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Letter from the Editor

Joel Samson Berntsen • October 14, 2011

_**Gold Star for Robot Boy**_ We are living in a golden age of television. I don’t know if I’ve just grown up and suddenly realized just how much fantastic TV airs on a regular basis or if I’m...

Student orgs express different takes on centennial Homecoming

Jaime Williams • October 14, 2011

As Homecoming rolls around again this year, some student organizations are bringing their own distinct traditions to the celebration. Residence Halls Association Speaker of Congress Kathy Rudd said RHA...

Fashion Flashback: The triumphant return of ’90s grunge

Madeline Kuennen • October 14, 2011

We just missed being teenagers in the ‘90s. While our generation was decked out in neon stirrup leggings, crazy windbreakers and funky scrunchies, we looked up to the local high schoolers. They were...

On Campus, Around the Nation

Caroline Bauman • October 14, 2011

LGBTA Student Resource Center features transsexual speaker PENN STATE UNIVERSITY — During National Coming Out Day, recognized each year on Oct. 11, LGBTA Student Resource Center featured guest speaker...

100 years of Homecoming celebrations captured in iPad app

Michele Robotham-Smith • October 14, 2011

Before celebrating this year’s Homecoming on Saturday, one can now experience the past 100 years of the tradition all on the 9.7-inch iPad screen. The project was created by journalism assistant professor...

V2 looks to make mark on downtown nightlife

Hunter Woodall • October 14, 2011

For most of his career, Tiger Hotel CEO Glyn Laverick has served as an entrepreneur and successful concert promoter in England and Canada. With the opening of local nightclub V2 on Friday, he’s returning...

Black, gold and green: MU recycling efforts pay off

Daniel DeMay • October 14, 2011

In the last year, MU recycled 2,531 tons of waste. That’s 31.2 percent of the 8,108 tons of solid waste created on campus. Compared to other Big 12 Conference schools that report their recycling statistics,...

Ronald McDonald House to move to new location

Amanda Svoboda • October 14, 2011

Plans for the construction of a relocated Ronald McDonald House in Columbia are underway after the Sept. 28 groundbreaking of the land on which it will be built. Due to the current house’s outdated...

New Facebook Redesign a positive status update.

Austin Fortner • October 14, 2011

Well, kids, it’s that time of year again. The leaves are changing colors, the temperatures are cooling down and Facebook is changing once again. However, this season, these changes are going to be a...

Athletics Department, Mizzou Alumni Association brace for Homecoming

Lindsey Davison • October 14, 2011

This Saturday marks 100 years of football, rich tradition and togetherness. More significantly, it means coming home. The Mizzou Alumni Association has been working hard to make the centennial Homecoming...

Missouri House passes tax cuts

Kay Yeung • October 14, 2011

The Missouri House passed legislation aimed at creating incentives to attract new businesses and more jobs to Missouri, according to the official website of Missouri House of Representatives. The legislation...

Top-notch novels, just in time for fall

Claire Landsbaum • October 14, 2011

Fall is upon us. With the change in season comes deliciously cooler air, brightly colored, crunchable leaves and a lust for literature un-sated by your average textbook. Luckily, there is no shortage...