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Players gon’ play: A brief history of athletes as SNL hosts

Kristen Herhold • January 20, 2012

"Saturday Night Live." Those three words add up to a show that elicits laughter, pokes fun at popular culture and attracts audiences and celebrity hosts from across the nation. This show has been on air...

One apprehended in Coliseum theft, investigation ongoing for boat theft

Lizzie Johnson • January 20, 2012

A Columbia man was arrested Wednesday after breaking into the Boone County Fairgrounds Coliseum and attempting to burglarize the MFA Incorporated Trade Show. An off-duty deputy providing overnight security...

New test draws attention to student strengths

Taylor Fox • January 20, 2012

The MU Student Success Center is offering students the opportunity to take a personality test that will inform them of their personality strengths and help them academically. StrengthsQuest, which has...

Proposed bill could help Board of Curators give more grant money

Amanda Svoboda • January 20, 2012

**Correction appended** A new bill proposed by Rep. Margo McNeil, D-St. Louis, could potentially raise the maximum annual grant allowance for Alzheimer’s disease research funding by the UM Board of...

’30 Rock’ begins tumble to cancellation

Rexly Penaflorida II • January 20, 2012

After eight months off the air, the smorgasbord cast and crew of "TGS" on the hit comedy show "30 Rock" has returned. Most viewers will be happy with the usual show storyline of Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) solving...

Suspect turns himself in following parking lot shootings

Dani Kass • January 20, 2012

A Columbia man turned himself in to the Columbia Police Department following shootings Monday night. A parking dispute in the driveway of 805 N. Garth Ave. began between the suspect, Edward C. Jones,...

The future of gaming as we know it

Lucia Lee • January 20, 2012

In my youth, I looked forward to days like today, contemplating all the glorious technological breakthroughs that would someday accompany my adolescence. I could bore you with my dreams of pet robots (with...

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...

Seven musicians, No Kings

Kristian Mundahl • January 20, 2012

Hailing from the frigid streets of Minneapolis, Doomtree started out as a bunch of high school friends and has morphed into one of the most respected rap collectives in the Midwest. Using elements of punk,...

Lip lock and… stop it!

Emma Woodhouse • January 20, 2012

My “first kiss” was with a gay boy. I was 18 years old. It was syllabus week of my first semester of college, and I just moved my wardrobe, library and bow collection into my residence hall. My parents...

Nixon proposes 12.5 percent cut to higher education

Allison Prang • January 20, 2012

**Correction appended** Higher education is sitting on the chopping block once again in Gov. Jay Nixon's proposed budget for fiscal year 2013. Compared to the 2012 budget, funding could be cut as much...

Wilde’s ‘Dorian Gray’ condemns campus beauty queens

Claire Landsbaum • January 20, 2012

A large pack of gossiping girls cuts through the quad. The girls' ensembles all consist of sweatpants, Ugg boots and _full_ makeup. A boy sitting on a nearby bench looks up briefly from his existentialist...