from her. James Thomas Swinney began participating...