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School of Law, Center for Dispute Resolution hold symposium

Nassim Benchaabane • October 25, 2011

The MU School of Law and the MU Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution hosted a symposium Friday on the intersection of arbitration and litigation that featured speakers from around the world. “Arbitration...

Foundation hosts first Race to Action challenge

Cat Geissler • October 23, 2011

A crowd of 130 competitors and supporters gathered at Peace Park to participate in the first 5k/10k Race to Action for the nonprofit Rehab A. El-Buri Foundation. Runners began the race at Peace Park, traveled...

Chillwave _Isn’t Anything_: Interview with Neon Indian’s Alan Palomo

Joel Samson Berntsen • October 21, 2011

2009 was a good year for Alan Palomo. His latest musical iteration, Neon Indian, broke through the industry in a big way with debut release _Psychic Chasms_, earning a slew of positive reviews as well...

Letter from the Editor

Joel Samson Berntsen • October 21, 2011

Werewolf Bar Mitzvah — Boys becoming men / Men becoming wolves I was Katy Perry last year for Halloween. And by "I was Katy Perry," I mean super-short sequined skirt (which I borrowed from former MOVE...

Zombies return for Halloween with Zombie Safari Hayride

Nassim Benchaabane • October 21, 2011

Imagine 20 people are the last survivors of a zombie infestation that has devastated a small town. Armed with weapons, this ragtag group has boarded a trailer, leaving the town on a one-and-a-half mile...

Passing LoveNotes: Alpha Phi Gamma campaign raises domestic violence awareness

Katie Yaeger • October 21, 2011

A bandaged heart, a Princess Peach analogy and a list of statistics are among the messages students at MU and around the country are a few of the things participants have shared through Alpha Phi Gamma’s...

For Trick-or-Treat, look très chic

Angie Andera • October 21, 2011

Remember last year when you saved up your hard-earned cash, searched costume stores high and low and bought the perfect sparkly dress, sunglasses and blonde wig? Then when Oct. 31 rolled around, you spent...

New York Times best-selling author David Limbaugh lectures on Obama Administration

Bailey Otto • October 21, 2011

New York Times best-selling author David Limbaugh visited MU and gave a lecture from a conservative’s standpoint on the Obama Administration on Tuesday night in Hulston Hall. The MU College Republicans...

Halloween: A growing trend or a trend we’re growing out of?

Sara Driscoll • October 21, 2011

The history of Halloween dates back to a Celtic festival of Samhain. It was believed that the night before Nov. 1, All Hallows Eve, was a time of ghostly spirituality where witches and fairies loomed and...

Guster frontman speaks about environmental activism

Hank Koebler • October 21, 2011

Alternative rock band Guster’s visit to MU brought not only a concert, but also a message of environmental activism. Guster’s lead guitarist and vocalist Adam Gardner told MU students Wednesday the...

Björk: There’s an app for that

Brandon Foster • October 21, 2011

The iPad app for “Moon,” the first of 10 tracks off Björk’s newest release, _Biophilia_, allows the listener/player to change the pitch of notes by spinning pearls strung along a vein-like wire...

Speakers Committee works to bring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, others to MU campus

Hanna Jacunski • October 21, 2011

Dustin Lance Black, Lisa Ling, Dr. Maya Angelou, Aron Ralston, Blake Mycoskie and, as of next week, actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt: these names have had more than 15 minutes of fame. They are also just a few...