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Love Your Body Day encourages positive thinking

Scott Delhommer • October 7, 2011

The committee for Thursday’s Love Your Body Day wants anyone who sees themselves as unattractive to stop, think and look again to see their beauty. The Love Your Body Committee worked with the Women’s...

Increased education pays off with drop in liquor violations

Lizzie Johnson • October 7, 2011

The MU Police Department released its annual "Campus Crime and Fire Safety" report for 2010, revealing that the number of on campus liquor arrests might be on the decline. There were 126 liquor law violations...

Humans vs. Zombies week infests MU campus

Seth Boster • October 7, 2011

It’s Day One of the infestation and freshman Tanner Fortune is about to walk straight into it. His bus shuttling him from his apartment stops on the curb outside the MU Student Center. The doors swing...

New tool makes college a calculated risk

Connor Casey • October 7, 2011

The Office of Student Financial Aid will soon offer a new way for students to predict how much money they will be spending by attending college. The Net Price Calculator is a new tool developed by Student...

G.I. Jobs once again names MU ‘Military Friendly’ institution

Jaime Williams • October 7, 2011

Veterans Center Director Carol Fleisher said this is the fourth year in a row G.I. Jobs magazine has listed the university as a “Military Friendly School.” According to the website, the list contains...

Many milennials ‘iSad’ following Jobs’ death

Cameron Evans • October 7, 2011

Known for his trademark look of jeans paired with a black turtleneck, Steven P. Jobs, the visionary co-founder of Apple Inc., died Oct. 5, 2011 at the age of 56. Apple announced Jobs’ death Wednesday...

MU students with heavy workloads suffer from sleep deprivation

Maddy Weinert • October 7, 2011

Everyone knows the feeling — the feeling of sitting in class and slowly nodding off. The professor’s voice slowly trails away as sleep inches nearer. As freshman Jimmy Michaels sits in his class each...

Study shows colleges looking for wealthier students

Matthew Flores • October 7, 2011

External conditions are having an increased influence over admissions decisions in colleges and universities across the nation, according to a report released last month by Inside Higher Ed, an online...

On Campus, Around the Nation

Caroline Bauman • October 7, 2011

Students across state plan protests opposing greed UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO — College students in Reno and Las Vegas are planning to hold “Occupy” demonstrations soon in solidarity with the “Occupy...

Newly-appointed Citizens Police Review Board member under investigation

Kelsey Maffett • October 7, 2011

After appointing a new Citizens Police Review Board member Monday, the City Council discovered the new member was recently arrested on suspicion of child molestation. Former review board member John McClure...

‘50/50’ almost adds up to a hundred

Brandon Foster • October 7, 2011

There’s an unwritten rule in the annals of comedy on the boundaries of tactfulness: You can usurp thoughtful consideration if the joke’s good enough. It is this code that gives movies like Jonathon...

Faculty Council discusses statement on academic freedom

Caitlin Swieca • October 7, 2011

Faculty Council reviewed the statement on Policy on Academic Freedom, Course Discussion and Privacy issued by the UM System Intercampus Faculty Council. At the meeting Thursday, council members expressed...