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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...

MSA presidential candidate platforms focus on sustainability at MU

Savannah Kannberg, Hunter Woodall, Molly Duffy • November 4, 2011

This is the sixth part of a series looking at the platforms of each candidate in the Missouri Students Association presidential election. This article focuses on each slate's position on sustainability. **Billingsley-Kooi** MSA...

Comedian J.B. Smoove talks comedy, ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’

Mark Bergin • November 4, 2011

Fresh off wrapping up season eight of "Curb Your Enthusiasm," actor and comedian J.B. Smoove is in Columbia for the weekend. Performing his nationwide comedy routine Special Engagement at Deja Vu Comedy...

Don’t hate, appreciate: Why you should give Coldplay a chance

Alex Smith • November 4, 2011

So you’re a 19-year-old college kid at a solid mid-western university, and you fancy yourself a semi-music expert. One thing you know for sure is that you don’t like Coldplay. Why? Where to begin? 1)...