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Women, men still unequal in sports despite Title IX attempts

Anthony Barranco, Lindsey Davison • November 4, 2011

The MU tennis team was forced to play its home matches away from its home courts for the past two seasons due to a glitch in the Green Tennis Center's drainage system. The team has instead been playing...

MSA slates take part in second presidential debate

Savannah Kannberg • November 4, 2011

The Board of Elections Commissioners hosted the second debate of the Missouri Students Association election season Thursday in the MU Student Center. All three slates were present to discuss One Mizzou,...

500 pounds of pills collected in Sheriff Department drug take back program

Ian Servantes • November 4, 2011

The Boone County Sheriff’s Department collected more than 500 pounds of pills as part of its Prescription Drug Take Back program. Using eight sites across the county Oct. 28 to 29, the program saw a...

Hate Wall event encourages tolerance, unity

Hunter Woodall • November 4, 2011

Twelve boxes covered in racial slurs and gender epitaphs and other derogatory comments stood in the back room of The Shack on Thursday night. The boxes formed the Hate Wall, an annual project encouraging...

MU program partners with CDC, WIC to help provide autism screening, awareness

Emmy Boyd • November 4, 2011

Seeing a need for early autism detection, an MU program has decided to partner with the Women, Infants and Children program in St. Louis to give needy families important information regarding their child’s...

Police Blotter

Kelsey Maffett, Turner Johnson • November 4, 2011

1. Freshman arrested after fleeing from officers An MU freshman was arrested early Monday after fleeing from officers in Clyde Wilson Memorial Park at 601 Rockhill Dr. MU Police Capt. Brian Weimer said...

Safety Walk identifies campus safety hazards

Elise Moser • November 4, 2011

Students and staff members gathered Wednesday to participate in Safety Walk 2011, an annual walk that gives participants a chance to point out safety concerns around campus. The walkers split up into...

On Campus, Around the Nation

Caroline Bauman • November 4, 2011

Ohio farmers to donate 30,000 pounds of pork for National Pork Month Ohio University - Tuesday the Ohio Association of Second Harvest Foodbanks received an enormous quantity of pork. Several hog farmers...

Campus Basement debuts new MU satirical website

Matthew Flores • November 4, 2011

Mizzou Basement, a satirical website focused on MU, went live last week, posting stories that skewer the daily goings-on around campus. The website is a part of the larger Campus Basement network, which...

Letter from the Editor

Joel Samson Berntsen • November 4, 2011

It seems like Netflix and the general public’s relationship is going through a very, very rough patch. With the recent split of streaming and mailing DVDs, price changes and the recent plummeting stock,...

Bias-free Coalition focuses on diversity

Kay Yeung • November 4, 2011

The Bias-free Columbia Coalition has plans to bring in speakers from the Islamic Center and the Hispanic community to speak about how federal immigration policies affect policing. In the coalition’s...

‘Battlefield 3’ above the call?

Drew Koch • November 4, 2011

"Battlefield 3" is finally out, and fans of the series can’t tell you how long they’ve been waiting for this installment. Talking about the single player specifically, unfortunately, this game is...