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Columbia resident saves money, teaches classes about extreme couponing

Caroline Bauman • October 25, 2011

Driving a gray Honda minivan with “thecoupongirlz.com” sprawled across the side in bright pink letters, extreme couponer and Columbia resident Michelle Waggoner makes a statement from the moment she...

Organization continues to campaign for a coal-free campus

Ciera Velarde • October 25, 2011

In order to raise awareness about health-related issues caused by the coal-fired power plant on MU’s campus, Coal Free Mizzou set up an 18-foot inflatable inhaler on Carnahan Quadrangle on Tuesday to...

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...

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...

Season Two of ‘The Walking Dead’ lacks thrills of prototypical zombie flick

Lucia Lee • October 21, 2011

The real danger in an apocalyptic zombie world where a group of survivors are thrown together is not the flesh-eating zombies that are ruthlessly hunting to devour every inch of you. It's the people you...

MU program celebrates National Day on Writing

Chris Jasper • October 21, 2011

The National Day on Writing was established to appreciate writing and help people learn from the writing of others. To celebrate, MU's Campus Writing Program set up shop on Lowry Mall to encourage students...

Workshop raises awareness for victims of relationship violence

Scott Delhommer • October 21, 2011

About one in four women will face violence in a relationship, according to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Working with the MU Counseling Center, the MU Relationship and Sexual Violence...