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Environmental Policy Speaker Series aims to make environmental policies

Hanna Jacunski • November 4, 2011

The Sustainable Environmental Policy Speaker Series, a series on environmental awareness, aims to make impacting environmental policy more than just water cooler talk and clever slogans. For the faculty...

NASA officer mitigates risk with MBA teams

Aamer Trambu • November 3, 2011

NASA officer David Lengyel was invited Tuesday to MU to simulate a risk management scenario with MBA students in the Trulaske College of Business. Lengyel, an MU graduate, is the Risk and Knowledge Management...

Students participate in ability forum

Tom Leonard • November 2, 2011

Students came together at Memorial Student Union South on Tuesday evening to hold an open forum about topics regarding students at MU living with all types of physical and mental disabilities. MU Student...

Columbia Police Department updates day-to-day operating policies

Caitlin Holland • November 1, 2011

The Columbia Police Department updated eight polices regarding day-to-day operations. The police have plans to make more updates in November, CPD spokeswoman Jill Wieneke said in an email. Wieneke said...

Habitat for Humanity builds ‘Ten for Joplin’

Allison Prang • November 1, 2011

The bustle of people, laughter and plenty of sawing and hammering following the arrival of Habitat for Humanity workers has interrupted the once eerie silence after a deadly tornado struck Joplin six months...

FBI proposes new broader definition of rape, includes both genders

Dani Kass • November 1, 2011

An FBI subcommittee agreed to pass a motion to broaden the definition of rape. According to a proposed definition by the Uniform Crime Reporting Subcommittee of the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information...

“The Night Strangers” by Chris Bohjalian — 4 out of 5 stars

Claire Landsbaum • November 1, 2011

A sickening clench of the stomach, an outbreak of cold sweat on the brow, a sudden intake of breath: these are all sensations accompanying Chris Bohjalian’s “The Night Strangers.” Readers beware,...

Megan and Jordan’s story

Allison Prang • November 1, 2011

Less than a minute. That was the time it took for a tornado to rip through MU sophomores Megan McAllister and Jordan Herr's hometown of Joplin and leave more than 160 deaths and miles of destruction in...

Full house: Joplin residents, top profiles gather for scrimmage

Seth Boster • November 1, 2011

For a moment, silence consumed the One State, One Spirit Classic at Missouri Southern State University. MU and MSSU basketball players joined the 3,477 fans in lowering their heads. The moment was 5:41...

Rebuilding and reliving

Allison Prang, Nate Atkins • November 1, 2011

A woman sat in a McDonald's restaurant in Joplin and gaped in awe at those sitting around her. They were sharing stories and anecdotes from the EF-5 tornado that hit Joplin last spring, one of the worst...

‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” brings show to Joplin devastation

Cat Geissler • November 1, 2011

ABC’s hit TV series "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" built seven homes in one week in Joplin. The project consisted of 21 builders, seven designers and 10,000 volunteers from the community and neighboring...

Hypnotist entrances, entertains

Sara Driscoll • November 1, 2011

Cuddling next to a stranger, leaping like a frog and dancing like Fergie are just a few things audience volunteers participated in during comedic hypnotist Alan Sand’s performance Thursday. Sands got...