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Columia man arrested after failing to register as sex offender

Lizzie Johnson • December 2, 2011

A Columbia man was arrested Wednesday during a routine address check of sex offenders conducted by Boone County sheriff’s deputies. Warren D. Spain, 38, of 3407 Westwinds Drive, Apt. B, was convicted...

Student housing survey for Residential Life aims to help MU meet students’ needs

Kay Yeung • December 2, 2011

On Nov. 17, a student housing consulting firm launched a survey at MU to learn about students' housing needs and preferences. With approximately 33,000 students enrolled in MU this year, only 800 of...

City sees sharp increase in armed robberies, creating holiday theft trend

Dani Kass • December 2, 2011

Five armed robberies took place in Columbia since the day before Thanksgiving, according to the Columbia Police Department. “We see an increase in robberies around this time due to the holidays,”...

Police Blotter

Kelsey Maffett, Turner Johnson • December 2, 2011

1. Man caught putting vodka down pants arrested on shoplifting charges Police arrested three people Monday evening after one of them allegedly stole from a Walmart Supercenter. At 7:21 p.m. officers...

Study finds engineering majors most studious

Drew Koch • December 2, 2011

A recent survey determined engineering majors to be the most studious college students. The National Survey of Student Engagement found that 42 percent of engineering students spend at least 20 hours...

MU study abroad participation exceeds national average

Amanda Svoboda • December 2, 2011

The number of students choosing to study abroad during their time at MU reached a record high during the 2009-10 school year. MU student participation in these programs is above the national average,...

MUsketch performs Magically Delirious

Emmy Boyd • December 2, 2011

The Cardigang, a comedy sketch and improvisation group, gave students a break from studying and gave them time to unwind with their performance Thursday night in The Shack. The performance, called Magically...

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...