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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...

Paid or unpaid, internships offer valuable experience

Tess Catlett • November 15, 2011

Entry-level jobs now require much more than a degree. What used to be acceptable accreditation now buffers the internship experience expected in today’s job market. Students are again faced with the...

Coldplay: _Mylo Xyloto_

Miles Dobis • November 15, 2011

For some, Coldplay’s continued popularity is inexplicable, but for many, it is totally understandable. The band takes a very broad Britpop base (vast production, big sound, stadium-filling ambition)...

Derrick Washington sentenced to 5 years in prison

Emmy Boyd • November 14, 2011

Former MU tailback Derrick Washington was sentenced to five years in prison and 120 days in the 559 Shock Incarceration Program on Monday after being convicted of felony deviate sexual assault in September. Washington...

New postage stamp created in honor of veterans

Sam Rourke • November 13, 2011

Friday was the day to honor the sacrifices veterans have made to keep America free. That honor can now be seen at the post office with the new “Purple Heart Forever” stamp, which was formally presented...

Career expert speaks to business students

Aamer Trambu • November 13, 2011

Career development guru Donald Asher visited Columbia on Thursday to share, what he promised the audience, was knowledge that would benefit them more than $50,000. He held two workshops in succession...

MU honors veterans with memorial rededication, wreath-laying ceremonies

Katie Yaeger • November 12, 2011

Students and community members gathered to recognize members of the United States Armed Forces with two ceremonies at noon Friday east of Memorial Union. Veterans, students and members of the community...

City Hall art project in final stages

Lizzie Johnson • November 11, 2011

The public art project initiated by Columbia City Hall in 2007 is nearing an end, as two artists will be selected toward the end of the year. They will be commissioned to design pieces of artwork for the...

Residents accuse police of racial bias in civil rights suit

Kay Yeung • November 11, 2011

Three police officers pointed guns at two men sitting in their car listening to music while in possession of alcohol, and arrested them on charges of suspicious behavior and failure to follow verbal command. The...

Highway Patrol sweeps awards in quality and production

Amanda Svoboda • November 11, 2011

The Missouri State Highway Patrol won two awards in Efficiency/Process Improvement and Technology in Government categories of the 2011 Governor’s Awards for Quality and Production. Two initiative projects,...

MU hosts Transgender Awareness Program

Nassim Benchaabane • November 11, 2011

Transgender Awareness, a series of events meant to raise awareness of the transgender community on campus and educate students, began Tuesday with the rocking vocals of Lucas Silveira of The Cliks. Silveira...

Kansas rivalry seem to be lost in the SEC shuffle

Brandon Grammer • November 11, 2011

MU's impending switch to the Southeastern Conference is old news by now. The highly anticipated conference switch has been the focal point of many ESPN segments for months, and people are now anticipating...