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Wellness Resource Center to spend $40,000 donation received after Pinkel DWI

Wellness Resource Center to spend $40,000 donation received after Pinkel DWI

Cait Campbell November 29, 2011

The Wellness Resource Center received a $40,769 donation from head football coach Gary Pinkel. Pinkel donated the money as part of a mandate given by the athletic department following his DWI arrest. “We...

George Bingham Gallery welcomes Sweet’s _Come to Nothing_

Sara Driscoll November 29, 2011

Eric Sweet’s exhibit "Come to Nothing" has been three-and-a-half years in the making. According to a news release, Sweet received a bachelor of fine arts degree from MU in 1997. His work has been included...

IFC approves alcohol consumption in fraternity houses for students of legal age

Katie Yaeger November 29, 2011

As of August 2012, fraternities will be able to choose whether students age 21 and older will be able to drink alcohol on their properties. MU’s Interfraternity Council revised its alcohol policy last...

Police Blotter

Ally McEntire, Adam Aton November 29, 2011

**1. Police pull over drunk driver, find marijuana** MU police pulled over Jaide Rose at 2:41 a.m. Thursday at the intersection of South Providence Road and Rollins Street. “The original stop was for...

MSA attends Big 12 Student Government Leadership Conference

Hunter Woodall November 29, 2011

With less than nine months before MU officially becomes a member of the Southeastern Conference, Missouri Students Association leaders met with their Big 12 counterparts in Lawrence, Kansas, this weekend...

MU police investigate vandalized art piece

Tess Betts November 28, 2011

The MU Police Department is investigating an incident of vandalism near the Fine Arts Building after a class art project was destroyed Saturday, Nov. 19. MU’s 3D design class made the piece, called...

Columbia man starts fire in ex-girlfriend’s residence

Lizzie Johnson November 28, 2011

A Columbia man was arrested Sunday at 8:25 a.m. after breaking into the residence of his ex-girlfriend and starting a fire. Damon Lamont Poston Jr. broke into the apartment, located in the 200 block of...

MU Children's Hospital unveils new ambulance

MU Children’s Hospital unveils new ambulance

Turner Johnson November 23, 2011

The MU Women's and Children’s Hospital unveiled a new custom-built ambulance Tuesday, adding to its fleet of emergency response vehicles. The ambulance was specially designed to be used in the transport...

Pinkel pleads guilty for misdemeanor of drunken driving

Pinkel pleads guilty for misdemeanor of drunken driving

Lizzie Johnson November 22, 2011

MU football coach Gary Pinkel pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for driving while intoxicated Nov. 18. He received two-year’s probation and a 30-day suspended sentence for the charge. It is his first offense. Pinkel...

IFC approves alcohol consumption in fraternity houses for students of legal age

Katie Yaeger November 20, 2011

As of August 2012, fraternities will be able to choose whether students ages 21 and over will be able to drink alcohol on their properties. MU’s Interfraternity Council revised its alcohol policy last...

Police canine to retire after 10 years in law enforcement

Police canine to retire after 10 years in law enforcement

Amanda Svoboda November 19, 2011

Cpl. Chris Smith and his German Shepherd, Utz, of the Boone County Sheriff’s Department were recognized by the Missouri Police Canine Association for their collaboration in the past 10 years in drug...

Students speak out on Pinkel DWI arrest

Students speak out on Pinkel DWI arrest

Hunter Woodall November 17, 2011

Three days before the final home game of the football season, the [Boone County Sheriff’s Department arrested football coach Gary Pinkel](https://www.themaneater.com/blogs/crime/2011/11/17/mu-football-coach-arrested-dwi/)...