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Columbia Regional Airport Superintendent Don Elliott steps in as interim manager

Amanda Svoboda • October 18, 2011

Columbia Regional Airport Manager Andrew Schneider was released after 11 months on the job, according to a news release from the Columbia Public Works Department. Don Elliott was appointed last week as...

Students take different paths to earn college degrees

Hunter Woodall • October 18, 2011

Instead of living in a residence hall on campus, walking from class to class and eating in the dining hall with her friends, Courtney Gibson chose a different college path. Gibson made the decision to...

Two local businesses caught selling alcohol to minors

Ian Servantes • October 18, 2011

Two people working in Columbia failed alcohol compliance checks Friday night by selling to minors. The investigations, conducted by the Boone County Sheriff’s Department, monitored 10 different businesses...

Alumni art exhibition in Bingham Gallery coincides with Homecoming

Tess Betts • October 18, 2011

Homecoming is more than just tailgating, football and pomping. For the third year, Bingham Gallery has had a Homecoming of its own, bringing back alumni artists. “Bringing back honored alumni is kind...

Buttafuoco speaks to MU students, faculty

Robert Abel • October 18, 2011

More than 150 people gathered in Jesse Auditorium on Monday night to hear Mary Jo Buttafuoco’s story of strength and courage. In May 1992, Buttafuoco survived a gunshot to the head from her then-husband’s...

Command Design Senior Show displays 39 students’ work

Sara Driscoll • October 18, 2011

Thirty-nine participants exhibited their work at the third annual Command Design Senior Show on Friday in Memorial Union. The show gave graphic design students a place to flaunt their featured pieces. Showcased...

Centennial Homecoming winners announced

Katie Yaeger • October 18, 2011

The chants heard, signs seen and cheering produced at the centennial Homecoming's final event provided a high-energy conclusion to the celebration. Hundreds of students gathered at 8 p.m. Sunday outside...

Director Ellen Weissbrod shares Artemisia Gentileschi film with Columbia audience

Christable Barrow • October 18, 2011

MU students and faculty from varied departments made their way to Pickard Hall at 5:30 p.m. Friday to enjoy a screening of “A Woman Like That,” a film by Ellen Weissbrod. The MU screening of “A...

MU introduces 23 new student organizations

Amanda Svoboda • October 18, 2011

MU officially welcomed 23 new student organizations to its campus Wednesday, Oct. 5, upon approval by the Committee on Student Organizations, Government and Activities. "We've heard from more groups trying...

On Campus, Around the Nation

Taylor Fox • October 18, 2011

Mountain West Conference and Conference USA announce merger UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA - The Mountain West Conference and Conference USA announced today a merger of their football programs into a 22-team conference,...

A home less desired: Freshman struggles with unplanned living arrangements

Dani Kass • October 18, 2011

For freshman Cesar Pulido, every day centers on one question: How am I going to get home? Pulido had to opt for off-campus housing that is not affiliated with the Department of Residential Life at MU....

Ryan Adams: Ashes and Fire – 3 out of 5 stars

Miles Dobis • October 18, 2011

Singer-songwriter Ryan Adams is notoriously prolific and musically diverse, having created an astounding 13 albums since the millennium began, dabbling in styles as diverse as subdued, wounded country...