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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...

‘Young Adult’: 3 out of 5 stars

Kristin Torres • January 24, 2012

When Charlize Theron’s character Mavis Gary proposes to her old high school boyfriend Buddy (Patrick Wilson) that he leave their hometown, move to the city with her and leave it all behind, he coolly...

New bill stirs up debate over classroom lecture recording

Sam Rourke • January 24, 2012

Last month, students at MU received an email with an executive order outlining new rules regarding the recording of classroom lectures. The executive order may be short-lived if a new bill, sponsored by...

MU brings in students from Beijing to begin Chinese New Year

Clare Ngai • January 24, 2012

A crowd of 200 people waited with bated breath Friday night at Jesse Hall. Finally 11-year-old Xi Fang Zhang appeared on stage in traditional Peking Opera costume. Zhang was one of the 64 students who...

Police Blotter

Ally McEntire, Adam Aton • January 24, 2012

1. Two arrested in residence halls, found with marijuana MU Police Department were dispatched at 9:57 p.m. Thursday to the College Avenue residence hall to respond to a call from Residential Life staff. “Officers...

MU students honored at Kennedy Center theater competition

Dani Kass • January 24, 2012

MU students took home multiple awards in playwriting, design, acting and theater criticism last week at the 44th annual Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. The Kennedy Center in Washington...

MU’s accountancy program No. 6 in nation

Megan Lewis • January 24, 2012

For MU students, deciding on an accounting major might have just gotten a little bit easier. According to the latest Public Accounting Report, MU’s School of Accountancy is currently ranked sixth in...

MU senior performs piano recital in Whitmore Hall

Caitlyn Gallip • January 24, 2012

MU senior Taylor Burkhardt’s senior piano recital Friday night at Whitmore Recital Hall was a culmination of her time at MU. The senior performed four pieces by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin and Ligeti. Burkhardt’s...

Former Board of Curators Chairwoman Judith Haggard resigns

Taylor Irwin • January 24, 2012

Judith Haggard, a member of the UM System Board of Curators since 2007, announced her resignation this past week. Haggard’s resignation took effect Jan. 17. The Board of Curators is the governing body...

Police investigate string of assaults, robberies

Sean Na • January 24, 2012

Police are investigating three home robberies that occurred during the past 60 days. Three female senior citizens were assaulted in a string of home invasions in west Columbia during the past two months,...

Chinese student population drives overall international increase

Jimmy Hibsch • January 21, 2012

International students are becoming an increasingly more common facet of MU’s campus, with this semester’s population larger than ever. International Center Director James Scott said in his six years...

Letter from the editor: So Fresh, So Clean

Brandon Foster • January 20, 2012

It seems as if everyone's New Year's resolution this year is to not make New Year's resolutions. America has all but given up on January self-improvement. And who can blame us? The typical resolution bullet...