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New MU boiler leads Missouri forest protection

Kay Yeung • October 28, 2011

By fall 2012, more than a quarter of the coal in the MU Power Plant will be replaced by a more sustainable fuel: biomass. MU Power Plant superintendent Gregg Coffin said the plant will use MU's first...

MU matches national grade inflation trends

Teddy Nykiel • October 28, 2011

With midterms a recent memory or an approaching nightmare, students have been holed up in Ellis Library or at home cramming. But the fact is, most of them will receive A's. Grade inflation, as defined...

On Campus, Around the Nation

Caroline Bauman • October 28, 2011

$10.7M grant given to OU research team for video game UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA — OU researchers are the recipients of a $10.7 million contract — for a video game. The Air Force Research Laboratory...

MDHE’s Advanced Placement Initiative Grant to reward high-scoring students

Katie Yaeger • October 28, 2011

Missouri students now have an incentive besides gaining college credit hours to perform well on math and science Advanced Placement exams. The Missouri Department of Higher Education announced Friday...

ARM aims to dispel drinking rumors

Emmy Boyd • October 28, 2011

With so many rumors filtering throughout campus about underage drinking and the police, experts decided to set the record straight. A panel came to Memorial Student Union on Wednesday during ARM’s “Get...

Electric bikes gain popularity among Columbia residents

Cait Campbell • October 28, 2011

Electric bicycles, or e-bikes, are gaining popularity among Columbia residents. These bikes have a reputation as a fast, cheap and fun method of transportation. An e-bike is simply a bicycle with an electric...

Missouri ranks in bottom 10 for energy efficient states

Caroline Bauman • October 28, 2011

The state of Missouri scored 8.5 out of a total 50 points, receiving a ranking of 44, in the fifth edition scorecard released by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy last week. The State...

Proposed downtown sales tax heads to voters

Wes Duplantier • October 28, 2011

Local shoppers might soon see a slight bump up in their sales tax if voters approve a new sales tax aimed at raising money for improvements in downtown Columbia. The Downtown Community Improvement District...

Federal grant will boost in-state health care training

Amanda Svoboda • October 28, 2011

Thirteen Missouri colleges have received grants totaling $20 million as part of a statewide initiative led by Gov. Jay Nixon to educate 4,600 Missourians for jobs in health care, one of America’s fastest-growing...

Hillel-A-Thon raises money for free programming

Jaime Williams • October 28, 2011

Mizzou Hillel held its annual fundraiser Hillel-A-Thon this past week. Students made phone calls to potential donors asking for pledges during Hillel-A-Thon, director Brian Mitchell said. “It is completely...

Sheriff’s Department teams up with MU to host drug take back event

Cait Campbell • October 28, 2011

The Boone County Sheriff's Department, in partnership with the Youth Community Coalition and law enforcement agencies throughout Boone County, will be conducting a Prescription Drug Take Back event from...

FBI proposes new broader definition of rape, includes both genders

Dani Kass • October 28, 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...