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RHA approves new system for awarding housing

Alex Stewart • January 24, 2012

The Residence Halls Association convened Monday for the first time this semester to hear from Residential Life about capacity constraints in residence halls and to discuss its upcoming presidential election. Director...

Greek Leadership Retreat builds relationships, unifies councils

Katie Yaeger • January 24, 2012

Through team-building activities, skits and even bowling, 72-newly elected Interfraternity Council, National Pan-Hellenic Council and Panhellenic Association chapter presidents and executive board members...

Students give positive feedback to trayless dining

Sean Na • January 24, 2012

Since the summer of 2011, MU’s Campus Dining Services has been implementing a trayless dining policy in order to help reduce food waste. It was approved as an MU policy in August 2011. The ultimate...

On Campus, Around the Nation

Taylor Fox • January 24, 2012

In traditional Democratic stronghold Harlem, barrage of protesters greets Obama COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - Barack Obama, CC ’83, became the first sitting president to visit Harlem’s legendary Apollo Theater...

Downtown cameras remain controversial

Lizzie Johnson • January 24, 2012

Keep Columbia Safe, a local grassroots community organization, has offered to donate $2,847 to Columbia police for the purchase of a new surveillance camera. The new camera, which would replace the one...

Higher education could lose funding from smaller state funds

Caroline Bauman • January 24, 2012

Although the largest cuts proposed for higher education are a result of a drastic decrease in the general revenue fund, smaller state funds could also allocate less money toward public colleges and universities...

Nixon’s Missouri Works program looks to revive state economy

Amanda Svoboda • January 24, 2012

Despite his push for creating job opportunities in the state under his new Missouri Works program, Gov. Jay Nixon’s spokesman Scott Holste said Nixon still has the goal of increasing the percentage of...

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...

New law changes process for Planned Parenthood

Sara Maslar-Donar • January 24, 2012

The debate surrounding whether abortion should be legal has sparked 67 anti-abortion laws that were passed in the United States last year alone, according to thehill.com. Facts from The Hill's article...

‘The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo’: — 5 out of 5 stars

Sarah Walsh • January 24, 2012

During its initial promotional push, David Fincher’s "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" advertised itself as “the feel-bad movie of the holidays,” promising a gritty, grown-up alternative to the kid-friendly...

Communication about transit remains open

Elise Moser • January 24, 2012

MU has hired a consultant to assess the possibility of MU owning its own transit system as complications persist with Columbia Transit. The consultant from a firm specializing in transit issues will interview...