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Bookstore adds comparison feature online to curb textbook costs

Elyse Vesser • November 15, 2011

Textbooks are a college essential. Students need them to graduate. But this necessity comes at a high cost. The Open Course Library, [a new initiative in Washington]( http://www.good.is/post/in-washington-state-the-end-of-200-textbooks-is-here/?utm_content=headline&utm_medium=hp_carousel&utm_source=slide_5),...

Silveira inspires during performance for Transgender Awareness

Alfie Cox • November 15, 2011

Lucas Silveira, frontman of the alternative rock band The Cliks, performed in Stotler Lounge on Tuesday. Following his performance, Silveira answered questions from the audience. The event was a part...

Police Blotter

Ally McEntire, Adam Aton • November 15, 2011

1. Officers arrest two women stumbling through Greektown MU Police Department officers stopped two women at 1:18 a.m. Friday at the corner of Maryland Avenue and Kentucky Boulevard, according to an MU...

McCaskill calls to investigate soldiers’ remains issues

Matthew Flores • November 15, 2011

Nearly a week after whistleblowers revealed what federal investigators called “gross mismanagement” in the handling of the remains of United States soldiers at Dover Air Force Base mortuary, Sen. Claire...

MBMI hosts first leadership summit event

Nassim Benchaabane • November 15, 2011

The Mizzou Black Men’s Initiative hosted its first day-long educational summit on leadership Sunday in the Mark Twain Ballroom in Memorial Union. The Real-Life Experiences and Active Leadership Summit...

Weekend motorcycle accident leaves one dead

Lizzie Johnson • November 15, 2011

An auto-pedestrian crash left one dead at the scene Saturday night. The crash occurred at the 4300 block of Christian Fellowship Road at 11:13 p.m. on Saturday. David B. Huggler, 46, was driving a 2010...

MU professor Jeff Firman’s turkey diet could curb cost of traditional Thanksgiving bird

Caroline Bauman • November 15, 2011

Americans consume 46 million turkeys every Thanksgiving, according to the National Turkey Federation, and thanks to MU professor Jeff Firman’s recently developed turkey diet, the industry and consumers...

RJI hosts changing media symposium

Ian Frazer • November 15, 2011

MU’s Reynolds Journalism Institute is hosting a symposium Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. to discuss trends identified in the Federal Communications Commission’s report “Information Needs Communities.” The...

Chancellor’s Diversity Initiative adopts new Student Ambassadors program

Chris Gothner • November 15, 2011

MU's Chancellor's Diversity Initiative is beginning a new Student Ambassadors Program, which will give students the opportunity to represent CDI at various diversity-related events across campus. Interim...

On Campus, Around the Nation

Taylor Fox • November 15, 2011

House speaker releases statement about sexual assault allegations PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY - "If the findings of the grand jury (surrounding former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky and other...

Wrongful arrests uncommon but still problematic for CPD

Kelsey Maffett • November 15, 2011

After the Columbia Police Department mistakenly arrested an innocent Columbia woman, the Citizens Police Review Board has brought the issue of clerical errors and data entry mistakes to light. Assistant...

Some students struggle to find time for flu shots

Daniel Shapiro • November 15, 2011

Although the MU Student Health Center has once again made their top priority for the season giving students flu shots, many students have found it hard to find the time to actually get one. The Student...