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The real college girl’s guide to leather

Kayla Elam • January 20, 2012

I will try to refrain from going on incessantly about how it’s a new year i.e. new you, blah, blah, blah. (If you have been anywhere near a TV lately, then the Jenny Craig/Nutrisystem/Nicorette commercials...

A shot in the dark

Dylan Chapman • January 20, 2012

The beginning of the calendar year is always a wasteland in terms of cinematic value and excitement, and, with such anemic early releases as “Joyful Noise” and “Contraband,” this year is so far...

On Campus, Around the Nation

Caroline Bauman • January 20, 2012

**OU focuses marketing campaign on diversity** OHIO UNIVERSITY - A Facebook “like” is the first step for Ohio University admittance for many students, but in the future, OU officials hope to see more...

Columbia holds electronic recycling program

Sean Na • January 20, 2012

When many MU students were busy driving down I-70 to come back to MU on Jan. 14, Columbia held an electronic waste recycling program sponsored by the Mid-MO Recycling Center, the city and Home Depot. Most...

Jeong Im homicide case investigation reaches seventh year

Jimmy Hibsch • January 20, 2012

The MU Police Department shouldered perhaps its biggest mystery when MU microbiologist Jeong Im was murdered on campus in 2005. Seven years later, Im’s family and MUPD are still left scratching their...

goMizzou, STRIPES continue to expand

Taylor Irwin • January 20, 2012

Last fall, MU launched a new and improved goMizzou application for students. Part of the smartphone application is a STRIPES module that allows students to request a ride home from anywhere in Columbia...

Law enforcement technology around country aims to step up policing

Sean Na • January 20, 2012

Police departments around the country have been testing out new police programs to make law enforcement more efficient. In July, Southern California’s Santa Cruz Police Department introduced a program...

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...

McCaskill visits Columbia to discuss energy efficiency

Turner Johnson • January 17, 2012

Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., came to Columbia on Monday as part of her statewide energy tour to visit the Columbia Municipal Power Plant and hold a roundtable discussion with regional stakeholders and...

Increased lodging tax proposed to fund new airport terminal

Sam Rourke • January 17, 2012

A tax increase could mean a new terminal for Columbia Regional Airport. A lodging tax increase was proposed at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting in order to fund plans for a new terminal at Columbia...