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Diversity event at McDavid Hall receives national award from National Residence Hall Honorary

Cait Campbell • December 6, 2011

The National Residence Hall Honorary awarded its “Diversity Program of the Month” national award to the Walk a Mile program held by McDavid Hall Coordinator Joe Kelley. The program was designed to...

Melanie Rae Thon appears at MU’s creative writing series

Tom Leonard • December 6, 2011

Thursday evening, a crowd of a few dozen gathered at Tate Hall to listen to readings by Melanie Rae Thon, a highly recognized figure in the world of fiction writing. Thon read chapters from her most recent...

Rainbow House receives donations from MU organizations

Bailey Otto • December 6, 2011

It’s the season of giving, and the MU College Democrats and MU College Republicans are doing what they can to make the holiday season special for those less fortunate. Both organizations made the effort...

Students prepare for holidays with lights, decorations

Cait Campbell • December 6, 2011

As the holiday season draws near, holiday lights and decorations are adorning residence halls and Greek Life housing. Decorating provides an opportunity for students to socialize. Hatch Hall Peer Advisor...

Two MU students win Orbit design contest

Ian Frazer • December 6, 2011

Two MU School of Journalism students have been selected as winners of the Orbit Spotlight Series Design Contest, a nationwide competition between college students. The MU winners, juniors Emily Herron...

On Campus, Around the Nation

Taylor Fox • December 6, 2011

Regents approve 8 percent tuition increase UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO - The Nevada System of Higher Education’s Board of Regents approved an 8 percent tuition increase today for all undergraduate college...

Living Windows Festival starts off holiday season

Alex Stewart • December 3, 2011

A total of 19 stores in The District participated in the Living Windows Festival on Friday night to begin the holiday season. Carolers, holiday musicians and Santa Claus, as well as free carriage rides,...

You Are The Generation That Bought More Shoes And You Get What You Deserve

Joel Samson Berntsen • December 2, 2011

I remember the first time I started to suspect Santa wasn’t real. It was when I was three and my mom said, “Joel, Santa isn’t real. He’s made up and all your friends' parents are lying to them....

Bylaws restrict MSA from funding College Republican speaker event

Molly Duffy • December 2, 2011

The MU College Republicans are planning to bring conservative political activist Ann Coulter to campus in April, but the process isn’t going as smoothly as they’d hoped. The organization hoped to...

Online learning finds new home at MU

A.J. Feather • December 2, 2011

Online learning is exploding at MU in both graduate and undergraduate studies, bringing a 100-year history of distance learning to a new home and a new generation of students. According to MU Online,...

Hogwarts and the holidays: a match made in heaven

Claire Landsbaum • December 2, 2011

There’s no place like Hogwarts for the holidays. A (very) young Mr. Potter discovers this midway through “The Sorcerer’s Stone.” As Harry plummets downstairs on Christmas morning, he spies Ron...

Robert Loggia, William Trogdon to receive honorary degrees at commencement

Jimmy Hibsch • December 2, 2011

MU will give honorary degrees to actor Robert Loggia and author William Trogdon at the commencement ceremonies this month. A 1951 graduate of the School of Journalism, Loggia has since appeared in more...